Tag Archive | Vitek Vanecek

Devils Comeback Against The Rangers Just the Latest Thrilling Finale in a Long History

Here in the New Jersey/New York NHL area, there’s no rivalry quite like Devils/Rangers. Dating back arguably to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals way back in 1994 (which broke my teenage heart as the Devils lost in Double Overtime) the Hudson River rivalry is rarely friendly on and off the ice, and often […]

Washington Capitals on a roll as they get set to host Pittsburgh on Thursday

The Washington Capitals have been on a bit of a roll, as the team is currently getting ready to host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday at Capital One Arena. The team has won the last three against the New York Islanders, skating to a 1-0 shootout result last Thursday, a 6-3 victory on Saturday and […]

Washington Capitals looks to continue their winning ways against Bruins on Sunday

The Washington Capitals have been on a bit of a roller coaster ride as of late. As they have seen losing results to the New York Islanders and the Boston Bruins before finding a winning result against the Buffalo Sabres in their most recent NHL game on Friday. In that game against the Sabres, the […]

Washington Capitals win OT Thriller over Devils, 5-4

It has been 18 nights since the Washington Capitals have been in Capital One Arena, they were able to do so and earn a 5-4 overtime victory over the New Jersey Devils in NHL action on Tuesday. The Capitals were able to gain the early momentum, as the team built a 4-1 lead early in […]

Washington Capitals soar against Sabres, 3-1

The Washington Capitals was able to continue their positive play with a 3-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in NHL action on Thursday night. One of the stars of the game for Washington was keeper Vitek Vanecek made 22 saves, for his seventh save of the season. Vanecek is now tied for the most victories […]

Third Period blues for Washington Capitals in loss to Flyers, 7-4

It was a case of the third period blues that were able to lead the Washington Capitals to a 7-4 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers in NHL action on Sunday. For the Capitals, who played well the first two periods in the game, found their offense shut down by the Flyers defense and that was […]

Washington Capitals falls short to Rangers, 4-2

The Washington Capitals got to see a little bit of history made on the ice at Madison Square Garden, but sadly it wasn’t enough to beat the New York Rangers as the team fell by a score of 4-2 in NHL action on Thursday. It was the Capitals Captain Alex Ovechkin who was involved in […]