Capitals Insider Archive: Colorado Avalanche
Caps blanked by Rangers, 7-0, drop sixth straight game
If there was a moment in the second period where the Capitals seemed most able to claw their way back from a large deficit, it was after Alex Ovechkin fought Brandon Dubinsky. Little more galvanizes a team as much as seeing its captain and most valuable player frustrated and emotional...
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Katie Carrera
| December 13, 2010; 12:10 AM ET |
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Alex Ovechkin, Bruce Boudreau, Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers
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Caps show 'a lot of work ethic,' but slide hits five
Washington's 3-2 loss to Colorado tonight marked the first time under Coach Bruce Boudreau the Capitals have lost five straight games. They've now lost four games in regulation at Verizon Center (12-4-2 overall at home); in the 2009-10 campaign they only lost five times in regulation at home. Regardless of...
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Katie Carrera
| December 12, 2010; 12:17 AM ET |
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Colorado Avalanche, Matt Hendricks, Michal Neuvirth, Mike Knuble
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Open thread: Capitals vs. Avalanche
The Washington Capitals (18-9-3) hope to bounce back in a big way and avoid a fifth straight loss when they host the Colorado Avalanche (14-10-4) tonight at Verizon Center. Chat about the game in the comments below, or join the conversation on Twitter and see your tweets here by using...
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Washington Post sports editors
| December 11, 2010; 6:53 PM ET |
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Tonight's lineup: Avalanche at Caps
Mike Green will miss the matchup against Colorado because of the flu and rookie center Marcus Johansson is a healthy scratch. In his pregame comments to the media, Coach Bruce Boudreau said Johansson "needs to watch a game." Here's what the lineup should look like: Forwards Ovechkin-Backstrom-Knuble Laich-Perreault-Semin Chimera-Steckel-Bradley Hendricks-Gordon-Fehr...
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Katie Carrera
| December 11, 2010; 6:37 PM ET |
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Familiar faces on both sides of Caps-Avalanche meeting
Eleven days ago, the Capitals sent Tomas Fleischmann to the Colorado Avalanche in return for defenseman Scott Hannan. It will be a little strange, some Washington players said, to see their former teammate in a different sweater tonight at Verizon Cenrter. But there's also too much at stake for the...
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Katie Carrera
| December 11, 2010; 1:01 PM ET |
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Colorado Avalanche, Matt Hendricks, Scott Hannan, Tomas Fleischmann
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David Steckel: Caps 'haven't faced adversity like this in a long time'
The Capitals have not consistently put all of the pieces together over the past 11 contests, but with back-to-back games this weekend against Colorado tonight and in New York Sunday, they have an opportunity to get back on the right track in rapid fashion. "We have a chance to come...
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Katie Carrera
| December 11, 2010; 11:46 AM ET |
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Bruce Boudreau, Colorado Avalanche, David Steckel, Mike Green
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