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Special Gameday Preview: The Man Versus The Kid

by J.P. on Nov 22, 2005 10:13 AM EST

The day has come. In one of the NHL's most highly-anticipated early season matchups, Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals head into Pittsburgh to take on Sidney Crosby and the Pens.We'll beg...

Wednesday Roundup/Pens 5, Caps 4

by J.P. on Nov 23, 2005 9:09 AM EST

[Boxscore - Recap]The Caps came out flat, fought back, but ultimately lost. I'm too upset to recap it (though pleased with the team's effort in the second and third periods), so I'll leave that to the...

Wednesday Roundup/Gamenight: Sens @ Caps

by J.P. on Jan 4, 2006 9:29 AM EST

[Gameday Preview]It's a matchup of nations' capitals as Ottawa brings their high-powered offense to D.C. tonight. Even without a couple of big guns (Daniel Alfredsson and Martin Havlat are out, Jason ...

Saturday Roundup/Flyers 3, Caps 1

by J.P. on Jan 7, 2006 1:01 AM EST

[Boxscore - Recap - Postgame Coverage]For the second straight game the Caps lost to one of the NHL's elites by a 3-1 count with the third goal sailing into an empty net. For the second straight game t...

Sunday Roundup/Gameday: Panthers @ Caps

by J.P. on Jan 8, 2006 9:54 AM EST

[Gameday Preview - NHL.com Preview]Not much news in Capland as the team readies for a Sunday visit from the Florida Panthers (who lost yesterday at the world's most famous arena). The WaPo notes that ...

Monday Roundup: The Sincerest Form Of Flattery?

by J.P. on Feb 6, 2006 8:07 AM EST

It's a slow day in Capland, with no games to recap or preview. In case you missed it, Sunday's WaPo had a nice article on Alex "Mama's Boy" Ovechkin that's worth a read.In other news from 'round the r...

Alexander Ovechkin: Hockey's Top Prospect

by J.P. on Feb 21, 2006 7:48 PM EST

Alexander Ovechkin is hockey's top prospect according to Hockey's Future, which has recently posted a new Top 50 Prospects list for Spring 2006. The Caps are one of five teams (Pittsburgh, Carolina, N...

Thursday Roundup/Caps 6, Pens 3

by J.P. on Mar 9, 2006 9:00 AM EST

[Boxscore - Recap - Postgame Coverage]They took too many undisciplined penalties, did a poor job on both the power play and the penalty kill, and even though their star rookie was their best player, i...

Thursday Roundup/Gamenight: Caps @ Rangers

by J.P. on Mar 16, 2006 10:07 AM EST

[AP Preview - WashingtonCaps.com Preview - Official Game Day Thread]The Roundup is back, albeit abbreviated, as I am nowhere near healthy.The Caps took the train up to Manhattan yesterday for tonight'...

Monday Roundup: Mailbag

by J.P. on Mar 27, 2006 9:12 AM EST

With no game to recap, no game to preview and no Caps coverage in today's local papers, The Rink turns to TSN.ca's mailbag for filler. Here are this week's Caps-related questions, with the relevant po...