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Travis Moen and Tomas Plekanec scored in a three-minute span early in the second period, Michael Cammalleri added a goal in the third, and the Montreal Canadiens withstood a furious comeback to beat the Capitals, 3-2, last night in Washington.

Alex Ovechkin is back for the Washington Capitals, but not yet in top-flight form after missing six games.

To play or not to play...that is the question at hand regarding the participation of NHLers.

Montreal Canadiens coach Jacques Martin had a simple explanation when asked why goaltender Carey Price has turned his season around in the past five games.

Read up on the latest tidbits and trends as Hockey Night in Canadaa s play-by-play voice Jim Hughson takes you behind the scenes and into the game.

Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals takes a shot in the second period against the Boston Bruins on October 1, 2009 at the TD Banknorth Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

When the season began, Brendan Morrison was slotted as the Washington Capitals' No.

Matt Bradley bounced back from having his face bloodied in a first-period fight to net the winning goal with 4:51 left, and Alex Ovechkin also scored in his return from injury to lift the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.

Fantasy Forecast for Wednesday, November 18 TUESDAY'S ROUNDUP: Alex Ovechkin returned to Washington's lineup for Tuesday's 4-2 win against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden and hit the ground running.

The Washington Capitals expect left wing Quintin Laing to miss up to six weeks with a broken jaw, while left wing Alexander Semin is questionable with a right wrist injury.

Look out, NHL goaltenders: Evgeni Malkin and Alex Ovechkin are just about ready to play again.

The Washington Capitals will try for a third straight victory without superstar Alex Ovechkin when they host the New York Islanders tonight at Verizon Center.

Jose Theodore has left the Washington Capitals for personal reasons. Washington Capitals goaltender Jose Theodore has left the team for personal reasons and has returned to Washington.

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Ovechkin set to return Tuesday Alexander Ovechkin is expected back in the Washington lineup for Tuesday's game with the New York Rangers after missing six games with what's believed to be a shoulder injury.

Mathieu Perreault's hands were shaking as he put the phone down. He was out to lunch with his teammate and roommate, Francois Bouchard, when he got the call from Hershey Bears GM Doug Yingst.

Zach Parise puts the puck past goalie Jose Theodore in the second period. If anyone at the Prudential Center came specifically last night to see No.

Stream live Washington Capitals vs Minnesota Wild >> Watch live stream Washington Capitals VS Minnesota Wild NHL, United States of America 13 November, 2009 7:00 PM ET Last 10 matches: Minnesota 5-4-1; Washington 7-1-2 Its not yet Thanksgiving in the nation's capital and the Capitals stand poised to run away with the Southeast Division unless ...

Brian Pothier scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Washington Capitals won their fourth in a row without Alex Ovechkin, beating the Minnesota Wild 3-1 on Friday night.

Then the 2009-10 campaign began, and Fleischmann was forced to sit and watch because of a blood clot in his left leg.