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Caps beat Maple Leafs 4-3 for first win on home ice

The Washington Capitals got themselves in trouble early against the Maple Leafs on Wednesday night, but unlike last time they corrected course before it was too late. A three-goal explosion in the second period gave them a lasting lead for a big home-ice win.

Kasperi Kapanen snagged a shorthanded goal in the first period, which Ilya Mikheyev compounded with an odd-man rush to make it 2-0 Leafs after just 11 minutes. Then the Caps turned it on. Jakub Vrana scorched a shot past Michael Hutchinson to get Washington on the scoreboard, and three more goals followed in the second period: Kuznetsov, Carlson, and Backstrom all piling on. John Tavares got a six-on-five goal with 150 seconds left in regulation to make it close, but the Caps held on.

Caps win 4-3!

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Ilya Samsonov will start instead of Braden Holtby against the Toronto Maple Leafs

From Wednesday’s morning skate, it appears that the starting goalie for Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Maple Leafs will be rookie Ilya Samsonov.

Braden Holtby was pulled from Monday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche after allowing three goals on three shots.

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Braden Holtby’s 0% game against the Colorado Avalanche was one of the worst ever

Unfun fact: Braden Holtby‘s 0-percent saving performance against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night puts him in ignoble company. Since the NHL started keeping stats about shots on goal in the late 80s, just 12 goalies had given up three goals on three shots. Holtby just became the 13th.

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By Peter Hassett 3 days ago

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The good and not-so-good of the 2019-20 Caps through six games

We’re only two weeks into the 2019-20 season, but we’ve already learned so much. We’ve learned that maybe opponents should cover Ovechkin on the power play. We’ve learned that the third period is a silly place best avoided entirely. We’ve learned that more young Russian players are always more better.

Here now are all the good and not-so-good stuff I’ve seen through six games.

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Blown leads aplenty: Predators beat Caps 6-5

The Washington Capitals lost to the Nashville Predators in an action-packed, actually way too action-packed road game. The team’s not going to be happy about this one.

Lars Eller scored his first goal of the season to open up scoring, but Filip Forsberg returned fire after some mid-ice goof-ups by the Caps. Alex Ovechkin bookended the second period with classic Ovi power play goals, with a shorthanded goal by Tom Wilson in the middle and one for the Preds by Ryan Johansen. Johansen got a second goal with a wild scramble in front of Braden Holtby, then Matt Duchene finished off a pass from Forsberg to tie the game in the third. The Caps got desperate then, so TJ Oshie put them back in the lead with a great wristshot set up by Dmitry Orlov. Nick Bonino once again tied it with a loose puck along the crease. Just second later, Mattias Ekholm put the Preds in the lead for the first and last time.

Caps lose 6-5.

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By Peter Hassett 1 week ago

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Capital One Arena confiscates ‘Free Hong Kong’ sign at Washington Wizards game

The Washington Wizards’ exhibition game against the Guangzhou Long Lions on Wednesday night found itself the latest forum for an ongoing struggle between free speech and American business interests in China. During the game, Capital One Arena staff repeatedly confiscated signs from fans expressing support for Hong Kong.

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By Peter Hassett 1 week ago

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This is Evgeny Kuznetsov’s chance

Evgeny Kuznetsov returns to play today after missing the season’s first three games to suspension. Kuznetsov tested positive for cocaine in May during the World Championship tournament.

Since then, Kuznetsov has kept a relatively low profile, avoiding social media and limiting his interactions with the media. He just hasn’t had many good things to talk about lately, but now he finally has a chance to change the conversation.

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By Peter Hassett 1 week ago

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Caps lose to Canes 3-2 in home opener, but the real story is we got a dog

The Washington Capitals introduced Capital One Arena to the 2019-20 season with an overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. Also, we got a dog. But the game. You’re here for the game. You’re not here for the dog. (We will talk about the dog though.)

Fourth liners Brendan Leipsic and Garnet Hathaway teamed up for a heads-up play in the Canes zone to score the opening goal of the home opener. TJ Oshie settled a wild puck right in front of James Reimer in the second period to make it 2-0 in the second period. Erik Haula got a power-play goal early in the third, then Jaccob Slavin tied the game a bit later to force overtime.

Nicklas Backstrom drew a penalty from Jordan Staal in overtime, but the Caps couldn’t convert. Then Jake Gardiner got a look and didn’t waste it.

Caps lose 3-2 in overtime.

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By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago

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We have a dog now, he is Captain, he is good

We got a dog!

Okay, technically, the Capitals got a dog.

Okay, technically technically, the Capitals are taking care of a dog for promotional events for a while before he becomes a service dog.

But the takeaway is we got a dog.

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By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago

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Alex Ovechkin to throw out first pitch at Nationals game on Monday

The Washington Nationals announced on Saturday that Caps captain Alex Ovechkin will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at game four of the National League Division Series. Game four of the NLDS will be at 6:40 PM on Monday, October 7.

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