Posts Tagged ‘Brent Johnson’
B.C. Lions 35 Saskatchewan Roughriders 20
Buck Pierce completed 26 of 34 passes for 215 yards, throwing one touchdown strike to Martell Mallet; Mallet, who finished the game with 99 rushing yards on 17 carries, also scored a touchdown on the ground. Pierce led the Lions to a 35-20 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders, ending B.C.’s two-game losing streak. With this win, the Lions improved to …
by Derek Johnson on August 8th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Washington Capitals 5 New York Islanders 4 (OT)
“If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” Apparently that’s what Alexander Ovechkin was thinking after he was denied by the goalpost with 51 seconds left in overtime against the New York Islanders. However, with 10.7 seconds left in the extra period, Alexander Ovechkin tried again. This time, he beat Islanders goalie Joey MacDonald AND the goalpost to lift …
by Derek Johnson on December 17th, 2008 Leave a comment »
Washington Capitals 5 Ottawa Senators 1
Brett Leonhardt is the webmaster of the Washington Capitals’ official website. He was also the team’s backup goaltender in Friday night’s 5-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators. How did the former Division III college goaltender get himself in this situation? Well first, Jose Theodore injured his hip during a morning skating session. Then, Leonhardt signed an amateur tryout contract after …
by Derek Johnson on December 13th, 2008 Leave a comment »
Washington Capitals 3 Boston Bruins 1
The 17,697 fans at Verizon Center witnessed their Washington Capitals defeat the Boston Bruins by a score of 3 to 1. With this loss, Boston fell to 9-4-3 on the road this season; they have gone 5-2-1 in their last eight road games. Nicklas Backstrom scored the first goal of the game on a power play 3:53 into the game …
by Derek Johnson on December 11th, 2008 Leave a comment »
Washington Capitals 4 Tampa Bay Lightning 2
Three Washington goals plus Alexander Ovechkin’s first goal in almost a month equals a 4-2 victory over former Capital Olaf Kolzig’s team. Tom Poti, Mike Green, and Eric Fehr scored in the first period to put the Capitals ahead by a score of 3 to 0 after the first period. In the second period, Gary Roberts scored on a power …
by Derek Johnson on November 11th, 2008 Leave a comment »
Washington Capitals 3 Carolina Hurricanes 2
Despite Alexander Ovechkin not scoring a goal, the Washington Capitals still used him on all three of their goals to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 3 to 2. Ovechkin assisted on all three Capitals goals: one was scored by Sergei Fedorov, and two were scored by Alexander Semin. Scott Walker scored the first goal of the game …
by Derek Johnson on November 7th, 2008 Leave a comment »
Atlanta Thrashers 7 Washington Capitals 4
Atlanta Thrashers head coach John Anderson earned a W in his first NHL game as a coach, defeating the Washington Capitals by a score of 7 to 4. Atlanta’s Bryan Little scored a pair of goals in the game, including the game-winning goal scored in the third period. Ron Hainsey opened the scoring for Atlanta 8:20 into the first period …
by Derek Johnson on October 11th, 2008 2 Comments »