Tag: Washington Capitals

NHL Injuries: Penguins, Capitals, Predators, Ducks, Stars, Lightning and Bruins

On the Pittsburgh Penguins ... Pens Inside Scoop: Coach Mike Sullivan said that Carl Hagelin is close to returning and is listed as day-to-day. He took some limited contact at practice yesterday. Pens Inside Scoop: Goaltender Matt Murray is still…

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NHL Injuries: Ducks, Capitals, Penguins, Predators, Canadiens and Stars

On the Anaheim Ducks ... Anaheim Ducks: Defenseman Kevin Bieksa suffered a lower-body injury and they'll continue to evaluate him today. On the Washington Capitals ... Tom Gulitti: Defenseman Karl Alzner (upper-body) skated as an extra defensive pair with Taylor…

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NHL Injuries Playoff Teams: Senators, Capitals, Blues and Ducks

On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch: Defenseman Erik Karlsson said that his foot is fine now and that he'll be good for the series. Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen: Karlsson on this foot that has/had two hairline fractures.…

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Schedule For The Second Round Of The Stanley Cup Playoffs

NHL.com: Schedule for the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Round two gets underway on Wednesday with both Western Conference games. EASTERN CONFERENCE Ottawa Senators (A2) vs. New York Rangers (WC1) Thursday, April 27, 7pm: Rangers @ Senators | CNBC,…

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NHL Injuries: Blues, Wild, Capitals, Senators, Bruins and Flames

On the St. Louis Blues  ... Jeremy Rutherford: Based on yesterday's practice lines it appears that Paul Stastny and Jori Lehtera are in and Ivan Barbashev and Zach Sanford are out. Jeremy Rutherford: Stastny was also practicing on the Blues…

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NHL Video: Washington Capitals Win Game 5 Over Toronto Maple Leafs

Justin Williams buried the overtime winner and Braden Holtby made 24 saves on 25 shots to give the Capitals a 2-1 win and 3-2 series lead

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NHL Injuries: Senators, Penguins, Capitals, Canadiens, Maple Leafs, Ducks and Blues

On the Ottawa Senators ... Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Citizen: Defenseman Mark Borowiecki is listed as day-to-day with a leg injury but it's not looking like he'll be returning anytime soon. Coach Guy Boucher said he's "getting closer" but…

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NHL Video: Washington Capitals Hold Off Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4

NHL Playoffs: T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson each scored a pair of goals as the Washington Capitals held on to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 4 and even the best of 7 series at 2 games apiece.

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NHL Rumors: Dallas Stars, and Kevin Shattenkirk

On the Dallas Stars ... Mike Heika of the Dallas Morning News: (mailbag) Think that Stars will buy out goaltender Antti Niemi and keep Kari Lehtonen. They will then could look to sign a free agent goalie like Ben Bishop,…

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NHL Injuries: Capitals, Maple Leafs, Bruins, Ducks and Blues

On the Washington Capitals ... Tarik El-Bashir of CSN Mid Atlantic: Coach Barry Trotz said that defenseman Karl Alzner will miss tonight's game against the Maple Leafs with an upper-body injury. He was also out for Game 3 and is…

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NHL Injuries: Blue Jackets, Capitals, Maple Leafs and Ducks

On the Columbus Blue Jackets ... Aaron Portzline of the Dispatch: Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski took a puck in the face on Sunday and will miss the rest of the season with facial fractures. Werenski was hit in the…

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NHL Playoff Predictions – Eastern Conference Media Selections Round 1

    We've put together a collection of NHL playoff predictions for the Eastern Conference matchups. We've included media outlets - Dobber Hockey, ESPN, NHL.com, Post Media, Sportsnet, The Fourth Period, USA Today and Yahoo! Sports - with predictions from…

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