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NHL players vote Tom Wilson the second dirtiest player in the league: ‘He does some stupid sh*t’

The Athletic polled 392 players across the NHL to answer 11 of their most urgent questions. Several prominent Capitals ended up on the list.

Alex Ovechkin was voted the person players would most like want to have a beer with while Nicklas Backstrom was named the third-most underrated player.

Perhaps the biggest news of the poll was that the Capitals had two of the top four dirtiest players in the league.

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Alex Ovechkin named NHL’s first star of the week

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has had a simply sensational week, and the NHL is acknowledging it as well. Ovechkin has been named the NHL’s First Star for the week ending January 19. Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Elvis Merzlikins and Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews were the second and third stars, respectively.

Ovi scored eight goals in three games, including back to back hat tricks against the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders. The goals propelled him up the NHL’s all-time leaderboard, passing Mario Lemieux (690) and putting him tied for ninth with Steve Yzerman (692).

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By Rachel Cohen 4 days ago

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NHL announces top women players to compete with men in All-Star Skills Competition event

On January 15th, a roster of 20 American and Canadian hockey players was announced for an Elite Women’s 3-on-3 tournament set to take place during the 2020 NHL All-Star Skills Competition.

In addition to the 3-on-3 game, one player from each of the Elite Women’s Canadian and American teams will also go head-to-head with the NHL All-Stars in the Gatorade Shooting Stars challenge.

The NHL’s Twitter account posted two polls on Monday so that fans could vote for which player they would like to see take on the challenge.

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By Donya Abramo 4 days ago

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Leadership: Alex Ovechkin gave Braden Holtby the Capitals’ hard hat after being pulled from the Islanders’ game

Braden Holtby is one of the leaders of Washington’s 2019-20 team and the greatest Capitals goaltender of all-time. Saturday against the Islanders, however, Holtby gave up four goals on 22 shots through two periods of play. With the Capitals down 4-1, Todd Reirden pulled the Holtbeast at intermission and replaced him with rookie Ilya Samsonov.

The Capitals would score five unanswered goals and Ilya Samsonov stopped all seven shots that he saw in the third period, giving Washington a ridiculous 6-4 comeback win in their final game before their bye week and an eight-day vacation. Inside the locker room, the players held their final Capitals’ hard hat presentation. An autographed Washington Nationals’ batting helmet is given to the team’s player of the game – a subjective and symbolic award that can sometimes go to a player that does the dirty work behind the scenes for a victory.

Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, who scored a hat trick against the New Jersey Devils the game before, was the player giving out the helmet. He decided to give it to Braden Holtby.

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Alex Ovechkin does ‘Which Disney Character Are You?’ Instagram filter, does not like the end result

Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick in his second consecutive game Saturday against the New York Islanders. But afterwards, the Russian machine was humbled as he sat on a plane with his wife Nastya and his son Sergei.

While the fam waited to jet-set for Mexico, Nastya asked Ovi to do the Which Disney Character Are You? Instagram filter, which is currently a rage online.

The future Hockey Hall of Famer obliged but was not pleased with the end result.

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By Ian Oland 5 days ago

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Connor McMichael grabs his fifth OHL hat trick of the season in just his 32nd game

Connor McMichael is at it again, folks. The Caps 2019 first-round pick, WJC gold medal winner with Canada, and London Knights superstar has potted three more goals against the Erie Otters for his fifth hat trick of the season.

His four-point night overall in his 32nd game this season has him one point shy of tying his prior OHL career-high in points of 72, set last season in 67 games.

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Ilya Samsonov becomes first goalie in NHL history to win each of his first nine career road games in one season

Braden Holtby was benched for the third period after giving up four goals on 22 shots. The Holtbeast was replaced in net by rookie goaltender Ilya Samsonov.

“I just felt like it was the right move at the time. That’s something we talked about as a staff and I felt comfortable doing it. I let [Ilya] know as soon as the second period was over that he would be going in,” Capitals head coach Todd Reirden said.

Samsonov and the Capitals responded, scoring five unanswered goals and pulling out a thrilling 6-4 victory over the New York Islanders. Because the Caps ultimately tied the game with Samsonov in net, he became the goalie of record and accomplished some more history in the process.

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By Ian Oland 5 days ago

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That guy again: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals completed a thunderous comeback over the New York Islanders, scoring five goals in the third period on way to a 6-4 victory. If you needed a breather after that one, I do not blame you. Wow.

The Caps out-shot the Isles 30 to 29 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 45 to 33.

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By Chris Cerullo 5 days ago

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Barry Trotz: Alex Ovechkin ‘raised his level to the greatness that he has’

Down 4-1 in the second intermission, the Capitals decided to “just leave it all out there” during the third period with their bye week beckoning. The Capitals scored five unanswered goals to take the game 6-4.

After the game, former Capitals head coach Barry Trotz spoke about the Islanders’ meltdown and praised Alex Ovechkin for his individual performance. Ovechkin tallied his 26th career hat trick, scoring two of his goals during the Caps’ ferocious third-period comeback.

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‘Let’s just leave it all out there’: ‘Pissed off’ Caps score 5 unanswered goals after Devon Toews’ bird-celly taunt

On January 5, the Washington Capitals overcame a two-goal deficit in the final minute of the third period to beat the San Jose Sharks in overtime. A comeback of this nature was the first in franchise history. 13 days later, the Caps one-upped themselves against the New York Islanders — one of the best shutdown teams in the third period — and former bench boss Barry Trotz.

The Capitals faced a 4-1 deficit after Devon Toews beat Braden Holtby wide open in front of the net with 2:35 left in the second period. The fourth-line forward then added insult to injury, flapping his arms and mocking Evgeny Kuznetsov with the bird celebration.

The complexion of the game changed after that.

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