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The Washington Capitals enjoyed remarkable regular season success in 2009-10, surprising many by capturing the Presidents’ Trophy with 121 points – the third highest total in over 30 years. Everyone knows all about Caps superstar Alex Ovechkin, who finished with 50 goals and 109 points while playing only 72 games However, although Ovechkin had four remarkable seasons before this one, the Caps made the playoffs only twice and lost two ...

It’s the final day of the NHL Regular Season. The Playoffs are around the corner, but eight games remain on the schedule. Do any of them matter? You bet. While only one of the sixteen playoff teams remains to be selected (Rangers or Flyers), many first round matchups remain up in the air pending the results of today’s games. Here is a round up of all the ...

With San Jose's overtime loss to Colorado on Sunday, the Washington Capitals have clinched the Presidents' Trophy, awarded to the NHL team with the highest point total for the regular season.  The Capitals are now at 114 points with four games to play .  If they win three of those remaining games, they will finish with at least 120 points – the third highest total in the past 30 seasons As the ...

  Just a few weeks ago, it seemed clear that Jose Theodore had seized the number one goalie role for the Washington Capitals.  As recently as March 22nd, the Washington Post blog “Capitals Insider” reported: “Jose Theodore has been playing so well of late that he's making Coach Bruce Boudreau's decision as to whether he would be the team's No. 1 goaltender all but a foregone conclusion.” From January 13th to March 24th, Theodore ...

With exactly two weeks left in the regular season, the race for the eight playoff spots has almost sorted itself out completely.  In the Western Conference, the playoff contenders are virtually settled; only the first round matchups remain in question. San Jose and Chicago continue jockeying for first place in the West, with Phoenix having an outside shot to grab the Pacific Division crown and one of the top two seeds if ...

Lost in all the controversy around Alex Ovechkin’s recent suspension and the hoopla surrounding the Capitals 14—game winning streak before the Olympic break, is just how dominant the Caps have been during the second half of this season. Yes, the Caps now sit atop the NHL league—wide standings and are the clear favorites to win the President’s Cup, but exactly how have they gotten there?   The Capitals 2—1 loss to the LA ...

Now that Semyon Varlamov is playing regularly at the NHL level, who is the Caps #1 goalie prospect:á 2009 Calder Cup MVP Michal Neuvirth? 20áyear old rookie Braden Holtby? á AHL journeyman Jason Bacashihua? ...áJason who?á With a 4-0 record at Hershey so far this season, 1.0 goals-against-average, and 0.966 save percentage, Capitals fans may want to learn how to pronounce Bacashihua (buh-KASH'-uh-wuh) sooner rather than later In a little noticed signing last summer, the ...