Caps Rink Report with Tarik El-Bashir

Rob chats with Beck Malenstyn, just after he made his NHL debut Wednesday night in the World's Most Famous Arena. Next up for Beck is facing his hometown team, the Vancouver Canucks.

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Things got contentious as the Caps hosted & beat Anaheim, but involved Garnet Hathaway spitting on the Ducks' Erik Gudbranson. Rob & Jenks then look at big picture items surrounding the Metro Division leaders and more goalie discussion.

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Rob & Jenks sit down with Caps star Nicklas Backstrom for a wide-ranging conversation. Topics include dealing with cancer in his own family ahead of the team's Hockey Cancer Awareness Night later this month, an anecdote on the team's confidence level during the Cup run, the memorably chaotic evening where they hosted the World Series Champion Nats, and more.

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Caps win 4 of 5 on the road and they sit atop the Metro Division. Rob & Jenks start with the connection that Alex Ovechkin has with 13-year-old cancer survivor Alex Luey. They then continue their campaign for John Carlson for the Norris Trophy and other observations from the team's swing all through Canada. Plus... some quick thoughts on the "Soto Shuffle".

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Rob & Jenks gather after the Caps open up their season long road trip with back to back victories in Chicago & Calgary. They put in perspective how hot a start John Carlson is having (#Johnny4Norris) and try to gauge what this team really is after an up and down start to the season (including Rob's take on Radko Gudas).

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Jam packed episode as we begin with Rob, J.J. and Brian reacting to the Caps 4-3 victory over Toronto at home, that saw the game completely change in 78 seconds. Then Jenks (23:55) joins Rob to weigh in on the latest with the team, including whether or not there should be a goalie controversy.

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Caps get beat soundly at home 6-3 by Colorado on Monday as Rob, J.J., Brian, and Ben Raby react and wonder what answers can be learned from a loss like this, including the recent play by Braden Holtby. Is there an impending goalie controversy between Holtby and Ilya Samsonov? They conclude by looking at the evening by Andre Burakovsky in his return to Washington after being traded this summer.

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Rob & Michael look back at the Caps loss in Nashville where Washington gave up the lead 4 separate times. They also discuss why the team has lost 3 straight ahead of a spot they always struggle.... Saturday night in Dallas.

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Rob, Jenks, and J.J. dissect the OT win in St. Louis to open up the season, including Alex Ovechkin starting off the year with a goal. They close by previewing Friday night's game at Barry Trotz and the Islanders (29:54).

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Rob Carlin, Michael Jenkins, and J.J. Regan preview the Caps season that opens Wednesday night in St. Louis, including what the roster will look like, John Carlson getting the "A" on the sweater, goalie situation, and more.

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