| Pens, Caps meet for Game 4 in Steel Town |
Fri May 8 10:55:48 2009 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to even the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals at two games apiece when they host the Washington Capitals tonight in Game 4 at Mellon Arena. The fourth-seeded Penguins found themselves in an 0-2 series hole after dropping the first two tests in Washington and they needed an overtime victory in Game 3 to avoid falling behind three games to none. Pittsburgh was 25-13-3 at the Igloo during the regular season and has won three out of four |
| Police look into Ovechkin death threat |
Thu May 7 21:11:40 2009 EST |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Police are investigating after Washington Capitals star forward Alexander Ovechkin had his life threatened in a message board post on the team's website. WPXI News in Pittsburgh reported the incident earlier Thursday. Pennsylvania state police are investigating and according to the station's website, a 17- year-old in Chambersburg, PA, posted the threat. It also said a laptop computer was seized. Chambersburg is close to three hours east of Pittsburgh. Pittsbur |
| Pens edge Caps in OT to cut series deficit to one |
Wed May 6 23:07:37 2009 EST |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Sports Network) - Kris Letang's goal with 8:37 left in overtime, his first career postseason tally, lifted the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series from Mellon Arena. Sidney Crosby won a right-circle draw back to Mark Eaton, who dished to Letang for a rocket one-timer at the point. The shot deflected off the inside of the leg of Caps defenseman Shaone Morrisonn, changed direction, and hit the net on |
| Crosby and Ovechkin meet again as Pens host Caps in Game 3 |
Wed May 6 10:43:56 2009 EST |
| (Sports Network) - Sidney Crosby has matched Alex Ovechkin goal for goal so far in the Eastern Conference semifinals, but Ovechkin's Washington Capitals will get a chance to take a 3-0 series lead when they visit Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at Mellon Arena. Ovechkin and Crosby each scored a goal in Game 1 and Washington went on to win that test by a 3-2 score. The NHL's two biggest stars ratcheted up the stakes in the second contest on Monday, as both players registered their fir |
| Crosby and Ovechkin delivering the goods |
Tue May 5 16:25:37 2009 EST |
| Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - If you haven't been impressed by the first two playoff games between Alexander Ovechkin's Washington Capitals and Sidney Crosby's Pittsburgh Penguins, I'm guessing hockey isn't your sport. Naturally, the first playoff series to feature Ovechkin and Crosby has generated a great deal of attention in the hockey world. The good news for the NHL is that two games into the series, the NHL's two biggest superstars have actually lived up to the hype. In Game 1, Crosb |
| Ovechkin nabs first playoff hat trick as Caps grab 2-0 lead |
Mon May 4 21:59:58 2009 EST |
| Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Alex Ovechkin notched his first career playoff hat trick, leading the Washington Capitals to a 4-3 decision over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal battle at Verizon Center. David Steckel provided the other goal for the Capitals, who lead the set 2-0 and hadn't won the first two games of a playoff series since the 2003 Eastern quarterfinals against Tampa Bay. Viktor Kozlov and Sergei Fedorov each contributed two assists and |
| Naslund officially announces retirement |
Mon May 4 17:10:24 2009 EST |
| aving one year left on the two-year contract he signed with the team prior to the start of the 2008-09 season. This past season, he appeared in all 82 regular season games and all seven games of the Rangers' first-round playoff loss to the Washington Capitals, a series in which the Rangers had a 3-1 lead but dropped the final three games. "I would like to sincerely thank Glen Sather and the New York Rangers for giving me the opportunity this past season in New York," Naslund said in a statement |
| Capitals aim to go up 2-0 versus Penguins |
Mon May 4 10:51:49 2009 EST |
| (Sports Network) - After drawing first blood in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals, the second-seeded Washington Capitals will aim for a 2-0 series lead when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at Verizon Center. The Capitals are already in better shape than they were in their opening-round series against the New York Rangers. Washington lost the first two games of that set and also trailed three games to one before charging back to oust the Rangers in seven games. It marked |
| Report: Naslund to hang up the skates |
Sun May 3 18:25:47 2009 EST |
| nager Glen Sather about his decision at the exit interview on Thursday, but has not been able to confirm this. This past season, he appeared in all 82 regular season games and all seven games of the Rangers' first round playoff loss to the Washington Capitals, a series in which the Rangers had a 3-1 lead, but dropped the final three games. He finished the regular season campaign with 24 goals and 22 assists while adding a goal and two assists in the postseason. It marked the fifth straight seas |
| Capitals go one up on Penguins in Eastern semis |
Sat May 2 15:50:23 2009 EST |
| Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Tomas Fleischmann scored the game-winner in the early stages of the third period, as the Washington Capitals edged the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2, in Game 1 of this star-studded Eastern Conference semifinal from a roaring Verizon Center. It's a match-up boasting two of the most recognizable names in the NHL -- Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby and Washington's Alex Ovechkin, the last two players to capture the Hart Trophy as league MVP. Ovechkin and Crosby's teammate, E |
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