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  • Caps 4, Lightning 2: Five Observations

    Brian McNally

    Published: Mon, Apr 8, 2013

    1. The Caps are rolling now. They fell behind early in the game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday, but an Alex Ovechkin goal – as it seems to do every night now – fueled them. The star winger has 15 goals in his last 12 games and Washington is 9-2-1 during that stretch. He has 16...

  • Alex Ovechkin stays hot as Capitals take sole possession of first place

    Brian McNally

    Updated: Sun, Apr 7, 2013

    Star scores twice more in victory over Lightning Capitals star winger Alex Ovechkin made no mistake this time. With an empty net yawning ahead of him and the game essentially over, he skated the puck all the way to the goal and slipped it home. For Ovechkin and his team, which hadn't scored...

  • Caps Game Night – 7 p.m. vs. Tampa Bay

    Brian McNally

    Updated: Sun, Apr 7, 2013

    Caps (19-17-2, 40 points) vs. Tampa Bay (16-19-2, 34 points) Game » 39 When » Sunday, April 7 Where » Verizon Center TV » Comcast SportsNet HD Radio » WJFK-FM 106.7; WFED-AM 1500 The Capitals’ spent the last two weeks rebuilding their depth at left wing as Brooks Laich...

  • The Baseball Page: April 7, 2013

    Brian McNally

    Updated: Sat, Apr 6, 2013

    Nationals report Chris Young is Nationals' backup plan The Nats know that the starting pitching health they enjoyed last season is unlikely to return. They remember Tommy John surgeries for Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann in the recent past and know that veteran Dan Haren, 32, has a...

  • Caps 2, Islanders 1 (Shootout): Five Observations

    Brian McNally

    Published: Fri, Apr 5, 2013

    1. The Caps just rode the Southeast Elevator from 11th place to third place in the Eastern Conference. Man – they’re gonna miss this place when they turn the lights out. Dumpy records from their division rivals gave Washington a chance to shake off its 2-8-1 start. In the Atlantic or...

  • Capitals move into first place with shootout victory over Islanders

    Brian McNally

    Updated: Thu, Apr 4, 2013

    Washington in Southeast Division lead after poor start For so much of this lockout-shortened season, it looked as if the Capitals would miss out on the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in six years. There were injuries and inconsistency and all around frustrating play. But just in...

  • Dealing a young player for an older one as Capitals did is never easy

    Brian McNally

    Updated: Thu, Apr 4, 2013

    Fans love prospects. They're young and full of promise, and you don't watch them play every day, so the flaws are masked. Their ceiling is unlimited, they always will be ready to contribute "soon" and they're cheap, so your favorite team can employ its money elsewhere. The Capitals decided...

  • Why the Caps traded top prospect Filip Forsberg

    Brian McNally

    Updated: Thu, Apr 4, 2013

    Fans love prospects. They’re young and full of promise and you don’t watch them play every day so the flaws are masked. Their ceiling is unlimited, they’ll always be ready to contribute “soon” and they’re cheap so your favorite team can employ its money elsewhere. The Capitals...

  • Capitals get winger Martin Erat in deadline deal

    Brian McNally

    Updated: Wed, Apr 3, 2013

    The Capitals acquired forward Martin Erat and a prospect from the Nashville Predators at the NHL trade deadline on Wednesday in exchange for top prospect Filip Forsberg. Erat, 31, is a right wing who has scored four goals and 17 assists this season for Nashville. He is also a left-handed shot...

  • New focus on efficiency pays off for Stephen Strasburg

    Brian McNally

    Updated: Wed, Apr 3, 2013

    It was a different Stephen Strasburg for the Nationals on Opening Day. Expect to see more of this version throughout 2013. Make no mistake -- Strasburg remains a pure power pitcher with the control to keep hitters off-balance and the raw stuff to blow fastballs past them. But he doesn't have...


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