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Another year and still no answers for Capitals

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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Capitals forward Matt Hendricks on his future

Brian McNally

Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

The other prominent unrestricted free agent for the Capitals this summer is Matt Hendricks. The veteran winger has set himself up for the one big contract in his NHL career. Hendricks, 31, was...
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Caps center Mike Ribeiro looks towards free agency

Brian McNally

Published: Wed, May 15, 2013

The Capitals don’t have many decisions to make this summer. When NHL free agency opens on July 5 the two key players they have headed to the open market are center Mike Ribeiro and winger Matt...
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Once again, no answers for devastated Caps

Brian McNally

Published: Tue, May 14, 2013

The scene is all too familiar now. The long and tortured Stanley Cup playoff history of the Capitals means little to the current generation of players. None of them were born or raised here, after...
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Caps defenseman Mike Green retaliates after attempted slew foot

Brian McNally

Published: Mon, May 13, 2013

The Capitals were upset with a lot of calls on Sunday in a 1-0 loss to the New York Rangers. Maybe a better way to say it – they were upset about non-calls. New York, the most disciplined team...
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Rangers 1, Caps 0: Five Observations

Brian McNally

Published: Mon, May 13, 2013

1. And so for the seventh time in their last nine Stanley Cup playoff series the Caps will play a Game 7. The Rangers assured that with a 1-0 victory at Madison Square Garden on Sunday evening....
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Caps 2, Rangers 1 (OT): Five Observations

Brian McNally

Published: Sun, May 12, 2013

1. So here we are again. Last year the Capitals and the New York Rangers were tied 2-2 in a best-of-seven Stanley Cup playoff series and Washington was moments away from securing Game 5. Instead,...
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A debut for Caps rookie Tom Wilson

Brian McNally

Published: Fri, May 10, 2013

It is not a dream anymore. Capitals rookie forward Tom Wilson, in the OHL playing junior hockey two weeks ago and in the AHL as recently as Wednesday, will make his NHL debut tonight in the...
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Caps forward Alex Ovechkin named a Hart Trophy finalist

Brian McNally

Published: Fri, May 10, 2013

Capitals right wing Alex Ovechkin has been named one of three Hart Trophy finalists for NHL most valuable player in 2013. A two-time Hart Trophy winner in 2007-08 and 2008-09 and a finalist in...
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