Sure, we probably could pound out a few hundred words about the Capitals’ epic comeback from 3-0 down against the Rangers in Madison Square Garden last night. (After all, the campaign to dub the rally and Jason Chimera’s double overtime game-winner as the “Miracle on 34th Street” appears to be picking up steam.) But this image, taken from the back cover of this morning’s New York Daily News, just wraps things up perfectly.

Alexander Ovechkin and goalie Jose Theodore react to Ryan Callahan’s opening goalduring the second period of last night’s 4-3 loss. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) The most frustrating thing for a head coach may be when the team drops a game it should have won. Capitals boss Bruce Boudreau certainly showed some of that frustration after the Caps gave up a 3-2 lead against the Rangers with under ten minutes remaining in the third period…

Caps fans hold up a sign to agitate the Rangers’ great agitator. Photo by clydeorama. Going into the Caps’ opening round playoff series with the Rangers, hockey writers across the country said the key matchup would be Sean Avery on Alex Ovechkin. The Rangers’ Avery has made a name for himself as one of the most annoying people in hockey, if not in all of sports. The Capitals were thought overmatched, but the fans,…

The First Family has put out another one of their cringe-worthy “BarneyCam” holiday videos, featuring stilted conversations between them and their dogs, Barney and Miss Beazley. This year’s video features the two dogs sitting around with blank stares while the Bushes tell them that they want to be Junior Park Rangers. It doesn’t make any more sense when you watch it. The White House has also posted a handy transcript of the video, in…

Former Capitals coach Bruce “Butch” Cassidy (who famously wrote his plays on napkins, and then brought the napkins to practice) has just been fired by the Kingston Frontenacs of the Ontario Hockey League after they lost six straight games. The firing from the junior team confirms the suspicions of many Caps fans who remembered the 2003-2004 season and though the coach might have been slightly less than qualified for the NHL. Cassidy joined the Capitals…

One of the best things about covering hockey is that you get the summer off. Just ask USA Today’s Gary Graves, TV Analyst Darren Pang or the anonymous Western Canadian hockey experts on this conference call. All of them are really excited to watch what happens when Alexander Ovechkin plays with newly signed free agent center Michael Nylander. But as Ovechkin kindly told these vacationing reporters when they asked him how he felt about it,…

Unless you enjoy wasting your weekend sitting in traffic, you may want to avoid driving downtown on Saturday. Three street-closing events—the National Asian Heritage Festival, the National Police Week 5K race, and the DC101 Chili Cook Off (which will feature two DCist staffers as judges, stay tuned for more details!) — will be joining forces Power Rangers-style to snarl traffic. Pennsylvania Avenue will be closed between 3rd and 6th streets NW from 2 a.m….

Written by DCist contributor Eli Resnick Boyd Gordon is Bi-Goalar! Boyd battled the Rangers defense, batted the puck around, and finally beat goalie Henrik Lundquis in the Capitals’ 3-1 win over New York Saturday night. Gordon’s big goal comes three years after his first big-league score. Now, we could say that with two goals in four calendar years, Boyd can expect at least ten in the NHL, if he’s fortunate enough to hang around for…

As Nationals fans, we are but flecks of dust blowing in the wind. A tiny, insignificant bit of marginalia scribbled in the tome of baseball lore. That’s what researchers found in a poll released yesterday by AP-AOL Sports. Out of the 2,002 people polled, the 32 percent that claimed to be baseball fans were asked several questions, including “Which Major League Baseball team do you root for during the regular season?” A whopping one percent…

We know that gas prices have been at record highs. We know that fuel conservation measures are necessary, and most of us can wallow in self-congratulatory satisfaction over our Metro commute. But when they take away the motorcycles from the Power Rangers? It’s a sad, sad day indeed. Heard a good one? Send it our way, overheardindc (at) gmail (dot) com. Quote of the Week Bike to Work Day: Little girl pointing at bike rider…