Capitals fire Boudreau

The Washington Capitals have fired head coach Bruce Boudreau, replacing him with former player Dale Hunter.

Boudreau’s team got off to a hot start this year but has since faded, and criticism has mounted after each playoff failure. It seemed like only a matter of time until the team decided to go in another direction, although just one month into the season is a bit earlier than expected.

It will be interesting to see if the fiery, tough Hunter will be able to light a spark under one of the NHL’s most talented teams.

General manager George McPhee said the team’s play over the past week was the tipping point that forced the change.

Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 12:52 pm by steve

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Caps’ march through March brings them to verge of East lead

By Bud L. Ellis

When the Washington Capitals step onto the ice in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, they will look to continue a scorching march through March.

Win in regulation, and the Caps will tie the Flyers for first place in the Eastern Conference as the end of the season draws close. (Read More…)

Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 6:44 pm by bud

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Caps deal for center Arnott

By Bud L. Ellis

In Jason Arnott, the Washington Capitals land a scorer who knows what it’s like to raise the Stanley Cup.

At Monday’s trading deadline the Caps landed a No. 2 center to add offensive punch, trading David Steckel and next year’s second-round pick to New Jersey for Arnott. (Read More…)

Monday, February 28, 2011 at 8:52 pm by bud

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Caps fight back to earn point in OT loss at Florida

By Bud L. Ellis

They did a good job of fighting back to pick up one point, but the Washington Capitals nonetheless were not happy with their early-game performance on Tuesday.

Opening up a two-game-in-two-day road trip through Florida, the Caps fell behind 3-0 early in the second period. Washington battled back but lost in overtime, 4-3. (Read More…)

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 12:56 pm by bud

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Lightning knock Caps out of first with overtime victory

By Bud L. Ellis

The Washington Capitals woke up Wednesday morning looking up at somebody in the Southeast Division.

Tampa Bay came into the Verizon Center on Tuesday and came away with the first place in the division. Newly acquired goaltender Dwayne Roloson made 34 saves in his team debut, and Martin St. Louis scored the game’s lone goal in overtime as the Lightning beat the Caps for the first time this season, 1-0. (Read More…)

Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 5:15 am by bud

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Early goals doom Caps in loss to Bruins

By Bud L. Ellis

The four-game winning streak by the Washington Capitals went by the wayside Tuesday night.

The Boston Bruins took it to the Caps early, scoring twice in a 2:45 span of the first period en route to a 3-1 victory at Verizon Center. (Read More…)

Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 7:19 pm by bud

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Caps experienced highest highs, lowest lows last season

By Bud L. Ellis

If there ever was a team that rode the highest of highs and the lowest of lows in one season, allow us to introduce the 2009-10 Washington Capitals as Exhibit A.

The Caps surged to the top of the NHL after the calendar flipped from 2009 to 2010, riding a 15-game winning streak that saw Washington not lose from Jan. 13 through Feb. 10. That franchise record winning streak challenged the NHL record and helped the Caps win the President’s Trophy for most points in the NHL for the first time in franchise history. (Read More…)

Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 8:59 pm by bud

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