Jeff Halpern

Physical play, strong defense lift Caps past Rangers 4-1

2011-12-28 20:45:22

SABRES@ CAPITALS Friday, 7p.m. TV: Comcast SportsNet For a night, the Washington Capitals showed how they can assemble a victory fueled by quick pressure on opponents to force turnovers, a willingness throughout the lineup to get involved physically...

Vokoun, Capitals routed by Flyers, 5-1

2011-12-13 22:25:00

If the Washington Capitals' meeting with the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night truly represented a measuring stick of their progress under coach Dale Hunter, as players billed it in the hours leading up to the game, then they came up far short....

Capitals trade goalie Varlamov to Avalanche

2011-07-02 00:00:00

The Washington Capitals were one of the busiest teams Friday when the doors to the 2011 NHL free agent market opened, as general manager George McPhee sent goalie Semyon Varlamov to Colorado for a pair of draft picks and added three veterans to the...

200,000 miles not too far to chase an NHL dream

2001-04-10 00:00:00

Thanks to Mel Halpern, we now know the distance from Maryland to the National Hockey League: about 200,000 miles. That's roughly eight times around the Earth, and only 38,000 miles short of the moon. That's how far Mel Halpern, mild-mannered government...

Capital enter off-season in contention limbo

2012-05-22 01:14:03

The Sports Xchange NHL Team Report - Washington Capitals - INSIDE SHOTS The Capitals entered the regular season as a Stanley Cup favorite, entered the playoffs as a disappointing dark horse and enter the off-season somewhere in between. In what will be...

Caps, Rangers ready for Game 7 in Garden

2012-05-11 20:13:00

Brad Richards is getting ready for the Rangers’ latest Game 7 the same way the star forward did years ago when he was a kid with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Well, almost the same. “I’m probably a little more nervous the older I get...

Rangers defeat Capitals 2-1 in Game 7

2012-05-12 20:18:00

Brad Richards and Michael Del Zotto scored, Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves, and the New York Rangers advanced to the Eastern Conference finals with a 2-1 victory in Game 7 over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. Richards scored less than two...

Key question in offseason: Will Hunter return?

2012-05-13 00:30:12

The Sports Xchange NHL Team Report - Washington Capitals - INSIDE SHOTS Some of the Capitals will look back at their playoff run and say they knocked off the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins and fell one goal short against the No. 1 seed in the...

Hunter steps down as coach

2012-05-15 01:06:06

The Sports Xchange NHL Team Report - Washington Capitals - INSIDE SHOTS Despite an impressive postseason run, Dale Hunter will not return as head coach of the Washington Capitals in the 2012-13 season. The 51-year-old Hunter, who played more 850 of his...

Capitals 2, Rangers 1

2012-05-09 19:20:07

The Sports Xchange Capitals 2, Rangers 1 WASHINGTON -- Braden Holtby and the Washington Capitals are giving the New York Rangers a taste of their own medicine. Alex Ovechkin and Jason Chimera provided the offense and Holtby stopped 30 of 31 shots,...

Capitals Defeat Rangers 2-1, Force Game 7

2012-05-09 19:28:55

— Braden Holtby and the Washington Capitals are giving the New York Rangers a taste of their own medicine. Alex Ovechkin and Jason Chimera provided the offense and Holtby stopped 30 of 31 shots, lifting the Capitals to a 2-1 win over the Rangers...

Caps hold off Rangers 2-1 to force deciding Game 7

2012-05-09 20:40:08

Caps hold off Rangers 2-1 to force deciding Game 7 WASHINGTON - The Washington Capitals haven't been to the Eastern Conference Finals since 1998. The New York Rangers haven't been there since 1997. Thanks to another strong game from Capitals rookie...

Brad Marchand #63 of the Boston Bruins takes the puck from Jeff Halpern #15 of the Montreal Canadiens in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals during the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

2011-04-20 00:00:00

Jeff Halpern #15 of the Montreal Canadiens deflects the puck past Tomas Vokoun #29 of the Florida Panthers during the NHL game at the Bell Centre on February 2, 2011 in Montreal , Quebec, Canada.

2011-02-03 00:00:00

Hank Donat, left, and Jeff Halpern, right, joke with San Francisco Supervisor Aaron Peskin, center, who married them in the supervisors' chambers.

2008-06-17 00:00:00