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Capitals Deficiencies Exposed by Rangers Once Again

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Good thing Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee is one of the most deliberate executives in the NHL. If not, Friday's 6-0 loss to the New York Ranges -- Washington's worst loss at home since November 2006 -- could mean plenty of changes ahead of Monday's trade deadline. "George is not...

NHL Trade Deadline: Washington Capitals

More questions have been raised about the composition of the Washington Capitals -- including the mix behind the bench -- than at any time in recent seasons. A nine-game losing streak -- when just about every sector of the Caps' team foundered -- will do that to a team. In past seasons, cracks didn't begin to show until...

Michal Neuvirth Dominates in Capitals Win

There is no denying that the Washington Capitals are an improved team defensively this season. Look no further than the fact they entered Monday night with the No. 7 ranking in goals allowed per game (up from 15th a year ago) and owned the No. 5 penalty kill in the league (up from 25th). Tuesday's 1-0 win against the...

Matt Cooke Deserves the Max, Gets Much Less From Inconsistent NHL

It's been almost a year since Matt Cooke's ugly, blind-side hit on Boston's Marc Savard changed the way the league looks at dirty hits. At the time, the NHL incomprehensibly backpedaled. They chose not to suspend Cooke, citing the fact that the hit on Savard was technically not against anything in the...

Matt Cooke Suspended 4 Games

In news that is sure to come as no surprise, Penguins forward Matt Cooke was involved in another questionable play on Tuesday night. There were no shortage of opinions about the play in question -- or about Cooke in general -- in the aftermath, but the only one that matters is the one from the NHL. The league suspended...

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Capitals Beat Rangers To Force Game 7 (VIDEO)

Alex Ovechkin rebounded from a rare zero-shot performance by scoring after 88 seconds Wednesday night, Braden Holtby made 30 saves, and the Washington Capitals recovered from a potentially devastating loss by beating the top-seeded New York Rangers 2-1 to force a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinal.

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Alex OVechkin News From the Web

05/21/12 Rumor: Caps trading Alex Ovechkin isn't so far-fetched Source: CBSSports.com You want proof we're approaching the silly season?
05/21/12 #Capitals Semin, Ovechkin help Russia capture gold... Source: LetsGoKings.com Russia captured the gold medal at the IIHF World Championships Sunday with a 6-2 win over Slovakia in Helsinki, and Capitals winger Alexander Semin helped lead the way.
05/20/12 Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin Help Russia Win Gold at... Source: Bleacher Report Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin and the Russians defeated Slovakia 6-2 to win gold at the IIHF World Hockey Championship.
05/20/12 Caps' Chimera To Throw First Pitch Sunday Source: NBC - NBC 4 - Washington DC The Washington Capitals announced Friday that forward Jason Chimers will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Nationals Park Sunday when the Washington Nationals host the Baltimore Orioles.
05/19/12 Hockey World, May 19: Will the Capitals ever be able... Source: Edmonton Journal - Edmonton - AB - Canada EDMONTON - Would you trade Alex Ovechkin if you were Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee?

Background on Alex OVechkin

Alexander Mikhaylovich Ovechkin (; ; born September 17, 1985) is a Russian professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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