Bob Gould certainly didn’t have the best fight in Capitals history, but he certainly had the most memorable; an epic beatdown of the one and only Mario Lemieux on one of the few occasions the Super One decided to drop the gloves in his illustrious career, which is why he’ll be remembered with reverence and awe by the old-timers years after you’ve forgotten about Peat v. Stock.
So with that in mind, I’ve decided to name this every-once-in-a-great-while column about Caps fights the “Bob Gould Memorial Fight Corner”. Let’s get to this past weekend’s tangled tussles. Continue reading this post »
Mathieu Perreault’s first career hat trick led the Capitals to victory over the heavily favored Boston Bruins tonight. I’m sure many wonderful words will be written about his performance, so instead I’m going to go the photographic route, starting with the shot above of the press swarming Matty after the game. In case you missed it, here is the event in video form :
Once upon a time, the Capitals had a stable of young talent that were dubbed the “Young Guns”. They were featured in video montages and a Wanted Poster like the old Wild West :
A series of events over the past couple of seasons appears to have neutralized the threat of those Young Guns. As they head into tonight’s game against the defending Stanley Cup Champions, only one of them will even be on the ice. The Sheriff may as well take down the Wanted Poster now.
A pair of fans rock the red, both with their jackets and the swag they picked up at last night's Hockey 'N Heels (All Photos Credit: M. Richter)
Last night, the Washington Capitals demonstrated that they’re an organization that’s willing to go out of their way to make it worth being a female fan. For the first time in years, Hockey ‘N Heels has returned to its roots and was held at the Verizon Center, and the change in venues brought with it a wonderful opportunity. 280 attendees took part in the familiar on-ice demonstrations and Q&A sessions, but this time around there was something new in the mix. Continue reading this post »
On Monday, the Vice President of Player Safety Brendan Shanahan gave two rulings on two separate incidents that occurred during Sunday’s matinee between the Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins. At 15:55 of the second period, Alex Ovechkin laid a dirty hit on Zbynek Michalek in which Ovechkin left his feet and went to target Michalek’s head, but ended up hitting him in the head and neck due to Ovechkin launching himself. If you missed the hit, the video of it is below.
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The alternate title for Sunday's game was "All Fall Down," as evidenced by Garrett Mitchell's run-in with Monarchs goalie Jeff Zatkoff.(All Photos Credit: M. Richter)
Newsflash! The Hershey Bears are mortal! They also appear to be allergic to cats (or sparkles. On second thought, we’re going to go with sparkles). Their three losses in regulation this weekend (Friday at the B!Sens 3-4, Saturday vs the Sparkle Cats 4-5, and Sunday vs the Sparkle Cats 2-4) is the longest run without a point for the club so far this season. Even when they were traumatizingtheir fanbaseback in 2011, they still managed to force the extra point more often than not. So if you’re looking for a pick-me-up after the Capitals losing to Pittsburgh in OT, the Bears aren’t going to provide it.
That’s not to say that good things were non-existent in Hershey tonight, but they were thinner on the ground than local fans are used to seeing. They were also personal rather than team-based (Keith Aucoin, Julien Brouillette and D.J. King all had good nights, though the team earned a collective -11 in the +/- category), much to Braden Holtby‘s dismay in net. Down in South Carolina, things were a bit more uplifting, with the Stingrays continuing their winning ways and adding tally number 9 to their current streak.
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