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31-28

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LAST CAPITALS SCORE

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Bruins: 2nd Wideman (10), Sturm (23)

Capitals: 1st Cooke (8), Ovechkin (50), Ovechkin (51), Bradley (4), Ovechkin (52), Laich (14) 2nd Backstrom (10), Brashear (5) 3rd Laich (15), Bradley (5)

	W	L	OTL	PTS

Hurricanes	34	29	5	73
Capitals	31	28	8	70
Panthers	30	31	8	68
Thrashers	29	31	7	65
Lightning	26	33	7	59

CAPITALS STAT LEADERS

OFFENSE	Goals	Assists	Points	+/-

Ovechkin	52	38	90	14
Backstrom	10	46	56	3
Green	17	26	43	-1
GOALIES	GAA	SAVE%	Wins	SO

Huet	1.20	.950	2	1
Johnson	2.67	.908	7	0
Kolzig	2.97	.891	22	1

CAPITALS TEAM STATS

		NHL	Southeast

GFA	2.9	7th	2nd
GAA	3	23rd	2nd
PP%	18.9	6th	2nd
SO	2	24th	4th

CAPITALS HOCKEY NEWS

Ovechkin's next goal: Caps in playoffs :: Sporting News MAR 5Caps hope for another offensive explosion, battle Sabres :: Orange County Register MAR 5Capital gains? :: Baltimore Sun MAR 5The snipers: Oh, shoot! Ovechkin has the right mentality :: Sporting News MAR 4Captiv8ing performance! :: Calgary Sun MAR 4Bruins hit the skids in ugly Washington pileup :: Boston Globe MAR 4First to 50: Ovechkin nets hat trick as Caps crush Bruins :: Orange County Register MAR 4Ovechkin passes 50-goal mark with hat trick :: TSN MAR 3

CAPITALS SCHEDULE

MAR 05
7:30 PM ET

MAR 08
1:00 PM ET

vs.

MAR 09
:30 PM ET

vs.

MAR 12
7:00 PM ET

SABRES TEAM STATS

		NHL	Northeast

GFA	3	3rd	3rd
GAA	2.8	16th	2nd
PP%	18.4	11th	3rd
SO	4	10th	1st

SABRES HOCKEY NEWS

Caps hope for another offensive explosion, battle Sabres MAR 5 Missed call leads to costly defeat MAR 5 Pominville, Afinogenov lead Sabres over Flyers MAR 5 Sabres inch closer to playoff spot with victory over Philly MAR 4 Playoff hopefuls Flyers, Sabres clash in Philadelphia MAR 4

MAR 05
7:30 PM ET

MAR 08
1:00 PM ET

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MAR 09
:30 PM ET

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MAR 12
7:00 PM ET

BRUINS TEAM STATS

		NHL	Northeast

GFA	2.6	18th	5th
GAA	2.7	10th	1st
PP%	18.8	7th	2nd
SO	4	10th	1st

BRUINS HOCKEY NEWS

Bruins slip up again MAR 5 Bruins' Ward misses game MAR 5 Anderson earns second straight shutout MAR 5 Bruins hope to rebound against Panthers MAR 4 Bruins' Metropolit is hoping to secure a new contract MAR 4

MAR 05
7:30 PM ET

MAR 08
1:00 PM ET

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MAR 09
:30 PM ET

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MAR 12
7:00 PM ET

PENGUINS TEAM STATS

		NHL	Atlantic

GFA	2.8	10th	2nd
GAA	2.7	10th	3rd
PP%	21	3rd	2nd
SO	7	5th	2nd

PENGUINS HOCKEY NEWS

Who's the NHL's best player? It depends which night you ask MAR 5 Pen Crosby back in MAR 5 Crosby makes a dazzling return to lead Penguins MAR 5 Crosby's return lifts Pens to win MAR 5 Fleury, Pens beat Lightning in Crosby's return MAR 4

MAR 05
7:30 PM ET

MAR 08
1:00 PM ET

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MAR 09
:30 PM ET

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MAR 12
7:00 PM ET

FLAMES TEAM STATS

		NHL	Northwest

GFA	2.7	13th	1st
GAA	2.7	10th	2nd
PP%	16.3	22nd	3rd
SO	2	24th	4th

FLAMES HOCKEY NEWS

Jackets notebook: Jackets' leadership takes on many voices MAR 5 Jackets' leadership takes on many voices MAR 5 Kiprusoff, Flames blank Blue Jackets MAR 5 Kiprusoff leads Flames back to the summit MAR 5 Kiprusoff leads Flames back to the summit MAR 4

FANNATION

Do I Smell 60 (Or More) Goals For Alex?? MAR 04FINALLY, Off the Schneid for Alex MAR 02AccuScore: Will Hossa Bring the Penguins a Cup? FEB 29Wrapping Up The Deals You Might (Or Should) Have Overlooked FEB 27Federov, the "Hired Gun" for the Capitals FEB 26NHL Deadline..., wow! FEB 26 Create a Capitals group or blog

CAPITALS BLOGS

Washington Capitals Vocabulary Lessons MAR 5 Ovechkin Speaks MAR 5 Developing a â€œKiller Instinctâ€? MAR 4A Game to Forget as Capitals Trounce Bruins 10-2 MAR 4

CAPITALS NEWS & FAN SITES

On Frozen Blog	Japer's Rink
Off Wing Opinion	Washington Hockey

NHL.COM VIDEO

Boston 2, Washington 10 FINAL

Alexander Ovechkin had a hat-trick, becoming the fastest player to 50 goals since Pavel Bure in 99-00, as the Capitals routed the Bruins, 10-2, Monday night.

Date: 03.03.2008

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Ovechkin chasing 70 goals Kolzig's D.C. future in doubt Hurricanes interested in Liles Crosby awaits doctors verdict

HOCKEY ON SI.COM

Michael Farber: The true meaning of the stretch drive MAR 5 Scott Wraight: NHL Power Rankings, Week 22 MAR 5 Darren Eliot: Best of Penguins yet to come MAR 5

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