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Capitals search for answers
Brian McNally
Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013
Caps have yet to re-sign Ribeiro and Hendricks Nine days after the Capitals saw their season come to an end yet again in a painful Game 7 Stanley Cup playoff loss, the search for answers has begun anew. A season that started with such uncertainty thanks to a looming NHL lockout looked...
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Another year and still no answers for Capitals
Brian McNally
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
Players can't explain latest loss in playoffs Some came to the podium one at a time, others stood off to the side attempting to answer the question that still puzzles them: Why can't the Capitals win in the Stanley Cup playoffs? For the sixth time in as many seasons Washington failed to...
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Playoff loss is a bitter pill for Ovechkin
Brian McNally
Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013
Star shows frustration of another playoff loss Another season had come to an end for Alex Ovechkin, and once more he had a flight to the World Championships in Finland. The frustration was palpable after a 5-0 loss to the New York Rangers in Game 7 of an Eastern Conference first-round series...
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Thom Loverro: For Capitals, a deep history of Game 7 failure
Thom Loverro
Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013
A history of failure defines the Washington Capitals. This group may want to separate themselves from the past, but Monday night's 5-0 Game 7 loss to the New York Rangers binds Alex Ovechkin to the long list of former Capitals who came up short while wearing the jersey of this organization....
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Referees play no role in Capitals' Game 7 breakdown
John Keim
Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013
It wasn't about power plays. It wasn't about missed calls. In the end, it was all about blown chances and missed opportunities. Besides, the Capitals didn't have to spend time killing power plays Monday night in their 5-0 Game 7 first-round loss to the New York Rangers. Rather, they spent more...
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Another taste of heartbreak for Capitals in Game 7 loss to Rangers
Brian McNally
Updated: Mon, May 13, 2013
Capitals get crushed in decisive Game 7 The heartbreak appears every spring as if on cue. By the middle of the second period of Monday's decisive Eastern Conference first-round Game 7 between the Capitals and New York Rangers, it was apparent the game would take its place on the long list of...
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Capitals offense goes quiet, so series with Rangers goes to Game 7
Brian McNally
Published: Sun, May 12, 2013
Lundqvist shuts out Caps in Game 6 in MSG NEW YORK -- It seemed destined to happen again. Four times in the past five years, the Capitals have played the New York Rangers in the Stanley Cup playoffs. For the third time, they will go the distance. Derick Brassard's second-period goal...
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Looking for little things
Brian McNally
Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013
Caps, Rangers analyze tapes for weaknesses Capitals coach Adam Oates often employs a go-to analogy about the modern NHL. In the relatively short span of time between the end of his Hall-of-Fame playing career in 2004 and now, the league has become akin to the NFL, where video data is...
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Capitals' mistakes prove costly as Rangers tie series with Game 4 win
Brian McNally
Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013
NEW YORK -- The Capitals struggled to complete a pass, handle the puck, generate traffic in front of the net, stay out of the penalty box and push shots through on goal. All in all, the first 35 minutes of play against the New York Rangers on Wednesday night were an unmitigated disaster. And...
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Adam Oates gives Capitals a rest to regroup for Game 4 against Rangers
Brian McNally
Published: Tue, May 7, 2013
Capitals take off-day to regroup for Game 4 The Capitals could have spent their off-day Tuesday in Newark conducting a light practice. Sometimes the best way to shake off a disappointing Stanley Cup playoff loss is to get right back on the ice, and that was the plan. But Washington coach...
