Angie Lewis
Angie represented The Hockey Writers at the 2011 NHL Winter Classic and is credentialed for Washington Capitals home games. She is a NHL Contributor for SB Nation's "NHL Scores & More" and covers high school hockey for The Washington Post. Angie attended American University where she studied broadcast journalism.
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Sabres Beat Caps in D.C., Playoffs Inching Farther Away for Washington
March 28th, 2012 Few would have predicted late March's game between the Buffalo Sabres and Washington Capitals to feature playoff implications, but with the Caps and Sabres tied with 84 points before their Mar. 26 date, it sure would be one to watch. While the Sabres have gotten hot recently, fighting their way back into the race after a first half to...
Capitals Must Use Intangibles and Self-Motivation Toward Playoff Push
March 24th, 2012 It's been a strange and, at times, tumultuous season for the Washington Capitals, but they have found themselves in the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference, despite losing, 4-3, to the Winnipeg Jets at home in overtime. Part of the reason the Caps are in a playoff position is due to teams currently below them failing to work to get...
No Style Points For the Caps In 1-0 Loss to Flyers
March 5th, 2012 As sure it has been spread across the hockey world by now, Alex Ovechkin was "benched" for the second time this season during the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers game Sunday night in a game where the Caps ended up barely losing, 1-0. While it seems clear that head coach Dale Hunter was punishing Ovechkin for a lax play in...
Capitals Continue to Fail to Take Advantage of Playoff Situation
March 2nd, 2012 The Washington Capitals need to keep in mind that there are only so many games left in the regular season to earn a playoff spot. In order to do so, they must adhere to two things: they should probably try to win against teams over .500 and they should probably learn to do that as soon as possible. The push for a playoff spot in...
Capitals Moving On With the Same Roster
February 27th, 2012 After the Caps sent players back in Hershey and putting Nicklas Backstrom on LTIR to free cap space in case a deal was done, it seems the market price for everything was too high as Washington chooses choice "C": stand pat. There was much talk about what the Capitals needed to get at the trade deadline, which players on the roster might...
Caps Looking in the Mirror Against Montreal?
February 24th, 2012 Overall, the Washington Capitals have not had the best season to date and still find themselves on the outside-looking-in at the playoffs, sitting at 9th in the Eastern Conference. However, for some reason, the one team the Caps have had consistent success against has been the Montreal Canadiens. That success continued Friday...