
Sammi Silber
Editor-in-Chief at Washington Hockey Now
Capitals Writer at Washington City Paper
Capitals beat reporter @TheHockeyNews | Proud captain of the D.C. Ghost Pirates | Freelance @AP | PHWA Member | ASU | Emmy Nominated
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4 days ago |
thehockeynews.com | Sammi Silber
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4 days ago |
ca.sports.yahoo.com | Sammi Silber
The Washington Capitals got off to the start they wanted in Game 3 at Lenovo Center. They were hard on pucks, generating high-quality chances and holding the Carolina Hurricanes at bay. Then, they stepped off the gas. A lack of discipline and consistency, accompanied by some costly blunders and poor reads, led to an ugly 4-0 loss to the Hurricanes in Game 3. Here are the takeaways as Washington trails the series 2-1.
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4 days ago |
thehockeynews.com | Sammi Silber
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4 days ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Sammi Silber
0:00 — That'll do it. 4-0 loss, and Capitals trail the series 2-1. 3:16 — Jackson Blake gets a fortunate bounce, and it's 4-0. 16:43 — Eric Robinson makes it 3-0. Beats Logan Thompson blocker side. Advertisement18:43 — Nothing on that power play. 20:00 — Back for the third. 0:00 — After 40, Capitals trail Hurricanes 2-0. Carolina up 17-15 in shots on goal. Washington's good start evaporates, though anything can happen in the final 20. There will be 1:17 minutes of PP time remaining to open the third.
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4 days ago |
sports.yahoo.com | Sammi Silber
WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals got back on track against the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 2, cleaning up their game and getting big performances from across the lineup en route to a series-tying win. Now, they'll look to capitalize on that as things head south to Raleigh for Games 3 and 4. AdvertisementHere's everything to know before Game 3 at 6 p.m. at Lenovo Center. The Capitals are expected to stick with what worked, with Ryan Leonard being the healthy scratch again for Taylor Raddysh.
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The Capitals just haven’t been good enough this series; they know that. Now, with their backs against their walls at the hands of the Hurricanes, they’re ready to fight to the bitter end to save a special season. How do they do that? Let’s take a look. https://t.co/6IFCu41v1q

In this series, there have only been remnants of the "comeback Capitals" that dominated the regular season. Now on the brink of elimination against the Hurricanes, the #ALLCAPS are ready to fight to the bitter end to stay alive. The team's game plan: https://t.co/6IFCu41v1q

And you definitely do! It’s a balance and there are journalists who are great at doing it, and journalists who can’t navigate it that well. But expecting someone to be a robot covering a sport they love, that’s just not the way to go

@sammisilber It’s impossible to give up true fandom. But you try very hard to be more self aware. Ask yourself, “Would I say this if I weren’t a homer for team XYZ?”