Parise, Langenbrunner score in shootout, Brodeur foils Semin, Ovechkin in Devils' 3-2 victoryOctober 12th, 2009 Brodeur shines as Devils edge Capitals in shootoutWASHINGTON — Zach Parise and Jamie Langenbrunner scored in the shootout, New Jersey goalie Martin Brodeur stopped shootout attempts by Alexander Semin and Alex Ovechkin and the Devils beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 Monday night for their third straight victory. Nicklas Backstrom tallied for the Capitals in the shootout, but Brodeur used his left arm to block Semin's drive and kicked away Ovechkin's shot at the left post.
Holmstrom's power-play goal lifts Red Wings to 3-2 win over CapitalsOctober 10th, 2009 Holmstrom lifts Red Wings past Caps, 3-2DETROIT — Thomas Holmstrom broke a tie with a power-play goal with 6:53 left in the Detroit Red Wings' 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. Ville Leino and Jason Williams also scored for Detroit, Valtteri Filppula had two assists, and Chris Osgood made 21 saves.
Gaborik's 2 goals, 2½ minutes apart in 3rd period, lift Rangers past Ovechkin's Caps 4-3October 8th, 2009 Gaborik's 2 goals lead Rangers past Capitals 4-3WASHINGTON — Marian Gaborik scored two goals about 2½ minutes apart in the third period, Henrik Lundqvist held Alex Ovechkin without a point, and the New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Thursday night in a rematch of the teams' wild playoff series. Washington led 3-2 in the third period after consecutive goals by Nicklas Backstrom, before Gaborik tied the game at the 8:09 mark.
Briere scores in OT, Richards posts hat trick in Flyers' 6-5 win over CapitalsOctober 6th, 2009 Briere scores in OT, Richards has hat trickPHILADELPHIA — Danny Briere pounced on a loose puck and knocked in the rebound at 3:52 of overtime to keep the Philadelphia Flyers perfect and lift them to a 6-5 win over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. Mike Richards bested Alex Ovechkin with his second career hat trick to help the Flyers improve to 3-0 for the first time since the 1998-99 season.
Ovechkin, Laich net 2 goals, 1 assist each, lead Caps to 4-1 win over Bruins in NHL openerOctober 1st, 2009 Ovechkin scores 2, leads Capitals to win in openerBOSTON — Alex Ovechkin had two goals and an assist, and Jose Theodore stopped 19 shots to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night in the season-opener. Brooks Laich added two goals and an assist, Nicklas Backstrom had three assists, and Alexander Semin had two for Washington, which had not won in Boston in regulation in 14 tries since 2000.
Capitals-Bruins SumsOctober 1st, 2009 Capitals-Bruins Sums
Washington 1 1 2—4Boston 0 0 1—1First Period_1, Washington, Laich 1 (Backstrom, Ovechkin), 17:15 (pp). Penalties_Begin, Bos (hooking), 13:22; Green, Was (tripping), 14:16; Boston bench, served by Ryder (too many men), 17:00; Erskine, Was (holding stick), 18:29.
Rangers-Capitals SumsSeptember 30th, 2009 Rangers-Capitals Sums
N.Y. Rangers 0 2 2—4Washington 1 0 2—3First Period_1, Washington, Semin 5 (Pothier), 9:18.
Gaborik scores 2 goals in Rangers' 3-2 preseason win over CapitalsSeptember 24th, 2009 Gaborik scores 2 in Rangers' win over CapitalsNEW YORK — Marian Gaborik scored his first two preseason goals with the Rangers, including an unassisted short-handed tally in the second period, and Christopher Higgins snapped a tie with 1:10 left to lift New York to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. Gaborik added an assist on the winning goal, that was created when teammate Brandon Dubinsky was leveled in front by Milan Jurcina.
Capitals-Rangers SumsSeptember 24th, 2009 Capitals-Rangers Sums
Washington 0 2 0—2N.Y. Rangers 0 2 1—3First Period_None.
Ovechkin, Knuble each have 2 goals and assist, Capitals beat Blackhawks 6-2September 23rd, 2009 Ovechkin, Knuble lead Caps past BlackhawksWASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin and Mike Knuble each had two goals and an assist in the Washington Capitals' 6-2 exhibition victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night. Washington finished with three power-play goals, two in a four-goal second period that gave the Capitals a 6-2 lead.
Stafford, Kaleta score 11 seconds apart lift SabresSeptember 21st, 2009 Sabres score two goals 11 seconds apart, beat CapsWASHINGTON — Drew Stafford and Patrick Kaleta scored 11 seconds apart to lift the Buffalo Sabres to a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday night in a preseason game. Alex Ovechkin made his exhibition debut and was scoreless as Keith Aucoin scored the only goal for Washington midway through the second period.
Defenseman Milan Jurcina signs 1-year, $1.375 million contract with Capitals after arbitrationJuly 31st, 2009 Jurcina re-signs with Capitals after arbitrationARLINGTON, Va. — Defenseman Milan Jurcina has re-signed with the Washington Capitals after being awarded a one-year $1.375 million contract through arbitration.
Capitals re-sign Morrisonn, Fehr, Bourque, Pinizzotto and WilsonJuly 16th, 2009 Capitals re-sign Morrisonn, Fehr, 3 othersARLINGTON, Va. — The Washington Capitals have signed defenseman Shaone Morrisonn and forwards Eric Fehr, Chris Bourque, Kyle Wilson and Steve Pinizzotto.
Defenseman Jeff Schultz signs 1-year deal to stay with Washington CapitalsJuly 16th, 2009 Capitals re-sign defenseman Schultz for 1 yearARLINGTON, Va. — Defenseman Jeff Schultz signed a $715,000, one-year contract to stay with the Washington Capitals.
Restricted free agent forward Boyd Gordon signs 1-year, $761K contract to remain with CapitalsJuly 14th, 2009 Gordon gets 1-yr, $760K deal to stay with CapitalsARLINGTON, Va. — Restricted free agent Boyd Gordon has signed a one-year, $761,000 contract to remain with the Washington Capitals.
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