All Entries Tagged With: "Mike Green"
Let’s Give Credit Where It’s Due: Washington Deserved To Win The Series
It was their 196th game in the past eighteen months. Their power-play was once again unproductive, scoring at only a 14% (3-for-23) clip. They’d lost three out of the four playoff games on home ice. The unproven opposing goaltender posted an otherworldly (for a rookie) 2.00 goals against average. Yet, through all that, the Boston [...]
Joel Ward The Hero As Caps Win Game Seven, Eliminate Defending Champion Bruins
BOSTON, Ma– They had been here before. They knew how to handle this situation. They had the experience. They had the talent. They had home-ice advantage. It simply wasn’t enough. For the first time in four seasons, the Boston Bruins were unable to advance past the first round of the playoffs, becoming the second straight [...]
Seguin The Savior As B’s Force A Game Seven Back In Boston
Tyler Seguin‘s first tally of the postseason 3:17 into the first overtime period of game six in this first round series has lifted the defending champion Bruins to a 4-3 road victory and has forced a game seven back in Boston on Wednesday evening. It was a beautiful move by the B’s sensational sophomore, created [...]
Brouwer’s Late Tally Pushes Boston To The Brink Of Elimination
BOSTON, MA– The Boston Bruins will be up against the ultimate test of character in the most dire of situations on Sunday afternoon. Facing the threat of elimination after a 4-3 defeat in Saturday’s game five, they’ve run out of room for mistakes. Troy Brouwer’s tie-breaking second tally of the series came at the most [...]
Caps Even Series As Holtby, Semin Lead Washington To 2-1 Game 4 Victory
WASHINGTON, DC– In hockey, perhaps the scariest proposition for any team – no matter how strong – going into the postseason is the possibility of running into a hot goaltender. Much to the chagrin of Black and Gold supporters hoping for the chance to seal the series on Saturday, the B’s were stopped cold in [...]
Chara’s Late Game Tally Completes Boston’s Workmanlike Game 3 Victory In Washington
WASHINGTON, DC– “The more we play each other, the more we hate each other.” – Brad Marchand The above quote, courtesy of the Bruins’ resident agitator and Boston fan favorite, Brad Marchand just about perfectly sums up Monday’s game three between the B’s and Capitals. The animosity between these two Eastern Conference foes had reached [...]
Holtby, Backstrom Lead Caps Past Bruins In Double OT, Even Series 1-1
BOSTON– After participating in a whopping 190 games since the start of the 2010-’11 season, the Boston Bruins were undoubtedly hoping for a quick and easy first round series as they began their first Stanley Cup championship defense since 1973. Unfortunately for the B’s, that dream seems to have gone the way of the dinosaurs. [...]
Chris Kelly’s OT Blast Lifts Bruins To 1-0 Game One Victory
BOSTON– A mere ten months after capturing the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship in nearly four decades, the Boston Bruins opened up their title defense with a bang on Thursday by defeating the seventh seeded Washington Capitals 1-0 in overtime. Things got off to a hot start for the Black and Gold as they created [...]
B’s Stage Late Comeback, But Fall To Caps 3-2 In The Shootout
BOSTON– On Thursday evening, the Boston Bruins were out to continue their most recent three-game winning streak, when they hosted the Washington Capitals at TD Garden. Unfortunately for Boston, they were unable to secure a playoff berth – which they would have done, had they won – as they fell 3-2 in a shootout. Things [...]
Detroit Red Wings Week In Review
Watching the Red Wings play back-to-back games this weekend was like watching two different teams. At the game this past Friday, they played like a cohesive unit. And the next night… the wheels fell off. Six games into the relatively new season, to say there’s a lot of hockey left would be an understatement. Game [...]
Red Wings Victim of 7-1 Capitals’ Punishment
In a battle of two unbeaten teams, the Washington Capitals left the Verizon Center unblemished as they whipped the Detroit Red Wings 7-1. The Capitals took a page or two from the Red Wings’ playbook as they had all their lines playing on all cylinders. Mike Green, who was the best player on the ice, [...]
The Southeast Unleashed – May 2011 Inaugural Edition
The NHL’s Southeast Division was formed in 1998 as a part of the Eastern Conference due to expansion. It has had two Stanley Cup winning teams, the 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning and the 2006 Carolina Hurricanes. Each month we will link you to the relevant news and notes of all five Southeast Division teams. [...]
Vinny For The Win In OT
Just a little over six minutes into the overtime period last night at the Verizon Center, Vincent Lecavalier roofed a shot over Washington Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory and a two-games-to-none lead in the Eastern Conference semi-final series. The goal was a direct result of a heads [...]
The journey begins: Capitals v. Rangers
The real season begins Wednesday night for the Washington Capitals. We have seen this movie before; winning the Eastern Conference and entering the playoffs as a legitimate contender to win the Stanley Cup. A season ago the Capitals were in a very similar position to the one they find themselves in this year. Suffice to [...]
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Wideman hospitalized; Depleted defense corps
Wideman was injured Tuesday night against Carolina. The injury occurred on a hit by Tuomo Ruutu that left Wideman in a heap on the ice. He was able to skate off under his own power, and the team called it a lower body injury. The diagnosis is a hematoma in his leg. Hematomas can be tricky because recovery time depends on the severity of the injury.
No need to rush Mike Green’s return
The good news surrounding the Capitals this week is more than just their current hot streak which has provided 10 wins in their last 11 games. Tomorrow will mark the day that Mike Green is eligible to come of the long term injured list. If Bruce Boudreau and George McPhee are smart, Mike Green won’t [...]
Blueline Musical Chairs
The Washington Capitals will soon be faced with a situation the most other GM’s in the NHL would love to face; an over-abundance of defenseman. The Capitals are currently without the services of Mike Green and Tom Poti, but all reports have them slated to return by the start of the playoffs at the latest. [...]
Capitals’ offensive woes – the simplest explanation
These days it is no secret that the Washington Capitals are struggling to score goals. Long gone are days last year when the Caps could practically score at will on opponents. The Caps finished the season last year ranked number one in the NHL scoring 3.82 goals per game. A power play clicking at 25.2% [...]
Boom, there goes the Gionta-mite! Habs defeat Caps 3-2 in overtime
The Montreal Canadiens overcame an early 2-0 deficit in the first period to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in a shootout thanks to their captain Brian Gionta who scored twice in the second frame and added the game-winner in sudden-death. Mathieu Perreault scored on a turnover 2:29 into the game beating Carey Price between the [...]
2011 NHL All-Star Game Mock Draft
One day before the 2011 All-Star break celebrations, I participated in a NHL All-Star mock draft with a fellow Montreal Canadiens Blogger, James Usypchuk, from The Power Play. You can click here: 2011 NHL All-Star rosters to see the players that will participate in this year’s All-Star game in Raleigh, NC. James had the first [...]
