Ovechkin records 500th point as Caps capture team-record 12th straight
Associated PressNicklas Backstrom's third-period, power-play goal -- his fifth point of the night -- snapped a tie and gave the Capitals a 6-5 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday that extended the Capitals' winning streak to a team-record 12 games.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | February 4, 2010Caps set franchise mark with 11th win in row; Bruins' skid hits 8
Associated PressThe Capitals set a franchise record with their 11th straight win and sent the Bruins to their eighth consecutive loss.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | February 2, 2010Caps put together 2 quick scores in 3rd as Red Wings falter again
Associated PressNicklas Backstrom and David Steckel scored 46 seconds apart late in the third period, rallying the Washington Capitals past the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | January 19, 2010Ovechkin's first goal as captain puts finishing touch on Capitals' rout
Associated PressAlex Ovechkin's first goal as captain capped another big-scoring night for the Washington Capitals.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | January 7, 2010Predicting NHL's next decade, Classic site
John Buccigross, ESPN.comPredictions for the next NHL decade, coaching tips and debate over the next site for the Winter Classic. The Mother of All Mailbags returns to tell all.
Story | Conversation | January 6, 2010Minus Ovechkin, Capitals stomp Panthers as Semin nets four points in return
Associated PressAlexander Semin had two goals and two assists in his return from a wrist injury and the Washington Capitals hardly missed the suspended Alex Ovechkin, beating the Florida Panthers 6-2 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | December 3, 2009Forty-four pearls of hockey wisdom
John Buccigross, ESPN.com...entertaining if one employs an exaggerated Berman impression as one says them. 4. Capitals: "Oil Can" Boyd Gordon 5. Canucks: Christian "It's Too Cold, Dude, Turn The" Ehrhoff 6. Maple Leafs: Jeff Finger...
Page | ConversationBackstrom has two goals, assist as Capitals win without Ovechkin
Associated PressNicklas Backstrom had two goals and an assist while Eric Fehr added a goal and an assist Monday night, leading Washington to a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | November 30, 2009Backstrom, Varlamov star in SO to help Caps thwart Habs after last-minute tie
Associated PressNicklas Backstrom scored the only shootout goal on Washington's third attempt to give the Capitals a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | November 28, 2009Senators erase two-goal deficit to beat Capitals in OT
Associated PressMike Fisher scored 1:14 into overtime, giving the Ottawa Senators a 4-3 comeback victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | November 23, 2009Maple Leafs pull out SO win over Varlamov, banged-up Capitals
Associated PressPhil Kessel, Niklas Hagman and a couple of good bounces helped pull the Toronto Maple Leafs out of another extended winless slide.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | November 21, 2009Cammalleri's score stands as difference after Capitals' comeback falls short
Associated PressTravis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.
Recap | Box Score | Conversation | November 20, 2009Caps sit Semin with wrist injury
Associated PressAlex Ovechkin is in the Washington Capitals lineup against the New York Rangers after missing two weeks because of an injury.
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