Let's keep this short and sweet: In 19 days, men's olympic hockey will get underway. You should be both familiar with the men on the roster that will represent your country, and fired up — even though you hate hockey — for these games.

With their 5-1 victory over Anaheim last night the Capitals won their eighth consecutive game, a feat last accomplished by this organization in March of 1989. That’s bypassing two full decades to get back to. As winter was transitioning to spring then, there is a strong likelihood that I wore a navy blue Members Only jacket to one or two of those home wins at Capital Centre during that streak. But of greater interest about that marvelous March: the Caps outscored their opponents 43-17

I'm pretty sure that most of you out there in interweb land assume that the only way to score a goal on a header, only applies to soccer.Well, Keith Tkachuk of the St Louis Blues in this highlight against the Chicago Blackhawks proved that even NHL players can score a goal using their head.Ouch, he clearly earned that goal.

Red Army, fellow Washington puckheads, late January again finds the Washington Capitals in an enviable competitive position: in first place — by a Grand Canyon chasm — in the Southeast division, but also first overall in the Eastern conference.

No. 1 Star: Ty Conklin(notes), St.

No. 1 Star: Ty Conklin(notes), St. Louis BluesConkBlock made 34 saves for his third shutout of the season, blanking the tail-spinning Calgary Flames, 2-0.

January 25, 1991 On this day, Brett Hull became the third player in NHL history to score 50 goals in less than 50 games.  In that season, Hull scored 86 goals for the St. Louis Blues, which is still the third highest total ever recorded in one season.  It was also a new goals record for

The Washington Capitals were set up for a letdown last night against the Phoenix Coyotes, but the team was able to hold on to the lead and prevail 4-2.

After falling to Columbus 4-2 Monday, the Blues continued their road trip against the Montreal Canadiens. After giving up another exasperating late 3rd period goal, the Blues won 4-3 on an OT goal from Andy McDonald.

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