Alex Ovechkin bowling and a Stephen Bowen sandwich
Also, Mike Green in 9:30 Club ad, a banned Jan Vesely poster and Nick Young’s Swagy Swag.”
Buyers or sellers, Caps must deal
(Luis Alvarez / Associated Press)
ON HOCKEY | If GM George McPhee doesn’t think a trade will lead to the playoffs, he should use the deadline to reboot a team sorely lacking in chemistry.
Ovechkin questionable
Alex Ovechkin leaves the morning skate after eight minutes and his status appears questionable for tonight’s game against the Senators.
Demolished in Carolina
Goaltender Tomas Vokoun is pulled after allowing two goals on seven shots, but things only worsen.
Power play needed in D.C.
A lack of flow and movement has come to characterize the Capitals’ power play in recent weeks.
DC Sports Bog
Ted Leonsis has ‘no beef’ with Post sports blogs
Wizards and Caps owner does think we should cover more high school sports, an idea with which I completely disagree.”
Most Caps season ticket prices to increase for fifth straight year
Owner Ted Leonsis announces the increase in an e-mail, although he says some prices will actually go down.”
DirecTV adds CSN Plus in HD
All the major providers in the Washington and Baltimore television markets now offer both CSN channels in high definition.”
What did Joel Rechlicz say to the Sharks
Caps enforcer person earned 10 minutes for shouting on Monday night; Brooks Laich talks about it on Tuesday morning.”
NHL
Wings’ Datsyuk out for two weeks
Detroit star Pavel Datsyuk is expected to miss two weeks after having arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove fragments from his right knee.
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NHL Power Rankings
Tarik El-Bashir assesses the top teams in the National Hockey League this week (Jan. 20).
Green returns, but Backstrom hurt in Caps’ victory
The Washington Capitals defeat the Calgary Flames, 3-1.
NHL Power Rankings
Tarik El-Bashir assesses the top teams in the National Hockey League this week (Dec. 16).
D.C. celebrities & D.C. sports
From presidents and politicians to media members and entertainers, D.C. celebrities love their local sports teams.
NHL realignment alters Capitals landscape
The NHL’s conference realignment plan would pit Capitals against Penguins, Flyers and Rangers.
NHL power rankings: Blackhawks take top spot, Capitals keep sliding
Tarik El-Bashir assesses the top teams in the National Hockey League for this week (Nov. 18).
For Capitals’ Mike Knuble, ‘hockey is a lifestyle’
Fifteen-year NHL veteran Mike Knuble spends most of his time at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, where he juggles the hectic schedule of being both a professional athlete and a hockey parent.
NHL power rankings: Nov. 4
Tarik El-Bashir assesses the top teams in the NHL. (records through Nov. 3).
Capitals halt slide with overtime win over Ducks
The Washington Capitals defeated the Anaheim Ducks 5-4.
Washington Capitals vs. Detroit Red Wings
The Washington Capitals beat the Detroit Red Wings, 7-1, to move to 7-0-0.
Capitals videos
DeMatha 7, Gonzaga 2
DeMatha junior Grant Grieco had a hat trick to lead the Stags past rival Gonzaga in the Wounded Warrior Game at The Gardens Ice House in Laurel.
Red Wings, Maple Leafs to play at Big House (1:24)
Next year's Winter Classic could set an attendance record. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announced Thursday the Detroit Red Wings will face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 1 at Michigan Stadium. (Feb. 9)
Roof collapses at hockey practice (0:46)
Former National Hockey League star Richard Zednik and a group of young ice hockey players escaped serious injury in Slovakia after the roof of a skating facility fell in under the weight of snow and ice. (Jan. 26)
Post Sports Live: Saunders fired, Ovechkin suspended
The Washington Post's Tarik El-Bashir, Adam Kilgore, Dan Steinberg and Jonathan Forsythe discuss the firing of Wizards head coach Flip Saunders, Alex Ovechkin's suspension and All-Star game decision, and the latest Prince Fielder rumors.
Post Sports Live: Should Ovechkin play in the All-Star Game?
The Washington Post's Tarik El-Bashir discusses Alex Ovechkin's 3-game suspension and the panel debates whether or not Ovechkin should participate in the NHL's All-Star weekend.
Obama honors Stanley Cup champs Bruins (2:17)
President Barack Obama honored the NHL's Boston Bruins for their 2011 Stanley Cup championship at the White House Monday. The Bruins won their first Stanley Cup title in 39 years last June, beating the Vancouver Canucks. (Jan. 23)
Hockey souvenir for former President Clinton
Former president Bill Clinton got a souvenir at the Rangers-Panthers hockey game in New York City. (Jan. 6)
Philly PD seeks Flyers fans in postgame fight
Philadelphia police released a video of a fight between hockey fans that left one man needing stitches. The injured man is an off-duty police officer and Iraq War veteran. (Jan. 6)
Rangers edge Flyers in Winter Classic
Goalie Henrik Lundqvist stopped Flyers center Danny Briere on a penalty shot with 19.6 seconds left, as the Rangers beat Philadelphia 3-2 in the NHL's Winter Classic. The game was played outdoors at Citizens Bank Park. (Jan. 2)Recent columns
OPINION | The Capitals can still salvage their season. But General Manager George McPhee may have to make a big personnel move for that to happen.
COLUMN | Alex Ovechkin didn’t merit three-game ban, but skipping the All-Star Game was wrong response.
COLUMN | The best reason for the Nats to sign Prince Fielder? DC needs something to cheer about.
The Caps played a great second period in Game 3, but collapsed in the third and find themselves on the brink.
COLUMN | Goaltender Michal Neuvirth, just 23 years old, is the man of the moment for the Caps.
New York sports fans are supposedly the smartest around. That makes beating their teams special.
Capitals archives
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- Caps miss out on moving up
- Power play needed in D.C.
- Semin, Ovechkin rally Caps
- Olie has some advice for Ovi
- Caps have to start winning — now
- Sharks unload early on Capitals
- Is it time for the Caps to panic?
- Capitals start venting frustration
- ‘Surprised’ McPhee has much to consider
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