The Peerless Prognosticator (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Well… don’t blame this one on the absence of Alex Ovechkin. Blame this 3-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on some truly boneheaded plays and indifferent efforts. OK, New Jersey scored a goal on a fluke off-the-shin-pad shot from behind the Capitals’ net by Brian Rolston. It’s hockey, it happens, deal with it. But the other two goals? Alexander Semin takes a hooking call in his...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
NEWARK, N.J. | The Washington Capitals are going to struggle to win games without Alex Ovechkin if they continue to end up with more penalties in the offensive zone than goals. New Jersey scored a pair of power-play goals in the final period, and Semyon Varlamov lost a regular-season game in regulation for the first time as the Caps fell 3-2 in their first contest without the two-time MVP at Prudential...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Penguins -The Penguins hate clocks . (PG+) -From the " Completely Awesomely Ironic " department, Flyers broadcaster Keith Jones and executive Bobby Clarke each said Sidney Crosby should be the captain Canada's Olympic team . Mike Richards punched a nine-year-old in response. -Someone over at LetsGoPens.com spotted this image from a recent Penguins broadcast. It's a list of individual skates...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
Nicklas Bergfors, Travis Zajac and Zach Parise each had a goal and an assist and the Devils snapped the host Penguins' winning streak at seven with a 4-1 victory Saturday night. Mark Fraser added a goal and Martin Brodeur made 32 saves for the Devils, who...
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 10/25/2009
PITTSBURGH -- Nicklas Bergfors, Travis Zajac and Zach Parise each had a goal and an assist and the New Jersey Devils snapped the Pittsburgh Penguins' winning streak at seven with a 4-1 victory Saturday night.
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 11/02/2008
NEWARK, N.J., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Zach Parise had two goals and Johnny Oduya three assists Saturday night, leading the New Jersey Devils' 6-1 rout of the Atlanta Thrashers. New Jersey settled the issue with a five-goal second period. Nicklas Bergfors, Patrik Elias, Brian Gionta and Jay Pandolfo each scored once. Longtime goaltender Martin Brodeur left after suffering a bruised left elbow in the second...
Japers' Rink (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
With the Caps draft position now set in stone (they're picking 23rd), let's take a look at what type of player they might expect to find there. Here, then, is a list of the last twenty 23rd overall picks: 2007 - Jonathan Blum, D (NSH) 2006 - Simeon Varlamov, G (WSH) 2005 - Nicklas Bergfors, F (NJD) 2004 - Andrej Meszaros, D (OTT) 2003 - Ryan Kesler, F (VAN) 2002 - Ben Eager, F (PHX) 2001 - Tim
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