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Caps Give Braden Holtby Group Hug, Chant ‘Holt-by’ In Locker Room After He Ties Single Season Wins Record

Last night, Braden Holtby tied Martin Brodeur’s all-time single season wins record. At times, 48 wins seemed like it’d be an easy mark to reach for the Holtbeast, but after the Caps lost three of their last four games, the Caps goaltender had to win his final scheduled start just to tie.

That drama and doubt fueled the Caps’ to one of their most convincing wins of the season, a 5-1 beatdown of the Blues, in St. Louis. It also meant one big celebration with their hairy goaltender.

At the end of the game, the Caps mobbed Holtby in the crease and gave him a giant group hug.

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Jay Beagle Doubtful Against Ducks After Blocking Shot Off Left Ankle

Jay Beagle and flying pucks do not go well together. First, he broke his hand when some frozen vulcanized rubber hit him in the hand behind the net, sidelining him for months. Now, in the second to last game of the season, Beagle has been injured again.

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By Chris Gordon 3 years ago

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Justin Williams Joins Twitter

Photo: Ronald Martinez

After the Caps insanely fun 5-1 win over the Blues and right before his 1000th career NHL game, Justin Williams joined Twitter. Mr. Game 7’s first tweet was superb.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 years ago

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Braden Holtby and Alex Ovechkin Pose With Their Historic Pucks

Photos: Scott Rovak

Multiple Capitals made history Saturday night in St. Louis. All eyes were on Braden Holtby — including Martin Brodeur’s — as he attempted to tie the Hall of Fame goalie’s record of 48 wins in a single season. With a 5-1 victory, he did just that. Brodeur took 78 games to reach the mark. Holtby did it in just 66 games. Time for class photos!

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By Chris Gordon 3 years ago

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‘Gongrats’: After a Night of Milestones, Alex Ovechkin Congratulates His Teammates On Instagram

Photo: @aleksandrovechkinofficial

Saturday was a glorious night for Caps fans. Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick, hitting the 50-goal plateau for the third straight season . He is the first player in National Hockey League history to hit the half-century mark in three straight seasons twice .

Fittingly, Nicklas Backstrom assisted on all three of Ovi tallies, giving the Swedish pivot 50 assists in an injury-shortened campaign. Ovi aknowledged him on Instagram after the game.

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By Chris Gordon 3 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin Scores 50 Goals for Seventh Time (GIF)

Photo: Jared Silber

Alex Ovechkin has hit the 50 goal mark. Again.

With an even strength one-timer from his office, Alex Ovechkin has hit the 50 goal mark for the seventh time in his career, giving himself a hat trick on the night and his Capitals a 5-1 lead.

Wow.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 years ago

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Bravo, Braden: Caps Beat Blues 5-1!

Photo: Scott Rovak

The 2015-16 regular season is about to draw to a close, and the Caps gave us plenty to look forward to as the playoffs rapidly approach. Tonight was also #RMNB9, during which many of you gathered at RFD to drink, cheer, and generally be merry. On behalf of everyone who couldn’t make it (because you live in Siberia or just celebrated your twelfth birthday), I hope you had a fabulous time. I will live vicariously through your Instagram photos (and Chris’s groovy live blog.)

With a three-game win streak under their belt (and the Western Conference title at stake), the Blues were fierce in the first, at first. The first period was a hoppin’ twenty minutes of Russian-sanctioned offense. Despite surrendering the first goal to Vladimir Tarasenko, the Caps rebounded nicely via two fantabulous, consecutive Alex Ovechkin goals.

The resurgence didn’t end there, as the second period was hardly devoid of offense. We witnessed the continued resurrection of John Carlson, as well as Jason Chimera proving that scoring goals is a better antidote to aging than Botox.

The Caps didn’t play a hard, grinding sixty minutes. They didn’t need to. Cruising into the third period with a 4-1 lead speaks for itself, especially when coupled with the Blues’ lackadaisical play. And lest we forget, the Caps have a grueling, bone-crushing series against the Flyers in the not-too-distant future. Although, the pace picked up in the third period, and the Caps began to make Braden Holtby work–just a little bit–for his milestone, record-tying win.

Caps beat Blues, 5-1!

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By Margaret Stuart 3 years ago

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No. 48: Braden Holtby Finally Ties Martin Brodeur’s Single Season Wins Record

You guys, it finally happened. With the Caps 5-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, Braden Holtby just tied Martin Brodeur’s single-season record for wins, a record Brodeur’s held for nine years. Holtby reached 48 wins in 12 fewer games than Brodeur, who was in attendance to see the feat.

The Capitals mobbed Holtby after the game to celebrate.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Game 81 Live Blog: Caps at Blues

Photo: Jared Silber

Timothy Leif is making his first appearance back in St. Louis after the July trade that sent him to Washington and the Caps are playing in their last regular season road game. The Blues are a good hockey team as we were first hand witness to a few weeks ago in a 4-0 shutout at the Verizon Center. The same main storylines from the previous few games are still relevant tonight as Braden Holtby still looks to chase down Martin Brodeur for the single season wins record, Alex Ovechkin looks to hit 50 goals for the 7th time in his career and this is yet another game that will change nothing heading into the postseason. Just stay healthy.

The majority of RMNB is partying it up at RFD tonight, but don’t fret if you cant make it, because that just means you get to hang out with me!

I’m Chris From The Comments. Join me below for another Live Blog.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 years ago

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‘I Got 4 Big Hugs:’ TJ Oshie Reunites With Libby Lu in St. Louis (Video)

When TJ Oshie got traded to the Capitals in early July for Troy Brouwer, Oshie was forced to sever ties with St. Louis, a team he spent roughly a quarter of his life with. Many Blues fans were sad to see the United States Olympian go. None more so than five-year-old Libby Lu, who I’m going to go ahead and say is Oshie’s biggest fan. Lu’s parents recorded her reaction to the news of Oshie’s departure and her breakdown went viral.

Oshie did his part to try and heal her wounds. Oshie surprised Lu during a live interview on SportsCenter and even sent her a tiny Caps jersey. On Saturday, ahead of the his first game back against his former team, Oshie met Lu in the bowels of Scottrade Center. Their interactions are so danged cute and the Caps captured the whole thing.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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