Capitals’ Burakovsky Hitting Long-Awaited Stride Sammi Silber | February 26, 2018 It wasn’t long ago that Washington Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky found himself on the outs, a healthy scratch watching from the press box. “I [learned] a little bit of a…
Capitals Acquire Jerabek from Montreal Sammi Silber | February 21, 2018 The Washington Capitals have acquired defenseman Jakub Jerabek from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for a 2019 fifth-round pick, the team announced Wednesday. Washington traded for defenseman Michal Kempny on…
Capitals Seek Consistency Sammi Silber | February 21, 2018 The term “peaks and valleys” is a perfect way to describe the Washington Capitals’ play of late; they are falling into a pattern of win-loss-win-loss and have lacked consistency. The…
Capitals Acquire Kempny, Waive Chorney Sammi Silber | February 20, 2018 As the trade deadline draws close, the Washington Capitals have made a few changes to their blue line to start the week. Washington acquired defenseman Michal Kempny from the Chicago…
What Does Kempny Trade Mean for Mike Green? Jacob Messing | February 20, 2018 The Washington Capitals added depth to their blue line on Monday by trading for Michael Kempny, but another defenseman could be coming. Kempny spent parts of seven seasons in the…
Capitals’ Smith-Pelly, NHL Address Racist Taunts Sammi Silber | February 19, 2018 For Washington Capitals winger Devante Smith-Pelly, Saturday’s game was not the first time he’s seen racism in hockey, let alone racism directed toward himself. “It’s happened in hockey before,” Smith-Pelly…
The Capitals Were the Hardest Team to Face Last Season Kyle Gipe | February 18, 2018 I was using the site Natural Stat Trick for a recent article and saw that there is a way to look at metrics against individual teams. That led to me…
Dog Days Nonexistent for Capitals’ Beagle Sammi Silber | February 11, 2018 In the Washington Capitals’ win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, the team finished with just 17 shots on goal. However, it was a shot from Jay Beagle – his only…
Capitals Reward Eller With Five-Year Deal Sammi Silber | February 10, 2018 The Washington Capitals have re-signed center Lars Eller to a five-year, $17.5 million contract, general manager Brian MacLellan announced Saturday. Eller’s new contract will pay him an average annual salary…
Capitals’ T.J. Oshie Regaining His Scoring Touch Sammi Silber | February 2, 2018 In the third period of the Washington Capitals 5-3 win over the Philadephia Flyers Wednesday, T.J. Oshie felt all the weight come off his shoulders, his arms up in the…
Capitals Aim to Eradicate the Bye Week Blues Sammi Silber | January 24, 2018 Heading into their bye week, it seemed as if the Washington Capitals were nearly unstoppable. They’d won six of their last seven games and held a commanding lead over the Metropolitan…
Capitals Make-A-Wish Come True Sammi Silber | January 22, 2018 WASHINGTON- Working alongside Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic, the Washington Capitals made this weekend one to remember for New Jersey native William Cody. The 14-year-old was diagnosed with leukemia in 2016 and is…