Posts Tagged ‘Jose Theodore’
Washington Capitals 5 New York Islanders 3
Mike Green has further proven himself a Norris Trophy finalist after scoring two power-play goals to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-3 victory over the New York Islanders in front of 18,277 at Verizon Center. Green’s goals, scored just 83 seconds apart from one another, give him a total of 30 on the year. Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau said, …
by Derek Johnson on April 2nd, 2009 Leave a comment »
Washington Capitals 2 Philadelphia Flyers 1
Wachovia Center played host to the fourth and final chapter of a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Quarterfinals between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Washington Capitals. Today, it was the Washington Capitals who emerged victorious; with a 2-1 victory over the Flyers, the Capitals improved to 42-21-6 while the Flyers fell to 36-20-10 on the season. Brooks Laich started …
by Derek Johnson on March 12th, 2009 3 Comments »
Washington Capitals 2 Nashville Predators 1 (OT)
After dropping their last four games at home, the Washington Capitals began their road trip with an overtime victory over the Nashville Predators. Sergei Fedorov’s goal 2:20 into the extra period gave Washington a 2-1 come-from-behind win in front of 16,064 at Sommet Center in Tennessee. Ryan Suter scored the only goal for the Predators just fifty seconds into the …
by Derek Johnson on March 11th, 2009 3 Comments »
Washington Capitals 5 Pittsburgh Penguins 2
Sergei Fedorov, Alexander Ovechkin, Alexander Semin, and Shaone Morrisonn each scored one goal and one assist to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 18,277 fans at Verizon Center witnessed their Capitals defeat the Penguins for the third time this season; in the last five head-to-head matchups, Washington has come out on top in …
by Derek Johnson on February 23rd, 2009 Leave a comment »
Colorado Avalanche 4 Washington Capitals 1
The Colorado Avalanche held Alexander Ovechkin to zero points as they defeated the Washington Capitals by a score of 4 to 1 in front of 18,277 at Verizon Center. Ryan Smyth scored the first goal of the game midway through the first period to give the Avalanche a 1-0 lead. Howevr, with 14 seconds left in the first period, Nicklas …
by Derek Johnson on February 21st, 2009 Leave a comment »
Washington Capitals 4 Montreal Canadiens 3 (SO)
Alexander Ovechkin’s potential goal of the year helped his Washington Capitals defeat the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 4 to 3 in a shootout. With this win, Washington improves to 37-16-5 on the year while Montreal fell to 30-21-7. Christopher Higgins scored the first goal of the game on a power play. However, the 18,277 at Verizon Center witnessed …
by Derek Johnson on February 19th, 2009 Leave a comment »
Washington Capitals 4 Buffalo Sabres 2
Alexander Ovechkin may not have scored a goal in this game, but he didn’t need to as his Washington Capitals defeated the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 4 to 2 at HSBC Arena. Just 1:57 into the game, Brooks Laich scored his 11th goal of the season on a power play. Seven minutes later, David Steckel shot the puck, …
by Derek Johnson on December 31st, 2008 Leave a comment »
Washington Capitals 3 Buffalo Sabres 2
Three days after a four-goal comeback against the New York Rangers, the Washington Capitals returned to Verizon Center to face another team from New York state: Not the Islanders, but the Buffalo Sabres. Behind goals from Viktor Kozlov, Boyd Gordon, and Alexander Ovechkin, the Capitals defeated the Sabres by a score of 3 to 2 to improve to 14-1-1 at …
by Derek Johnson on December 27th, 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 4 Pittsburgh Penguins 3
The 17,030 in attendance at Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, saw a great game of ice hockey in which their Pittsburgh Penguins scored the first three goals of the game on power plays…only to see the Capitals score four unanswered to defeat the Penguins by a score of 4 to 3. A three-point night for Evgeni Malkin was not enough …
by Derek Johnson on October 16th, 2008 Leave a comment »