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The Washington Capitals will aim for a sixth win in seven games when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens for this evening's encounter at Verizon Center.

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

Matt Bradley pumped in the go-ahead goal with 4:51 remaining in the third period, as the Washington Capitals posted a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers in Alex Ovechkin's return to the lineup.

Matt Bradley bounced back from having his face bloodied in a first-period fight to net the winning goal as the Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 4-2 in the NHL.

Fantasy Forecast for Tuesday, November 17 MONDAY'S ROUNDUP: "Unless something negative happens this afternoon and I don't get the OK from Smitty to play him, than I think he would be back." The words of Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau are sweet music to the ears of Alex Ovechkin fantasy owners, who can stop wondering when their first-round pick will ...

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.

Brian Pothier's third-period tally proved to be the game-winner, as the Washington Capitals defeated the Minnesota Wild, 3-1, at Verizon Center.

1, Washington figured to experience a dropoff in offense. After a 3-2 loss at New Jersey in their first game without Ovechkin, the Capitals scored 11 goals in a home-and-home sweep of Florida, capped with a 7-4 home victory Saturday.

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.

While there's no denying the upper-body strain that sidelined Washington's Alex Ovechkin has created a huge hole in the Capitals' lineup, there never was a reason to believe the team didn't have the necessary ammunition to carry on offensively.

Thanks to a three-point night from , 28 saves by Jose Theodore and some excellent late work on the penalty kill, the short-handed Caps ended a three-game skid with a 4-1 victory against the Florida Panthers at BankAtlantic Center.

Washington came into its game against the Florida Panthers without its star player and left with even more injuries.

Call Columbus Blue Jackets coach Ken Hitchcock a big fan of "The Great 8." Hitchcock says he loves the unique blend of talent and snarl Alex Ovechkin brings to the ice, but he won't back away from that unique 1-2 punch.

The line twisted around the mezzanine Saturday afternoon at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, and the theme was clear - fans of the Washington Capitals and Hershey Bears were there to see their favorite coach and learn a little more about him.

The Washington Capitals will try to end a two-game slide without the services of superstar Alex Ovechkin when they visit the New Jersey Devils for tonight's battle at Prudential Center.

For the second game in a row, the Washington Capitals fell in overtime at home to an opponent they should have dominated.A On Sunday afternoon, in a strange 5:00 p.m. start, the Caps fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 when R.J. Umberger scored a power play goal, his second of the game,A 1:45 into the overtime period.

Eds: APNewsNow. Blue Jackets 5, Capitals 4. AP Photo VZN102, VZN101 WASHINGTON R.J. Umberger scored his second goal of the game on a power play 1:45 into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 5-4 win against the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

In nine games this season, the New York Islanders have only won one game. But even more than that, five of those nine have gone into overtime, with three of those going to shootouts While the Islanders do get a point for making it to overtime even with their opponent, it is hurting the team because in many cases they had leads going into the third ...

Alex Ovechkin scored twice and added an assist, as the Washington Capitals claimed a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena.

After missing two games because of illness and injury, Washington Capitals winger Alexander Semin returned to practice Monday and was promptly put back in the place where he feels most comfortable: on the top line with Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom.

Coach Bruce Boudreau wouldn't say which line Semin will end up on when the Capitals host the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, but he didn't rule out reuniting his top offensive forwards for the first time since the fifth game of the season. Semin scored five of his six goals in Washington's first four games.