Ovechkin, Backstrom, Halak Pace Caps Over Hawks
It was game 81 of 82 and instead of gearing up for the playoffs, the Washington Capitals are playing out the string. The good news is that Alexander Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom notched a goal and an...
View ArticleReturn of Laich Helps Caps End Losing Streak
For the first 30 minutes of Friday night’s hockey game in Chicago, it looked like the men against the boys. The Blackhawks were dominating the Capitals up and down the ice and they held a 2-0 lead,...
View ArticleCaps Set to Face Blackhawks in Bridgestone Winter Classic
Well, it’s finally here. We are less than 24 hours from puck drop at Nationals Park for the NHL’s Annual Winter Classic, sponsored by Bridgestone, between the Washington Capitals and the Chicago...
View ArticleCaps Win A Perfect Winter Classic
Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis was smiling and beaming in the locker room following the Caps 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2015 Bridgestone Winter Classic and he had every right...
View ArticleCaps Get Slimmed in Chicago, 3-2
“Well, um, icing happen when the puck come down, bang you know, before the other guys you know. Nobody there, you know. My arm go comme ça then the game stop then start up.” – Goaltender Dennis Lemieux...
View ArticleWorld Cup of Hockey: Ranking the Goaltenders
Day one of the pretournament games for the World Cup of Hockey didn’t disappoint at all. In the first afternoon tilt, Finalnd’s Olli Maatta beat Sweden’s Jonas Enroth on a two on one rush in overtime...
View ArticleCaps Win in Overtime Thanks to the Holtbeast
Marcus Johansson’s rocket of a shot off of a Dmitry Orlov feed 2:20 into overtime allowed the Washington Capitals to knock off Jonathan Toews and company in the Windy city on Friday night, 3-2. The...
View ArticleBeagle and Holtby lead the Caps to their 8th Straight Win
The Chicago Blackhawks came to the Verizon Center on Friday night as the top team in the Western Conference and were riding a four game winning streak. After 20 minutes they trailed, 3-0, and were...
View ArticleOvechkin’s Four Points Leads the Caps Over Minnesota, 5-2
The Washington Capitals had several lapses in focus and effort in their two recent overtime losses, to the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday and a terrible late collapse in Winnipeg to the Jets on Tuesday....
View ArticleCaps Win 3 in a Row for the First Time this Season
Tom Wilson scored just 54 seconds into his first home game of the season off of a gorgeous feed from Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals built a 3-0 lead, then hung on for a 4-2 victory over the...
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