Capitals coach Dale Hunter acknowledged before Sundays game against the Minnesota Wild that he was looking for a goalie to step up and have a good stretch run.
Dale Hunter has made it his policy not to announce his starting goaltender, not even two hours before the puck drops.
With 15 days remaining in the regular season the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the NHLs Eastern Conference is down two teams the late-charging Buffalo Sabres and hard-luck Washingt
Alex Ovechkin is calling it "probably the biggest game of the year."
Troy Brouwer echoed those sentiments, calling it "maybe a make-or-break game in our season."
Braden Holtby has a Japanese symbol painted on the back of his mask that translates to the words 'Constant Improvement.'

























