Caps Rink Report with Tarik El-Bashir

The Caps make another trade, this time acquiring defenseman Nick Jensen from Detroit while also trading away Madison Bowey. Rob & Alan react to the deal, let you know what Jensen will bring to Washington, and why they immediately signed him to a 4 year deal.

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Caps hold off the Maple Leafs 3-2 on the road as Tom Wilson scores and has an assist in his hometown. Rob, Alan, & Ryan look at Braden Holtby's great game in net after the team had a busy day that started with a trade. They wrap-up with the best "Big 3s" around the NHL (17:58).

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Rob, Alan, Ryan react to the news that the Capitals have traded a pair of draft picks for forward Carl Hagelin. Listen for Alan's opinion on where fits into the lineup, and they close with a discussion Devante Smith-Pelly, who cleared waivers (10:27).

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Capitals hang on 3-2 in Los Angeles as Alex Ovechkin scores twice. The guys talk about how Washington swept the Kings for the 1st time since the mid 90's and in light of Ilya Kovalchuk scoring, a discussion on some of the all-time "Caps Killers" (7:02).

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Caps give up 3 unanswered goals in the final period goals and fall 5-2 at Anaheim. Rob, Alan, & Ryan discuss T.J. Oshie leaving the game early with an upper body injury which leads to which players Capitals fans enjoy hating across the league. They then look at who should start in net Monday night in LA and the current playoff positioning for Washington (16:31).

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Caps dominate 5-1 at the Sharks, including 2 goals by T.J. Oshie. The guys look at the strong evening by the 2nd line before discussing Alex Ovechkin notching his 39th goal of the season (11:09), and close with a preview of Sunday night in Anaheim (18:10).

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Caps open a 6 game road trip by getting shutout 3-0 in Columbus. Rob, Alan, & Ryan discuss the slow offensive night despite the solid play in net by Braden Holtby.

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Up next: Late Thursday night in San Jose (20:28)

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Caps end their homestand in style with a 6-4 victory over the Kings. The guys gush over the splendid play of Evgeny Kuznetsov and then look at other takeaways from the post All Star stretch in D.C. They close with a preview of Tuesday in Columbus and if there will be any bad blood (26:53).

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Caps finish their 6 game homestand by hosting Los Angeles for the 1st of 2 meetings this month between the squads.

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Caps fall 5-4 in OT to Florida, but overcame a 2 goal 3rd period deficit. Rob, Alan, & Ryan discuss another tough loss to the Panthers this season and the busy evening for Braden Holtby.

Up next: Hosting LA on Monday evening.

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