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Two nights after dueling with their conference-leading counterparts in Winnipeg and falling in overtime, the Caps headed to St. Paul for a date with the Minnesota Wild, looking to even the season series. Despite controlling much of the play through the first half of the game, however, the Capitals found themselves in a 2-2 tie and it seemed like they would head into the third … [Read more...] about Capitals-Wild: How the Game Was Lost

Did Alex Ovechkin score? Nope. Plus: Nice to see a couple of guys who do a lot of good things but maybe don’t score a whole lot get the team’s first two goals, with Matt Roy opening the scoring for the Caps (his first goal in a little over two months) and Brandon Duhaime setting a new career-high in goals less than two minutes later. Minus: The Caps were pretty dominant in this … [Read more...] about Capitals vs. Wild Recap: Caps Falter in Twin Cities, 4-2

While Nicklas Backstrom will spend part of this spring traveling around with the Capitals to follow his old pal’s historic chase, his future beyond this season will likely not be in the United States. Backstrom’s father, Anders, recently spoke to local Brynas news outlet, Gefle Dagblad, about his son’s next steps – and while it sounds like Backstrom and his family will head … [Read more...] about Nicklas Backstrom is Going Home

Did Alex Ovechkin score? He did indeed, boys and girls and babes! Goal 889 of his career and number 36 on the season came at 16:00 in the third to tie the game at 2-2. Plus: The Washington Capitals’ penalty kill looked excellent tonight. The Winnipeg Jets have the best power play in the league, operating at a whopping 30.1% success rate, but the Caps’ PK was up to the task and … [Read more...] about Capitals @ Jets Recap: Ovechkin Scores No. 889 but Jets Get the 3-2 OT Win