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16.12.2021 / 08:38

NHL players weigh risks, look for information as Olympic decision looms

NHL players had been expressing an overwhelming desire to take part in the Beijing Olympics.After the league skipped the sporting showcase four years ago, it could be the last chance for some of the game’s current stars — including Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin — to compete under a unique, global spotlight.And for others — like Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews — it’s their first opportunity.It’s also seems less and less likely with each passing day.NHLers started to learn over the last number of days what a positive COVID-19 test could mean while they’re away chasing gold in China.And it isn’t pretty.The International Olympic Committee’s playbook states an athlete that tests positive for COVID-19 in China will need to produce two

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Smith scores in 2nd OT to lead Bruins past Capitals 3-2

BOSTON – Craig Smith scored 5:48 into the second overtime Wednesday night to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals and a 2-1 lead in their East Division first-round playoff series.

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Raffl's late goal pushes Capitals past Bruins, 2-1

WASHINGTON – Michael Raffl scored from a tight angle with 1.8 seconds remaining and the Washington Capitals beat the short-handed Boston Bruins 2-1 on Tuesday night in the teams' regular season finale.

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Capitals dominate Islanders 6-3 to stay in 1st in East

UNIONDALE, N.Y. – Daniel Sprong scored twice in injured Alex Ovechkin’s place on Washington’s top line , Ilya Samsonov made 21 saves and the Capitals beat the New York Islanders 6-3 Saturday night.

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Ovechkin scores 2, Capitals beat Flyers 6-3

PHILADELPHIA – Alex Ovechkin scored twice to move within one goal of Marcel Dionne for fifth place on the NHL’s career goals list as the Washington Capitals downed the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Saturday.

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Mantha shines in debut, Ovechkin scores as Caps rout Flyers

WASHINGTON – Anthony Mantha had a two points in his Washington debut, Alex Ovechkin scored the 728th goal of his NHL career and the Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 Tuesday night for their third consecutive victory.

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Capitals hold on to beat Rangers for 10th win in 11 games

WASHINGTON – Tom Wilson had two goals, Alex Ovechkin scored the 724th of his career and the Washington Capitals held on to beat the New York Rangers 5-4 Sunday for their 10th victory in 11 games.

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Ovechkin scores twice, red-hot Capitals shut out Devils 4-0

WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin scored twice, Ilya Samsonov made 24 saves and the Washington Capitals rode their best players to a 4-0 victory Friday night and two-game sweep of the New Jersey Devils.

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Ovechkin scores 2 in final 7 minutes, Capitals beat Rangers

WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin scored twice in the final seven minutes to continue his goal streak and rally the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 victory against the New York Rangers on Friday night for their seventh win in a row.

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Ovechkin scores No. 715 to lift Capitals past Flyers 5-3

PHILADELPHIA - Washington can credit this win to the milestones: Alex Ovechkin scored his 715th career goal, John Carlson reached 500 career points and goalie Ilya Samsonov got his first career assist.Nic Dowd used another fat number — a 185-foot empty-netter — to seal the victory."I can't believe it's taken that long to end one that way," Capitals coach Peter Laviolette. "It puts it out of reach."Ovechkin continued his move up the NHL career goals list to help the Capitals win their third straight game, 5-3 over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.Ovechkin moved two goals shy of matching Phil Esposito (717) for sixth on the goals list.

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Capitals' Ovechkin fined $5K for spearing Bruins' Frederic

NEW YORK – Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was fined $5,000 by the NHL on Thursday for spearing Boston Bruins rookie Trent Frederic, an amount that is the maximum allowable under the collective bargaining agreement.

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T.J. Oshie scores twice, Capitals come back to beat Devils

WASHINGTON – T.J. Oshie scored twice to end a lengthy drought, Alex Ovechkin had a late power-play goal and the Washington Capitals came back from down two to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Sunday.

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Laughton's 1st hat trick lifts Flyers past Capitals, 7-4

WASHINGTON – Scott Laughton scored his first career hat trick, Sean Couturier had two goals in his first game back following a rib injury and the Philadelphia Flyers pulled away for a 7-4 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

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Bruins erase 3-goal deficit against Capitals, win 5-3

WASHINGTON – David Pastrnak scored his first two goals of the season before Craig Smith tied it, Brandon Carlo scored the go-ahead goal and the Boston Bruins came back to beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Monday night.

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Ovechkin returns, scores OT winner as Capitals beat Bruins

WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin scored the overtime winner in his return, Vitek Vanecek made 40 saves in his sixth consecutive start, and the Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins 4-3 Saturday night in a showdown between the top teams in the NHL's East Division.

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Shorthanded Capitals beat Sabres 4-3 in home opener shootout

WASHINGTON – Jakub Vrana had a goal and an assist, Vitek Vanecek made 24 saves through overtime and the short-handed Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in a shootout Friday night in their home opener.Nicklas Backstrom and Nic Dowd also scored for the Capitals, who won the first of four games they must play without captain Alex Ovechkin, center Evgeny Kuznetsov, defenseman Dmitry Orlov and goaltender Ilya Samsonov because of pandemic protocols. Their absences meant Vanecek getting a second consecutive start with recently signed 39-year-old Craig Anderson backing up and unheralded forward Brian Pinho making his regular-season NHL debut.

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Ovechkin on COVID list, Caps fined $100K; Canes games off

WASHINGTON – Alex Ovechkin and three other Washington Capitals players were added to the NHL's COVID-19 list Wednesday and the team was fined $100,000 by the league for violating coronavirus protocols.In addition to three-time MVP Ovechkin — one of just eight players in NHL history with more than 700 goals — the Capitals joining the COVID-19 list were center Evgeny Kuznetsov, defenseman Dmitry Orlov and top goalie Ilya Samsonov.Five players from the Carolina Hurricanes also are on the list and that team’s games were called off by the league through “at least” Saturday.The postponements were announced Wednesday, a day before the Hurricanes were set to host the Florida Panthers in their home opener.

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Lundqvist to Caps, goalie carousel spins in NHL free agency

Henrik Lundqvist is joining a team he tormented in the playoffs for years, Braden Holtby is leaving the franchise he led to the Stanley Cup, and Anton Khudobin is staying home, after all.The goaltender carousel keeps spinning in NHL free agency, with several top netminders finding new homes Friday.Lundqvist will continue his pursuit of the Cup with the Washington Capitals after signing a $1.5 million, one-year deal with one of the New York Rangers' top rivals.

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Capitals fire coach Todd Reirden after 2 postseason letdowns

lost to former coach Barry Trotz’s New York Islanders in a five-game series.Washington opted to promote Reirden from the top assistant job and let Trotz leave rather than give him a raise after winning the Stanley Cup in 2018. Reirden likely would have left to seek a head coaching position elsewhere.Trotz’s Islanders reached the second round of the postseason for a second consecutive season.

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NHL awards regular-season trophies for season cut short

Since the NHL is planning to go straight to the playoffs, it's handing out a handful of trophies for the regular season cut short by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Can Ovechkin catch Gretzky? 'The Great One' rooting for him

Wayne Gretzky sees a lot of himself in Alex Ovechkin, from the smile on his face each time he steps on the ice to his passion for scoring goals.

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Connor McDavid says ‘a full season’s a fair season’ amid COVID-19 pandemic

Connor McDavid is at odds with Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin.

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Ovechkin, Crosby favor NHL going directly into playoffs

Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby are on the same page: They would like the NHL to go directly to the playoffs if and when play resumes.

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