Viktor Kozlov News

The Washington Capitals have had a number of high-caliber Russian stars the last few seasons, including Alex Ovechkin , Alexander Semin , Sergei Fedorov and Viktor Kozlov .

Knuble is on pace for 68 points and leads the team with a plus-12 rating, while Morrison actually has one more goal than his former teammate at Michigan and has made last year's 31-point effort look like an anomaly in an otherwise successful career.

I think this year will be a real tough battle to 3peat the division. I see Carolina and Tampa Bay giving us a run for our money.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS 2008-09 RECORD: 50-24-8, 108 points, first in Southeast FRESH FACES: Mike Knuble , Brendan Morrison OTHER PLACES: Sergei Fedorov , Viktor Kozlov , Donald Brashear , Brent Johnson , Sami Lepisto STORYLINE: The 2-0 series lead they held over the Penguins in their second-round series shows how close they were to achieving something ...

Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis said he believes he has built a team that will contend for the Stanley Cup for the next decade, and that sooner or later the team will win the first championship in franchise history.

Team-by-team capsules for the Eastern Conference's Southeast Division, listed in 2008-09 season order of finish: WASHINGTON CAPITALS LAST SEASON: 50-24-8, 108 points.

Key Additions: Brendan Morrison, C; Mike Knuble, RW Key Departures: Brent Johnson, G; Donald Brashear, LW; Sergei Fedorov, C; Viktor Kozlov, RW Though the team lost significant pieces when Viktor Kozlov and Sergei Fedorov bolted for Russia, the additions of Mike Knuble and Brendan Morrison actually make the team better up front.

At home in Prince Edward Island, Canada, he's known as Lyle Richardson . But around these parts, he's known as Spector, FOXSports.com's Prince of Pucks.

While the defense remains largely in tact, the Capitals did see center Sergei Fedorov and Viktor Kozlov head home to Russian to play in the KHL, but both players were adequately replaced in forward Mike Knuble and center Brendan Morrison.

The Washington Capitals were unquestionably one of the most talented teams in the NHL last season.

Yesterday one of the most popular hockey experts Viktor Fedorov visited the Sport Express office.

If the judge who just ruled Sergei Fedorov's $60 million claim against a former associate was legitimate had made that decision earlier this summer, the veteran Russian might have accepted the money offered by the Washington Capitals instead of signing for much more with a team back home.

By the time NHL veterans report for training camp, the European regular seasons and the international campaign already will be under way.

REUTERS/Jason Cohn) Alexander Ovechkin is going to miss fellow Russians Sergei Fedorov and Viktor Kozlov, both of whom have decided to play in Russia's Continental Hockey League this coming season.

Using the newly debuted projection system of Puck Prospectus, VUKOTA, Insider takes the temperature of players on every NHL team, checking in Monday with the Capitals.

Washington Capitals free agent goaltender Brent Johnson signed a one-year contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The Capitals' backup netminder for four seasons, Johnson, 32, went 12-6-2 with a .908 save percentage and 2.81 goals against average in 2008-09 before suffering a season-ending hip injury in February.

Johnson, who made $825,000 last season and became an unrestricted free agent on July 1, had expressed a desire to remain in Washington, but with three goaltenders -- Jose Theodore, Simeon Varlamov and Michal Neuvirth -- under contract for the upcoming season, he appeared to be the odd man out.

From the press release: ARLINGTON, Va. The Washington Capitals have signed center/right wing Boyd Gordon to a one-year contract, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today... by Dave Nichols 23 reads July 14, 2009 From the press release: ARLINGTON, Va.

The Washington Capitals have signed center/right wing Boyd Gordon to a one-year contract, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today.

Montreal fans all know who Andrei Markov is. Andrei Markov was born in Voskresensk, Russia on December 20, 1978, making him thirty years old.

While the Washington Capitals may do some bargain shopping once free agent season begins Wednesday, the long-term health of the franchise is more dependent on the contract situations of Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Semin.