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Feb 10, 2012, 12:38 am
If you thought Thursday’s Capitals vs. Jets game had one of the weirdest endings of any recent NHL game, you’re not alone. Four goals in the third period–one on a Dustin Byfuglien shot from center ice that deflected off Karl Alzner’s stick– sent a game that had been previously scoreless i... Comment - Like
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Feb 5, 2012, 4:59 pm
The Capitals lost 4-1 to the Boston Bruins Sunday, and they also lost a key piece when center Brooks Laich went to the locker room game with an undisclosed injury that kept him out for the rest of the game (it looked to be either knee or ankle).
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Jan 31, 2012, 11:58 pm
Watching tonight’s Washington Capitals game, and their recent victory over Boston, felt eerily familiar. The Caps’ roster was relatively devoid of superstars; they fought hard, beat a better team (vs. Boston) and lost a close one to a divisional rival (Tampa).
Without Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Bac... Comment - Like
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Jan 25, 2012, 12:14 am
In honor of Mathieu Perreault’s hat trick Tuesday against the Boston Bruins, we wanted to take a quick trip down memory lane. Here is an excerpt from an OFB post that introduced what we called the “Matty Diaries,” where Perreault chronicled for us the days and uncertainty leading up to last ye... Comment - Like
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Jan 23, 2012, 1:00 pm
Photo Caption: Photo by Clyde Caplan, clydeorama.com
How much do NHL athletes and coaches rely on stats—versus their eyes and game film— to tell them about a player or his performance?
The stats part of the question was alluded to a few weeks ago in a radio interview Capitals forward Brooks La... Comment - Like
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Jan 18, 2012, 12:02 am
About the only nice thing a Caps fan could say after Tuesday’s game against the Islanders was that the postgame weather was unusually pleasant— almost 60 degrees (heck, even January didn’t show up for the game).
Losses like the Capitals suffered Tuesday—roughly 60 minutes of missed assignme... Comment - Like
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Jan 16, 2012, 12:37 am
Early in the third period Sunday, Capitals forward Jason Chimera made a move up the left wing into the Carolina Hurricanes’ zone. Usually, his speed means he’s there by himself, but today, thanks to what seemed a more deliberate pace, there was company—Joel Ward on the opposite boards, and in ... Comment - Like
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Jan 15, 2012, 7:00 am
The Hershey Bears’ Braden Holtby said what happened this summer with the Capitals’ goaltending situation—when the Capitals traded a goalie above him in the depth chart only to sign another— is almost out of his mind.
There’s been a lot to focus on in Hershey.
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Jan 14, 2012, 8:45 am
Jay Beagle knows what it’s like to be up against a seasoned NHL scrapper in your first big-league fight.
On Friday, however, Beagle was merely an observer to teammate and good friend Karl Alzner’s first NHL bout against Steve Downie of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Jan 12, 2012, 1:58 am
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Take the stats sheet with a grain of salt on this one. Wednesday saw one of the Capitals’ best third period performances, at least effort-wise, so far of the season.
Going into that period against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday, the Capi... Comment - Like
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Jan 6, 2012, 9:29 am
Last month I intimated that the reconstitution of the Patrick division represented something very special for Capitals fans. But by very special I didn’t mean always uplifting.
Dateline, Philadelphia, January 5, 2012. Three Philadelphia Flyers fans are wanted by Philadelphia police for their role... Comment - Like
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Jan 4, 2012, 6:00 am
It’s so much nicer to evaluate games when you’re winning.
That’s the situation the Capitals find themselves in now after last night’s 3-1 win over Calgary, which extended (to 4) their longest winning streak since they put together 7 at the beginning of the season.
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Dec 14, 2011, 12:08 am
For the Caps fans who stayed till the end of Tuesday’s 5-1 blowout loss and gave a standing ovation when their team finally scored late in the third, defenseman Karl Alzner noticed. And he appreciated it.
“I noticed it right away,” he said. “I thought that was nice they were still cheering,... Comment - Like
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Dec 13, 2011, 5:34 am
In Bugsy’s Sunday afternoon three Marines in their dress blues knew exactly who Dale Hunter was two tables over, and the coach knew exactly who they were. Coach Johnson, too, seated with his new boss, greeted the soldiers with warm respect and gratitude. I enjoyed being a witness to the moment. I ... Comment - Like
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Dec 10, 2011, 3:27 am
Having your teammate’s back is an accepted trait in hockey, and it was on full display last night during the Capitals’ 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
First, Jason Chimera got feisty after Luke Schenn landed a bone-rattling hit on Brooks Laich in the Leafs’ zone. Chimera and Schenn exch... Comment - Like
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Dec 8, 2011, 7:13 am
Remember when third periods late in the Boudreau era were hold-on-for-dear-life and cover-your-eyes stanzas? Suddenly, under Coach Hunter, they are statement frames for the Caps. Production, derived from patience, slow but steady absorption of a radically new system, and increasing confidence, appea... Comment - Like
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Dec 7, 2011, 2:10 pm
Good stuff from 106.7 The Fan’s Sky Kerstein talking to Dave Ross on Sunday’s Sit Down on Fox 5.
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Dec 6, 2011, 9:34 pm
Patrick Division 2.0 we’re calling it. Our collective heads are still spinning over the dream-like developments of the past 72 hours. It was just this past Saturday night that word broke — exploded, really — that the NHL’s Board of Governors would consider a proposal brought to them by the c... Comment - Like
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Dec 6, 2011, 7:00 am
HBO’s highly-anticipated release of 24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic on DVD is finally here. OFB received an advance copy, which we were pleased to review.
While the DVD’s content is fantastic, there were a few minor disappointments. There were no special features; some ... Comment - Like
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Dec 5, 2011, 9:55 pm
From the NHL press release:
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (Dec. 5, 2011) — The National Hockey League Board of Governors tonight approved a four-Conference alignment format and authorized Commissioner Gary Bettman to implement this proposal, pending input from the National Hockey League Players’ Associa... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2011, 9:49 pm
There’s a reason why we dispatch our Lis Meinecke to Verizon Center to cover the Caps — she embraces puck passion, a pro journalist’s polish to her new media endeavors, and a bit of a proud partisan Washingtonian sensibility. It’s a coverage angle that has garnered the notice of Foxsports.co... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2011, 7:00 am
Cheryl Nichols of the District Sports Page had a fun observation on Twitter at the end of the Capitals’ 5-4 overtime win last night against the Ducks, in which Nicklas Backstrom had the game-winning goal: “Nice to see Backstrom back to his 2009-10 self. Awesome.”
She’s right. Even better, i... Comment - Like
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Oct 28, 2011, 4:28 pm
NHL hockey diminishes itself with games like last night’s between the Caps and Oilers. What should have been a highly fast-paced, highly entertaining matchup between a contender today and one that fast appears to be being assembled for the near tomorrow devolved into a whistle-fest parade of rhyth... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2011, 2:07 pm
While I love watching the Caps on TV, I enjoy watching other NHL games as well. In the past I’ve had NHL Center Ice, which provides basic functionality but not much else. I was never a huge fan of it because there was always a dearth of HD games, at least through Verizon FIOS. So when I heard th... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2011, 4:05 am
If you haven’t read Dan Steinberg’s Washington Post essay on the District’s standing as a sports town, which ran on A1 this past Sunday, you really ought to. It’s underpinned by a significant survey of the region’s sports patronage/consumption patterns, and the analytical narrative Steinbe... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2011, 12:55 pm
Is a record-setting start to the season really occasion for enshrinement in a museum? Well, for some while it’d been in the works to brings Alexander Ovechkin to Madame Tussauds to unveil his wax likeness there. But the timing of his arrival at the museum yesterday for it made for more fun. What a... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2011, 9:39 am
These are heady times in HockeyWashington — check out the latest Hockey Night in Canada ‘Coach’s Corner’ segment wherein Don Cherry gives the Caps the ultimate compliment. Comment - Like
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Oct 24, 2011, 2:25 am
The sort of Capitals club I’d want to see contest an NHL postseason would be able to roll four lines almost interchangeably, impact achieved rather uniformly among them, and cumulatively, deliver an impact that wears down a quality opponent the longer games go. In the absence of possessing an auth... Comment - Like
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Oct 23, 2011, 12:58 am
Ted Starkey and I highlight several key factors of the Capitals’ 7-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings in the OFB TV video below (thanks to Chris Gordon for filming), but here are a few extra notes before you watch:
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Oct 19, 2011, 11:11 am
Ok, I realize I’m using a tagline from one company for another, but AT&T Wireless customers are about to get more bars in more places. The company announced today that they just completed a new distributed antenna system inside the arena that should improve wireless service. From the press relea... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2011, 6:00 am
They’ve been through some growing pains in the last five games, but there’s no doubt the undefeated Capitals are going in the right direction. Out of their 5 wins this season, the 3-0 shutout of the Florida Panthers Tuesday was the first contest this year where the Capitals set the tone, sustain... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2011, 5:30 am
Caps fans know the team-related basics about defenseman Dennis Wideman: he joined the franchise around last season’s trade deadline, he brings power play skills and general offensive talent to the blueline, he’s a former Florida Panther/Boston Bruin/St. Louis Blues player, and he suffered that h... Comment - Like
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Oct 16, 2011, 6:52 am
Sometimes, you wonder if Mike Knuble really is 39.
In Saturday’s game against Ottawa, for example, Knuble finished the game with two assists, but he also tied with Troy Brouwer for most hits (4) by a Capitals player in the game. Knuble now has three points on the season, and all this is after he ... Comment - Like
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Oct 13, 2011, 6:00 am
There was one undeniable bright spot throughout the roller coaster that was the Washington Capitals’ season last year: the team’s penalty kill, which jumped from 25th the previous season to 2nd in the entire NHL in 2010-2011.
Capitals’ Assistant Coach Dean Evason identified three factors when... Comment - Like
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Oct 11, 2011, 9:43 pm
It’s been described as an exhiliarating moment, or to some, the monkey off their backs. When a player scores his first goal in the NHL, it’s one that he remembers forever (except for Gordie Howe, apparently). Hockey writer Mike Brophy’s “My First Goal,” released today, features interviews ... Comment - Like
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