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12 hrs ago | Washington Times

Capitals 'love' Matt Hendricks, but how much?

Matt Hendricks will get a new contract from someone this summer. Whether the Washington Capitals will give it to him remains to be seen.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, Matt Hendricks, Nicklas Backstrom, NHL Players, Aaron Volpatti, Martin Erat

21 hrs ago | Rant Sports

Washington Capitals: Marcus Johansson In Line For Big Raise

The Washington Capitals may not have been able to make the deep playoff run they were hoping to, but they should have a good shot at getting back to the postseason with almost their entire roster set to return next season.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, Marcus Johansson, NHL Players, Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Ribeiro, NHL Southeast Division

Sun May 19, 2013

Washington Times

Despite Caps' first-round playoff exit, Adam Oates' first season as coach left a positive taste

Adam Oates won just two of the first 11 NHL games he coached. It was the kind of start that could've been a breeding ground for doubt and second-guessing. "I wasn't second-guessing myself being a coach," Oates said.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Eastern Conference, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, Braden Holtby, NHL Players, Jack Hillen, John Carlson

Sat May 18, 2013

Pensburgh

None Better Than 87. Pens Win 4-3

In Game 2 of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Washington Capitals , both Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin dueled like titans while netting hat tricks.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Eastern Conference, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, NHL Players, NHL Southeast Division, Ottawa Senators, Erik Karlsson

Rant Sports

New Jersey Devils Ryan Carter Helps Team USA Rip Russia in 2013 World Championships

Ryan Carter of the New Jersey Devils helped Team USA in an 8-3 whipping of the reigning World Champions, scoring a shorthanded goal and adding an assist.

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Related Topix: Sports, Ryan Carter, NHL Players, NHL Hockey, NHL Atlantic Division, New Jersey Devils, Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

Sports Network

Crosby, Ovechkin and Tavares named Hart Trophy finalists

Sidney Crosby of Pittsburgh and Washington's Alex Ovechkin are once again finalists for the Hart Trophy, while John Tavares of the New York Islanders is also in the running for the NHL's Most Valuable Player.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Pittsburgh Penguins, Sidney Crosby, NHL Players, Washington Capitals, John Tavares, New York Islanders

The Washington Post

Injuries: Right to know vs. right to privacy

Brooks Laich skated with the Capitals in New York last week , between Games 3 and 4 of his team's first-round NHL playoff series.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, Brooks Laich, NHL Players, NHL Eastern Conference, NHL Southeast Division

Fri May 17, 2013

CBS Local

Capitals Say Ovechkin Played with Hurt Left Foot

Alex Ovechkin played the last two games of the Washington Capitals' season with what the team says is a hairline fracture in his left foot.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, NHL Players, NHL Southeast Division

The Newark Star-Ledger

Adam Oates tells Washington radio host he would 'easily' beat up John Tortorella

Capitals coach Adam Oates continued the back-and-forth between the Rangers and Washington after their playoff series.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, Mike Green, NHL Players, Derek Dorsett, New York Rangers

Thu May 16, 2013

Washington Times

HARRIS: Capitalsa offseason task: Find Alex Ovechkin a worthy wingman

The long ride to work is usually made with The Sports Junkies on the radio, which was a good or bad thing this week depending on whether you wanted to listen to a lot of necessary dissection of the Capitals' latest letdown.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, NHL Players, Sergei Fedorov, Martin Erat, Brooks Laich, Mike Ribeiro

Newsday

Tortorella gets a shot off against Capitals

In Seaford accident on Sunrise Hwy/NY Rt-27 EB at Rt-135/Seaford-Oyster Bay Expy and before Washington Ave.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, NHL Players, New York Rangers, Darroll Powe, Ryane Clowe, Marc Staal

The Miami Herald

Capitals say Ovechkin played with hurt left foot

Alex Ovechkin played the last two games of the Washington Capitals' season with what the team said Thursday is a hairline fracture in his left foot.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, NHL Players, NHL Southeast Division

Japers' Rink

Did the Refs Really Kill Ovechkin?

Slava Malamud of Sport-Express envisions a bright future for Alex Ovechkin in this translation of an article from the Russian sporting press.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, NHL Players, Olympic Hockey, Alexander Ovechkin (2010 Vancouver Olympics), Olympics, Olympic Winter Games, Winter Sports, Ice Hockey, Pavel Datsyuk (2010 Vancouver Olympics), Ilya Kovalchuk (2010 Vancouver Olympics)

The Miami Herald

Americans thump Russia in world hockey quarterfinals

Paul Stastny scored twice and added a pair of assists to lift the United States to an 8-3 rout of Russia in the quarterfinals of the 2013 World Hockey Championship.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, New Jersey Devils, Ryan Carter, NHL Players, Washington Capitals, NHL Southeast Division, Stephen Gionta

Examiner.com

Alex Ovechkin and GM George McPhee blame officials for Caps' series loss

Washington Capitals ' captain Alex Ovechkin and the team's general manager, George McPhee both raised questions on Tuesday about the officiating during the Caps' Stanley Cup Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the New York Rangers.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, NHL Players, NHL Southeast Division, NHL Eastern Conference, NHL Atlantic Division, New York Rangers

The Washington Post

Injury updates on Erat, Laich

Erat's brief time in Washington since being acquired at the trade deadline from the Nashville Predators has been marred by injuries.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, Brooks Laich, NHL Players, Florida Panthers, NHL Southeast Division, Erik Gudbranson

TSN.ca

Canada faces Sweden in quarters at hockey worlds on TSN

The next stage of the IIHF World Hockey Championship is set to kick off from Stockholm and Finland as quarterfinal action gets underway on Thursday.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks, NHL Players, NHL Northwest Division, P.K Subban, Montreal Canadiens

Wed May 15, 2013

Washington Times

Capitals notes: Mike Ribeiro seeks 4-5 years in next contract

The Washington Capitals searched for a second-line center for the past few years.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, NHL Players, Mike Ribeiro, Matt Hendricks, Troy Brouwer, Martin Erat

Rant Sports

Alex Ovechkin Set To Join Team Russia At IIHF World Championships

Whatever speculation there was about Alex Ovechkin being injured during the Washington Capitals latest playoff defeat has disappeared pretty quickly.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, NHL Players, NHL Southeast Division

Capitals Outsider

The Caps Beat Themselves

Would an extra practice, or Eric Fehr's rollerblades, the day before Game 3 have helped the Caps maintain momentum in New York? A lot has been said about why the Caps lost to the Rangers.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Hockey, Washington Capitals, Eric Fehr, NHL Players, Mike Green, Braden Holtby, Troy Brouwer