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Entries Tagged ‘Washington Capitals’

St. Louis should be officially announced as Co-Captain.

Martin St. Louis might well be the smallest player in the NHL, but he’s got more heart than anyone playing today. The Bolts have stepped up their game and have wiggled their way out of the bottom of the Southeastern Division of the Eastern Conference. This is no coincidence to me either that the Lightning [...]

Lightning lose in Kolzig’s return to Washington.

   Olaf Kolzig spent over 18 years in the Washington Capitals system and played for the Caps during 16 of those years. I’m sure the nerves were shaky and his heart was pounding and it really showed in the first period of last nights game. Kolzig gave up three first period goals and that was [...]

Lightning drop second straight, Smith loses control.

   The Bolts headed out on the road this week looking to improve on their problematic play away from the Forum. So far, not so good. They dropped the first game in New Jersey 3-2 in overtime. Thanks to the NHL’s idiotic system, the get a point for an overtime loss. Does anyone else think [...]

Lightning win close one in shootout.

   The Bolts pulled out a nail-biter last night at home against Ottawa 3-2. The shootout ended with the same score of 3-2 behind Evgeny Artyukhin’s goal. Isn’t it great to have Arty back? I got to watch some of this game and I’m still catching on some of the other but I must say, [...]