Update of the week and a farewell to this blog.

Well Caps fans, this is my last post.  The team is hanging in there at the number three spot in the metropolitan division with 14 points.  As a recap from my last post I would like to point out that we lost against the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in overtime.  Jason Chimera scored for the third game in a row, tying his longest scoring career streak.    

The good news is that they won against the Flyers on Friday scoring 7-0 and 3-2 against the Panthers, this past Saturday, with a shoot-out goal made by Nicklas Backstrom.

It's been great keeping you all informed about the Washington Capitals for the past seven weeks.  I hope that I was able to give you some insight as to how the Caps are doing this season.  Thanks for all your comments on the blog and for all the cheers for the team.

Here is a link to some of the highlights of the 2013 season. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ON73fB1fiOw

Capitals Prepare For Vancouver

The Capitals finish their five game road trip in Vancouver versus the Canucks on Monday, Oct. 28th at 10:00 pm.  This game comes after a three game winning streak followed by a loss in Calgary against the Flames on Oct. 26.  The Caps, Columbus Blue Jackets and Ottawa Senators are all tied with 10 points in the Eastern Conference, ranking 9th,10th and 11th place out 16. Alex Ovechkin is starting off on the right foot this year as the league's top scorer.  Here are some of the league leaders...

                Most Points                               
1. Sidney Crosby  / Pittsburgh,  with 18      
2. Steven Stamkos / Tampa Bay, with 17    
3. Henrik Sedin / Vancouver, with 16
4. Alex Ovechkin / Washington,  with 15
5. Alexander Steen St. Louis,  with 15

              Most Goals Scored                                       
1. Alex Ovechkin / Washington, with 10      
2. Matt Duchene / Colorado, with 10
3. Alexander Steen / St. Louis, with 9                                                              
4. Sidney Crosby / Pittsburgh, with 8
5. Steven Stamkos / Tampa Bay, with 8
                                                                                                                   

Yay! We beat the Columbus Blue Jackets!  The Caps won 4-1.  As promised, my friends and I took pictures at the game. It was so much fun! Before the game we watched warm ups and took a photo with the Brouwer Rangers.  Our goalie, Braden Holtby, did an amazing job stopping 37 shots making us 3-5-0 in the standings.  Joel Ward and Brooks Laich both scored goals in the 2nd period and Troy Brower and Alex Ovechkin both scored in the 3rd.  The Blue Jackets' Artem  Anisimov scored in the 3rd  to prevent Holtby from getting his first shut-out of the season.  It's still early in the season so, you shouldn't count us out just yet.  We have 74 games left so, anything can happen.  

Ugh! Another loss.

Alright Capitals fans.  The Caps are not doing so well so far this season.  They have lost 4 of the 5 games they have played this year.  Hopefully they are going to win on Sat Oct. 19, because I am finally getting a chance to go to a game.  The team just needs to start playing cohesively.  Anyone who is a Caps fan knows that just because we start the season playing bad, doesn't mean we won't end up in the playoffs.  We will get it together.
If anyone is interested in going to a game this season you can purchase tickets through this link Washington Capitals Tickets.  I have listed the schedule for October below.  Hope to catch you at a game!

OCTOBER 2013

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
		4 - 6 L	2	4 - 5 W	4	1 - 2 L
6	7	8	9	3 - 2 L	11	5 - 1 L
13	7:00 PM CSN-DC	15	8:00 PM TSN2, RDS2, NBCSN	17	18	7:00 PM CSN-DC
20	21	8:00 PM CSN-DC	23	9:30 PM CSN-DC	25	10:00 PM CBC, CSN-DC
27	10:00 PM CSN-DC	29	30	31

Caps lose 2-1 to the Dallas Stars

    

Washington Capitals Lose 2-1 to Dallas Stars

The Washington Capitals lose to the Dallas Stars 2-1 in their first visit to Dallas since 2010.  The Caps are not off to a good start (as usual) for the 2013-2014 season with a record of 1-2-0.  Alex Ovechkin (Ovie) scored the one and only goal for the Caps during a power-play.  It was his fourth goal (out of three games) this season.  Let's hope the Caps get it together this season.  It seems as though we play better under pressure.  It would be nice to keep a good pace for once.  Hopefully we can keep it together and play hard all season.

Ovechkin Carries Olympic Torch

So, enough about how bad the Caps are playing.  In other Caps related news...Alex Ovechkin got to carry the Olympic torch in Ioannis Antoniou, Greece.  He posted on Twitter that it was "the best moment in my life". Carrying the Olympic torch was a dream of Ovie's and he is quoted by a corespondent from AFP news agency, saying "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and something that I will never forget".

   

The Washington Capitals are hosting the Winter Classic game in Washington D.C. on January 1, 2015.  This is an amazing experience for the hockey novice and the fanatic alike.  The Winter Classic is an outdoor game played on New Years Day between two NHL teams.  Tickets are hard to come by and can be a bit pricey.  Full season ticket holders get first dibs on tickets bu,t there are usually some left over for the general public.  Make sure to act fast if you want to scoop one up!

For more information visit the Washington Capitals homepage at http://capitals.nhl.com/

Thanks for visiting my blog, AmbersWashingtonCaps.blogspot.com! I am a huge Washington Capitals fan, but rarely have time to keep up to date with what's going on.  This blog will give me a reason to keep up to date with the latest Caps news and I can forward that information on to you.  I will post updates on how the Caps are playing in the 2013-2014 season and will keep you abreast of any events they are holding, as well as any individual player updates.