“I think everyone’s known since the first time he came into this league that he plays a reckless style game.”
– Montreal defenseman Josh Gorges
“He needs a wake-up call in the form of a substantial suspension.”
– George Csolak, St. Louis Globe-Democrat
“Ovechkin [is] a brilliant but reckless player.”
– Garey Ris, The Wall Street Journal
“You would like to [...]
Another game, another reckless hit by NHL star Alexander Ovechkin. In a recent game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Ovechkin pushed ‘Hawks defenseman Brian Campbell hard into the boards behind the Chicago net. Campbell dished off the puck, and had his back turned to Ovechkin when the Caps star decided to shove Campbell from behind. Campbell [...]
During Sunday’s thrilling Capitals 4-3 OT comeback win against the Chicago Blackhawks, Alex Ovechkin was ejected after what appeared to be a boarding infraction when he pushed Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell and Campbell fell injured on the boards.
Ovechkin Questionable Hit on Campbell
Ovechkin’s push occurred a little further than where a typical boarding penalty would be called. [...]
The Washington Capitals have forged their way into the elite ranks of the National Hockey League over the past few years, and its games like this past Sunday’s that justify their new presence. The Caps demonstrated why they are currently the best team in the National Hockey League, and the most exciting to watch, when [...]
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On national television on NBC, the Washington Capitals defeated the Chicago Blackhawks on the road 4-3 in an OT thriller after coming back from a 3-0 deficit entering the third period.
The Caps did not get off to a great start. Just as they were getting into Chicago’s zone, Alex Semin commits a hooking penalty. As [...]
The Washington Capitals defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime on home ice. Brian Pothier returned to Washington as a Hurricane and Scott Walker and Joe Corvo played against their former team.
The Caps looked dominant through most of the first period, going up 2-0 on goals from Alex Semin and Mike Green. However, the Hurricanes [...]
Tonight’s Caps matchup against the Stars proved to be a battle of the goalies, as Marty Turco and Semyon Varlamov. However, the Turco won this one, and ended the Caps’ home winning streak of 13 games, as his team stormed back to win 4-3 via shootout after coming back from a 2-0 deficit.
Both goaltenders made things [...]
Despite the lack of a blockbuster deal from any team this year, the Washington Capitals were active during this trade deadline, picking up Scott Walker and Joe Corvo from Carolina, Eric Belanger from Minnesota, and reclaiming Milan Jurcina from Columbus. Aside from some draft picks, the only major player gone from the team during this [...]
Crosby Ovechkin – a match made in the media labs
Here is video diary of the Crosby Ovechkin story. Hope you enjoy.
Like CNN going on for hours on end about a seemingly non-news event just because they are short on material, the NHL media seem to look for conflict where non exists; at least not much [...]
On February 15th, Evgeni Malkin was asked to remove himself from his place of residence in Pittsburgh and go play on behalf of his home country, Mother Russia. That request came from his parents. Deep down, he knew it was the right thing to do, but he also knew that someday, he would return to [...]
