http://www.capitalshockey.com Just another GreatSeats Blogs weblog Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:52:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Bud L. Ellis Fifty-four times out of 82 regular-season games, the Washington Capitals left the ice a winner. Certainly, just about everybody expected that familiar outcome as the NHL playoffs began. But the Presidents’ Trophy winner woke up Friday morning staring at a playoff deficit. After a lackluster ... http://www.capitalshockey.com/2010/04/16/top-seed-caps-find-themselves-in-unfamiliar-position/ By Bud L. Ellis Suffice to say, nothing went according to script for the Washington Capitals in their playoff opener Thursday. The team with the most points in the regular season found themselves scrambling all night about the eighth-seeded Montreal Canadians. And the scrambling wasn’t enough. Tomas Plekanec netted ... http://www.capitalshockey.com/2010/04/15/caps-open-playoffs-with-shocking-ot-loss-to-canadians/ By Bud L. Ellis A loss on home ice is a rare experience for the National Hockey League’s best team. So to the surprise of nobody, the Washington Capitals found a way to rebound. Two nights after seeing their 13-game home winning streak end in a shootout loss to ... http://www.capitalshockey.com/2010/03/12/after-rare-home-loss-caps-bounce-back-to-down-carolina/ By Bud L. Ellis   11 … 12 … 13 … the streak goes on at the Verizon Center for the Washington Capitals.   The Caps extended their home-ice winning streak to 13 games on Saturday, downing the New York Rangers 2-0. Jose Theodore made 30 saves, his first shutout in nearly a year, ... http://www.capitalshockey.com/2010/03/07/caps-keep-winning-at-home/ By Bud L. Ellis   The bad news Saturday night: The Washington Capitals lost their third consecutive game.   The good news: The Caps earned two points in the three losses, and wrap up the pre-Olympic part of the schedule atop the NHL in points.   Washington fell at St. Louis 4-3 in a shootout Saturday, ... http://www.capitalshockey.com/2010/02/14/caps-end-pre-olympic-part-of-schedule-atop-nhl/ By Bud L. Ellis   Fourteen games in a row chalked up in the win column. Now, the Washington Capitals head north of the border for a chance to continue their epic winning streak.   But doing so won’t be easy, not with back-to-back contests awaiting them Wednesday and Thursday.   Winners of a franchise-record 14 ... http://www.capitalshockey.com/2010/02/10/caps-look-to-extend-historic-win-streak-on-road-trip/ By Bud L. Ellis   A national TV audience. A snowed-in city. A historic win streak on the line. A bitter rival on the opposite bench.   This made-for-fairy-tale scenario played itself out at the Verizon Center on Sunday. And, just as things have transpired for nearly a month now, the Washington Capitals ended ... http://www.capitalshockey.com/2010/02/09/furious-rally-pushes-caps-streak-to-14-with-thrilling-win-in-ot/ By Bud L. Ellis   No. 13 wasn’t about luck. It was about a team that right now is playing at a level the NHL hasn’t seen in years.   The Washington Capitals pushed their franchise-record winning streak to 13 on Friday night. Down early 1-0 against the Atlanta Thrashers inside Verizon Center, while ... http://www.capitalshockey.com/2010/02/06/13-and-counting-caps-keep-rolling/ By Bud L. Ellis   Throughout their franchise-record win streak, the Washington Capitals have overwhelmed the opposition with offense by the bucketload.   To earn consecutive victory No. 12 on Thursday, the Caps needed every tally they could get. Rallying twice at Madison Square Garden, Washington pushed its win streak to an even dozen, ... http://www.capitalshockey.com/2010/02/05/big-rally-sends-caps-past-rangers-extends-streak-to-12/ By Bud L. Ellis   An even dozen. That’s what the Washington Capitals are aiming for Thursday at Madison Square Garden.   Winners of a franchise-record 11 consecutive games, the Eastern Conference leaders look to continue their torrid stretch against a New York Rangers’ team that’s dropped seven of its past 10.   The winning streak ... http://www.capitalshockey.com/2010/02/04/caps-try-to-push-streak-to-an-even-dozen/