Caps Rink Report with Tarik El-Bashir

Caps knock off Buffalo 4-3 in a shootout in D.C. for their 5th consecutive win. Rob, Alan, Ryan, & Ben Raby start the conversation by continuing their praise of Alex Ovechkin who scored yet again.

They also examine the team for rallying yet again from an early deficit and close by previewing Wednesday's night home game against Pittsburgh.

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Washington overcomes a 4-1 deficit for a 6-5 shootout win at Carolina that is headlined by Alex Ovechkin scoring 3 goals for the 2nd straight game. Rob, Alan, and Ryan bask in the greatness of Ovi, who is now up to 28 so far on the season.

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Capitals skate past visiting Detroit 6-2 where Alex Ovechkin's 3 goals now put him up to 25 on the season and Nicklas Backstrom has 4 assists.

The guys also acknowledge the strong play by Travis Boyd, Dmitrij Jaskin, and Brett Connolly. Up Next: Friday at Carolina

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Rob, Ryan, Alan (and his bag of chips) enjoy the Caps 4-0 shutout of the Blue Jackets. They cover the angles of Travis Boyd scoring his career goal and Braden Hotby recording the shutout in net.

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Washington wins 4-2 in Arizona after dropping 2 in a row. Rob, Alan, & Ryan breakdown how the Caps not once but twice rallied back from a 1 goal deficit out in Glendale. They discuss Jakub Vrana's hot streak, now 3 goals in the past 2 games.

Finally, a preview for a big game Saturday night in Columbus (21:01)

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Caps get edged by the Golden Knights & Nate Schmidt 5-3 in their first game back in Las Vegas since, well, you know exactly when.

Rob & Alan start the conversation with Ryan Reaves' huge hit on Tom Wilson that took him out of the game (upper body injury) in the 2nd period and if it will draw a suspension. They tip their caps to Jakub Vrana on his 2 goal game (10:45) and Alex Ovechkin for already scoring his 20th goal of the season. The guys close it up by looking ahead to Thursday in Arizona as the Coyotes have won 4 straight (20:05).

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Caps 5-1 lead turns into a 6-5 loss to visiting Anaheim in an unsuccessful bid for an 8th consecutive victory. The guys try and figure out what led to the reversal, Tom Wilson scores (again), and an update regarding T.J. Oshie.

They close with memories from Las Vegas (22:03) on the evening/morning after the Caps clinched the Cup as Washington is back in Vegas Tuesday evening.

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The guys react to a busy evening in D.C. where the streaking Capitals take care of New Jersey 6-3. They start by breaking down the 2nd period penalty that saw Tom Wilson get ejected for a match penalty. Will he be suspended? Should he have been penalized? Will it be rescinded? Alan has strong thoughts on the subject.

Then they dive into the team's response in protecting the lead after Wilson left the game and killed the penalty. Plus, Nicklas Backstrom records his 2nd career hat-trick and Braden Holtby has another great game in net.

Oh and by the way, Evgeny Kuznetsov returned to the ice.

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Rob & Brian catch-up with Caps defenceman Madison Bowey. He talks about his vantage points during the Cup run, having a pro hockey playing father, rookie hazing and more. Finally, a preview for Friday night vs. New Jersey.

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Washington makes it 6 straight victories by beating the Islanders 4-1 in Brooklyn on a day that began with 3 coaches receiving their Stanley Cup rings (Barry Trotz, Mitch Korn, and Lane Lambert). Listen in for an update on Evgeny Kutznetsov... and yes, #TomWilsonIsAwesome.

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