Alex Ovechkin

Will The Washington Capitals Turn It Around In Time?

Dan Flaherty Uncategorized Alex Ovechkin, NHL playoff race, Washington Capitals, Washington capitals playoffs

The Washington Capitals have got themselves a reputation going for dynamic regular seasons followed by playoff failures under the leadership of head coach Bruce Boudreau and star forward Alex Ovechkin. Tired of the bad rap, Boudreau was fired in late November after the Caps started slowly, but it appears the way Washington will find some consistency is just to play mediocre hockey all year, rather than just in the playoffs. If the postseason started today the Caps would be home. TheSportsNotebook takes a look to see if there is any possibility for a turnaround in the season’s fourth quarter.

NHL Weekend Preview

Dan Flaherty Uncategorized Alex Ovechkin, NHL playoff race, NHL weekend schedule, Washington capitals playoffs

The Washington Capitals have done whatever they can in recent weeks to play themselves out of a chance at postseason redemption. The Caps have fallen four points behind a less-talented Panthers team in the NHL’s Southeast Division, and this is a division so poor that right now it stands to get just one team in the playoffs. Friday’s NHL card is highlighted by a Panthers-Caps game down in the Sunshine State and if there were ever a time for Alex Ovechkin to show he’s more than just another pretty face, tonight would be good place to start

NHL Weekend: Southeast Division Race Goes To NYC

Dan Flaherty Uncategorized Alex Ovechkin, Florida Panthers, NHL Southeast Division, NHL Sunday, Washington Capitals

There’s no race in hockey bigger right now than the Southeast Division, where Florida and Washington are tied with 61 points apiece. The winner of the race grabs the #3 seed automatically and the loser is on the fringe of the playoffs, with 62 being the baseline number for getting in the top eight as […]

Battles On The NHL Playoff Bubble

Dan Flaherty Uncategorized Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkani, Jonathan Quick, Marc-Andre Fleury, Michel Ryder glove save, NHL playuoff race

The NHL season has reached its halfway point, as most teams will be playing their 40th game over the next day or two. It’s easy to dismiss the regular season in hockey as being inconsequential, and in the bigger picture I won’t argue with that. Home-ice advantage and favorable seeding means less in this league […]