Ear to the glass: Out of the dark

Sometimes it takes a while for teams to emerge into the light of the playoffs. With the Thrashers and Kings poised to do just that, we asked members of recent postseason breakthrough teams to compare seasons in the cellar with their playoff push.

Story | Conversation | December 04, 2009

Cammalleri's score stands as difference after Capitals' comeback falls short

Travis 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.

Ovechkin's return sparks Caps as Bradley's late score buries Rangers

Matt Bradley bounced back from having his face bloodied in a first-period fight to net the winning goal with 4:51 left, and Alex Ovechkin also scored in his return from injury to lift the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday.

Pothier beats Harding in third period as Capitals streak past Wild

Brian Pothier scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Washington Capitals won their fourth in a row without Alex Ovechkin, beating the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Friday night.

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Short-handed Caps beat Panthers despite three Florida second-period goals

Tomas Fleischmann scored twice during a five-goal third period, and the short-handed Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 7-4 Saturday night for a sweep of their home-and-home series.

Theodore stops 28 shots as Capitals beat Panthers to end skid

Jose Theodore stopped 28 shots, Brian Pothier had a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals beat the Florida Panthers 4-1 on Friday night to break a three-game losing streak.

Bergfors' power-play goals lift Devils past Capitals

Niclas Bergfors scored two power-play goals 3:13 apart in the third period to break open a tie game and send the Devils to a 3-2 victory over the Alex Ovechkin-less Capitals.

Stars' absence won't hurt teams much

With Alex Ovechkin joining Evgeni Malkin, Marc Savard and many other top names out of commission, Puck Prospectus frames its weekly look into the NHL around the question of injuries to superstars and the effect on a team's success.

Story | Conversation | November 03, 2009

Washington Capitals' Eric Fehr, left, celebrates with teammate Brooks Laich after scoring against the Montreal Canadiens during first period NHL hockey action in Montreal Saturday, Nov...