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Checking in On Alex Ovechkin’s Start to the Season
While he's playing well overall, Alex Ovechkin hasn't yet gone on the goal-scoring binge that we're used to seeing.
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Alex Ovechkin Bubble Hockey Bobblehead!
Forever Collectibles has been on a roll lately, having created several fantastic Alex Ovechkin bobbleheads over the past year. The latest one, now available for pre-order, is Alex Ovechkin on a...
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Congrats on First Pro Goal, Connor McMichael!
Caps prospect Connor McMichael scored his first professional goal Thursday, a third-period power play tally and game-winner in Hershey's 3-2 win against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
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Wicked Wrister Beer Benefits Laughlin Family Foundation
(Caps Outsider) The two most important things in my life are hockey and beer. And while that’s generally all I need to survive, I’ve learned that there are a number of...
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Alex Ovechkin Ties Mike Gartner for 7th-Place in All-Time Goals
Ovi scored his 24th overtime goal, already an all-time record.
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Zdeno Chara Is Oldest Capitals Player to Score a Goal
By scoring a goal, Zdeno Chara broke a team record set in 1975.
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Rest in Peace to Caps Fan Larry King
Longtime Caps fan and journalist Larry King died on Saturday, and Caps Outsider would like to remember the time he was involved with the team.
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Bad Dump-in On Power Play Costs Caps
The Caps couldn't recover the momentum after giving up a once-in-a-decade play.
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Vitek Vanecek Gets First Win In First Game
Despite taking five penalties and playing sluggishly much of the game, the Caps won, 2-1, giving goalie Vitek Vanecek his first career win.
Keep an eye out for a Zdeno Chara Caps bobblehead!
Interesting if you followed this story: The hockey dad who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2002 at a Reading, Mass. pick-up hockey game, and released in 2010, died this past December. I looked it up because I was curious if he was still in prison.
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Week 7 Recap: Caps Finish Strong https://bit.ly/2NFImol
Backstrom on not yet getting his 700th assist: "I think it's the media that's actually jinxining - jinxing - stuff this weekend."
Carlson's back made the save of the game.