The Washington Capitals Playoff Stretch Run Thread
 

The GREAT 8 peels off his 59th and 60th goals in one heck of a come back win over Atlanta.

The Caps where behind 3-1 to start the 3rd period. Came back and won this game, one of the greatest come backs in many years for this team. With so much riding on this game, they are keeping pace for the last spot only trailing the 8th and final playoff spot by 1 point. Final score 5-3 CAPS!

Unreal game and heck of a come back victory! GO CAPS!

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Sweet! Just to put that in perspective, no NHL player has scored at least 60 goals in a season in over a decade.

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[quote=SmootSmack;433943]Sweet! Just to put that in perspective, no NHL player has scored at least 60 goals in a season in over a decade.[/quote]

SS, did you catch the game? It was truly unreal. This team has no quit. JG would be proud....they fought there guts out for those two points!

And yes Ovie is a 100% stud and the company hes keeping is big time, thank you Teddy for locking this star up for the next 12 years (Or simply his career).....last time any player broke 60 plus was Mario Lemeiux in the 1995-1996 season he had 69 goals.

Also, Ovie still has 6 regular season games to tack on a few more (maybe another 6 to 9 or so goals ?)...we are making a road trip to the last home game April 5th to the Verizon Center in DC to see the Caps crush the Panthers.

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I'm very disappointed I missed the game tonight, I was planning on watching it but I had to go help my dad at his job. Thank god we won though, I watched Wednesday's game and it was pretty sad to watch. It's nice that Ovie finally got his 60th, and I know what a great accomplishment that is, but I feel like it won't mean anything if we don't make the playoffs. Watching the Caps games is giving me the same kind of fervent excitement that I got watching the 'Skins push for the playoffs in the last month of the season.

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So glad for Ovie, I don't think he'll get to 69 but 63 or 64 is possible! Caps are looking like a team desperately trying to get into the playoffs. Great game, Ovie is truely amazing and go caps.

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regardless of if the caps make the post season this year, they are really becoming a great team. after switching head coaches the caps have been on a roll.

i'm a little upset right know because after returning home yesterday evening, from being out of town, my son and i both fell asleep during the 2nd period.

congrats to OV.

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Alexander Ovechkin is the best player in hockey right now, in my opinion. Crosby and him are neck and neck, but man Ovechkin just has a different motor on him that is so much fun to watch. The kid will score a meaningless goal, and he looks like he just won the Stanley Cup in a game 7 Overtime. I'm a Rangers fan, but man I absolutley love watching some of these young kids right now.

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i agree. im a flyers fan, but Ovechkin is straight money. should be the league M.V.P

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[quote=wolfeskins;433976]regardless of if the caps make the post season this year, they are really becoming a great team. after switching head coaches the caps have been on a roll.

i'm a little upset right know because after returning home yesterday evening, from being out of town, my son and i both fell asleep during the 2nd period.

congrats to OV.[/quote]

Man wolf....you missed it when the getting got real good.

They where on fire in the third, four unanswered goals. One of the very BEST come backs I've every witnessed for the Caps..they where unstoppable!

And dmek you are correct. I agree Ovie is hands down this years MVP.

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[quote=skinsfan_nn;433999]Man wolf....you missed it when the getting got real good.

They where on fire in the third, four unanswered goals. One of the very BEST come backs I've every witnessed for the Caps..they where unstoppable!

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you know.........your not helping me feel better.:)

i was hoping they would show a replay of the entire game, they usually do, but i've yet to see it. i really want to see that 3rd period.

i guess the caps finally woke up in that 3rd, because the first two they didn't look that good, their last game they got crushed and the game before that they came out hot in the 1st but really cooled off in the 2nd and 3rd. i would love to see the caps make the playoffs, cuz when they're playing well they can beat anyone.

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It really makes me think what the Caps record would look like right now if Bodreau (sp?) had been the coach the entire season. I do know this though, if they come out next season like they played for Bodreau this year we'll def. have a better record. And Ovie is definitely MVP imo, he's been amazing all season long.

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[quote=mooby;434041]It really makes me think what the Caps record would look like right now if Bodreau (sp?) had been the coach the entire season. I do know this though, if they come out next season like they played for Bodreau this year we'll def. have a better record. And Ovie is definitely MVP imo, he's been amazing all season long.[/quote]

Yea me to. I remember when they fired Glen Hanlon on I believe Thanksgiving morning....(I think), I thought they had waited way to long to make the change. (Even though Glen was a heck of a guy, he had lost the team and his time was up).

When they brought up Bruce Boudreau, I had only heard his name and how well he produced in the AHL, and being successful at pretty much every thing he had done in hockey I was hoping for the best.....But I just wasn't sure how well he would make the adjustment to NHL HC, even though he played at this level many years ago, a lot has changed.

Man this guy has done one heck of a job with this club, I'm only guessing but he has to be in the .665% or at least close (maybe better I'm going to have to look that up) to these kind of win percentages. He's the Coach to lead this Caps team into the future and maybe just maybe even the playoffs this year.

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The man is absolutely amazing! Kudos to the FO for making sure he spends his entire career as a Washington Capital. I hope to see him hoist the Cup someday.

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[quote=KB24;434050]The man is absolutely amazing! Kudos to the FO for making sure he spends his entire career as a Washington Capital. I hope to see him hoist the Cup someday.[/quote]

Yes he is and welcome!

That would be a dream come true for me and all Cap fans to see that cup finally hoisted high in DC!

Right along with that next superbowl trophy for our beloved Redskins, I hope both these dreams come true sooner than later....as mother time makes us older if we are lucky.

I would love to enjoy both (Redskins again, fourth trophy is a charm :)) before I turn into an old man.........lol

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OV got # 61 tonight, setting the caps single season record. the caps won 3-2 in a shootout.

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Big win for them tonight over Carolina. Unfortunately, the Bruins handled Toronto pretty easily tonight

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Big win. BIG. They gotta hope for some help. Wouldn't it be a story for them to come back from such an awful start to win the division?

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I'd love for them to win the division but I'd be just as happy if they got the final spot in the playoffs. Unfortunately Boston isn't helping them out in that regard. I'm so glad we got the win tonight, we definitely needed that extra point. Hopefully their hot streak continues on Thursday against Tampa Bay.

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[quote=mooby;434714]I'd love for them to win the division but I'd be just as happy if they got the final spot in the playoffs. Unfortunately Boston isn't helping them out in that regard. I'm so glad we got the win tonight, we definitely needed that extra point. Hopefully their hot streak continues on Thursday against Tampa Bay.[/quote]

yea, i'd be perfectly happy if they could just get that final playoff spot. if they can get in the playoffs, they could really be a scary team to face. those late additions of federov, huet and cook have been paying off, those 3 guys have been playing some good hockey.

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No goals tonight for Ovie. But one heck of a come back and knot up the game in the last few minutes of the 3rd...then CAP EM off in OT!

A needed two points to keep pace with the Cans/Bruins, we are still two back of the 8th spot but the hottest team in the East, I think after tonights game its 7 wins in the last 8 games?

This thing looks good to go down to the wire if we can stay HOT and just maybe get a playoff spot! Almost have to win the last four and see what happens....Go CAPS!

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that was a nice little, come from behind, victory.thankfully, i got to see the whole thing.

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[quote=wolfeskins;435462]that was a nice little, come from behind, victory.thankfully, i got to see the whole thing.[/quote]


From here on out every game is a playoff game! We must win, and I think the roll we are on while on the road will carry over back home after tomorrow (tomorrow finishes the 6 game road run), for the last three at home.

Bout time you finally got to see some Caps hockey, kinda nice huh.....lol

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[quote=skinsfan_nn;435469]
Bout time you finally got to see some Caps hockey, kinda nice huh.....lol[/quote]


you know what, i've never really been a big fan of hockey. i would watch a few games here and there, i would go to a few Admirals games and i enjoyed it but never really a big fan. my 11 year old son, on the other hand, has been a fan of hockey for as long as i can remember. well this season i started watching all the caps games with my son and i'll tell ya what, i can't get enough of it. i look foward to watching a caps game almost as much as watching a skins game.

hockey is now my 2nd favorite sport to watch, overtaking college basketball, which has been bumped to the #3 spot. :)

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You need to go see a game live. There is nothing like it. And as Caps fans we're blessed to have in your backyard (rink?) one of the best and most exciting athletes in any sport. I don't get to go to as many Caps games as I'd like to, but I'd highly recommend to everyone else do not, DO NOT, take for granted how awesome and one-of-a kind Alexander Ovechkin is.

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[quote=SmootSmack;435481]You need to go see a game live. There is nothing like it. And as Caps fans we're blessed to have in your backyard (rink?) one of the best and most exciting athletes in any sport. I don't get to go to as many Caps games as I'd like to, but I'd highly recommend to everyone else do not, DO NOT, take for granted how awesome and one-of-a kind Alexander Ovechkin is.[/quote]

Good ides SS.....I think I'll do that oh next Saturday night, center ice LL :) Season finale.

Yea, its hard to beat we go to a couple Cap games a year and love it. And the GREAT 8 is worth the price of admission & I can't leave out a notable mention to the rest of the young guns. This team is a rising star in hockey land right here in DC, this team is being built for the Cup!

Side note:There is absolutely no way to compare the AHL to the NHL the speed of the game and contact level is just like trying to compare a minibike to a jacked up hotrod, whole different ball game.

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[quote=SmootSmack;435481]You need to go see a game live. There is nothing like it. And as Caps fans we're blessed to have in your backyard (rink?) one of the best and most exciting athletes in any sport. I don't get to go to as many Caps games as I'd like to, but I'd highly recommend to everyone else do not, DO NOT, take for granted how awesome and one-of-a kind Alexander Ovechkin is.[/quote]


yea, my son and i have already been talking about going to some caps games next season.
btw, how do caps game tickets compare to skins game tickets, price wise ?

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[quote=wolfeskins;435543]yea, my son and i have already been talking about going to some caps games next season.
btw, how do caps game tickets compare to skins game tickets, price wise ?[/quote]

The price range is big anywhere from $10-225. We have tickets for the season finale next Saturday. The seats are Main Concourse I paid $100 a piece (and got a heck of a deal for these seats in this location) for the tickets and a friend of ours that works for the Caps hooked up us with tickets to the dewar party before the game....which is a blast. Great food and cocktails or beers (all you can eat and drink banquet).

If you watch out for specials they have from time to time ( like family night, kid night, college night, etc), they will have like a 4 tix and 4 hot dogs and drinks for $99. So just keep an eye out they have some pretty cool specials to take the family to a game where you don't have to get a loan.

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thanks for the info nn.

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[quote=wolfeskins;435554]thanks for the info nn.[/quote]

Anytime wolf. Don't forget the boys take the ice in FLA. for the last of a 6 game road trip tonight. Then back home for the closing three, we need all these games, even though we got a little help last night, it will mean nothing if we can't keep winning. The Cans are going to be tough to catch NOT impossible, but they are HOT as we are.

I look for a hard fought battle tonight, but the Caps get it done. Ovie will produce a puck or two in the twine!

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WOW!!!! What a SHOT! Theres 62 for the BOSS. Go OVIE! Caps up 3-0

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we need philly to lose tonight.

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caps win. that was a good all around game for the caps.

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[quote=wolfeskins;435569]caps win. that was a good all around game for the caps.[/quote]

Heck of a game! Huet is MONEY, Ovie keeps rollling. What a pickup Huet has turned out to be. Game puck for his great job between the posts.....SHUTOUT! 3- NUTTIN

And yes it would be real nice to see philly LOSE, last I checked they where knotted up 3-3 late in 3rd....

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Philly got at least 1 point. They are going to OT with NY.

The Cans are down right now to Tampa late in the 3rd.

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Cans fall to Tampa, that helps. They should have won that game.

Philly wins in SO.

We play the Cans this week I think Tuesday, that could be the deciding factor. If it keeps going like this we just need to win our last three games and let the chips fall where they may. Hopefully one or all of the three teams in our way the Cans, Philly or the Bruins will stumble.

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The Capitals are playing great down the stretch, and have been unreal all month tonight made 8 out of the last 9 in the win column.

I hope they make it in the post season play but if they don't they have nothing to hold there head down about. This team has clearly been the team to beat in the Eastern Conference for the last several months. If they do get into the playoffs they will be very dangerous.

This team is now built around an outstanding cast of young stars Ovechkin (MVP), Semin, Green, Backstrum, Kozlov & Co. with a great new coach in Boudreau. This team is built to deliver a Stanley Cup to DC in the future.

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[quote=DieHardSkinsFan777;435592]The Capitals are playing great down the stretch, and have been unreal all month tonight made 8 out of the last 9 in the win column.

I hope they make it in the post season play but if they don't they have nothing to hold there head down about. This team has clearly been the team to beat in the Eastern Conference for the last several months. If they do get into the playoffs they will be very dangerous.

This team is now built around an outstanding cast of young stars Ovechkin (MVP), Semin, Green, Backstrum, Kozlov & Co. with a great new coach in Boudreau. This team is built to deliver a Stanley Cup to DC in the future.[/quote]

Very true, good post. Lets just hope the Caps keep playing at this level and win out (there last three home games) and see what happens. Could still be a playoff birth in the making?

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It's probably the biggest game in the Caps last half dozen years in DC against division leading Cans! And it's a RED OUT the fans are rocking on the home team.

The Caps just took first blood from the Cans. Cooke dented the twine late in the first. Caps 1-0

Go Caps!

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Caps, Laich just dented the twine inside 1 minute in the 1st! Caps 2-0 at end of 1st.

LETS ROLL!

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Was about to start a new thread then I saw this one. GO CAPS! Gotta love the 2-0 1st period at home. Good to see Jason Campbell give some love to the CAPS to. BOOOOOOOO. 2-1