Capitals Insider Archive: Minnesota Wild

Capitals in 'quicksand,' fall to Wild, 2-1

There isn't much good to come out of this game, one that may have been the Capitals' most disjointed of the season thus far. They looked slow, and not just because the Minnesota Wild like to bring the tempo of a game to a crawl. By the time Washington snapped...

By Katie Carrera  | October 28, 2010; 11:39 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (28)
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Open thread: Capitals at Wild

The Washington Capitals (6-3-0) look for their second straight road win as they take on the Minnesota Wild (3-3-2) at Xcel Energy Center. Chat about the game in the comments below, or join the conversation on Twitter with beat writer Katie Carrera (@kcarrera). See your tweets here by using #caps....

By Lindsay Applebaum  | October 28, 2010; 7:55 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (108)
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Tonight's lineup: Caps at Wild

At the beginning of this season, who would have thought Michal Neuvirth would be making his ninth start in 10 games tonight in St. Paul, Minnesota? He and the rest of the Capitals' lineup that earned a 3-0 win over the Carolina Hurricanes 24 hours ago will see if they...

By Katie Carrera  | October 28, 2010; 7:43 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (4)
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Caps take on Wild searching for consistency

I caught up with Coach Bruce Boudreau before tonight's game at the Xcel Energy Center, which is as nice of an arena as advertised. No changes are expected to the Capitals' lineup from the arrangement that defeated Carolina 3-0 Wednesday, as Boudreau sees what the group that put forth Washington's...

By Katie Carrera  | October 28, 2010; 7:24 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (2)
Categories:  John Carlson, Karl Alzner, Michal Neuvirth, Minnesota Wild  
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Morning skate update

Lack of a private company plane prevented Katie from getting to Minnesota in time for today's optional morning skate, but here's some video from the Caps: The Wild enter tonight's game looking to avoid a three-game skid, a position that makes them dangerous to the Caps, according to Coach Bruce...

By Lindsay Applebaum  | October 28, 2010; 2:05 PM ET  |  Permalink  |  Comments (38)
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