Laich Effect For some time now, National Hockey League teams have categorized mild to severe injuries as upper and lower body. Sometimes, the full extent of a players’ injury, may never be known. In the case of Brooks Laich, he suffered a lower body injury on April 4th and according to Head Coach Adam Oates, ...
For a moment, try to forget the fact that Alexander Ovechkin has scored 13 goals in his last 10 games. Forget that he is second in the NHL with 23 goals. Now, remember Nicklas Backstrom, the guy who tallied 101 points back in 2009-10. In case you thought he disappeared, he has come out full ...
Martin Erat’s debut for the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center on Thursday evening was just fine. Though he did not tally a point on the stat sheet, his presence was felt. He nearly had an assist on a cross-crease feed to Alexander Ovechkin, who fanned on the perfectly placed pass. He led a ferocious ...
The Washington Capitals have acquired forwards Martin Erat and Michael Latta from the Nashville Predators. It was announced late this afternoon by vice president and general manager George McPhee. Erat, a native of Trebic, Czech Republic, has played in 36 games for the Predators this season, compiling 21 points (four goals and 17 assists) along ...
The Washington Capitals (17-17-2) had a big month of March, as they became playoff contenders on trade deadline day. Captain Alex Ovehckin found his groove like the good old days and trade acquisition Mike Ribeiro has continued to produce. Below are the March player grades for the Washington Capitals. Forwards Alex Ovechkin: Washington’s Captain tallied ...
The Washington Capitals earned a 5-3 comeback win over the free-falling Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday night, as Nicklas Backstrom recorded four assists and Captain Alex Ovechkin potted two goals and an assist to drive the Capitals to victory. Washington was outshot by Carolina 34-19, but still won handily. The Hurricanes outshot Washington 10-3 through the first ...
The Washington Capitals made four moves on Sunday, as two will have an effect at the NHL level directly and the other two moves change up the Hershey Bears’ roster in the AHL. The Capitals signed two defensemen to two year NHL deals and made two trades that brought a fan favorite back to Hershey ...
After a rough start to a year that saw the Washington Capitals begin 2-8-1, the boys from DC only sit four points back of the Southeast Division lead. The Capitals have finally adjusted to Adam Oates’ system, and the team seems poised to make a late season push to get into the postseason. Granted, they ...
When Eric Fehr gets into the goal column on the stat sheet, the Washington Capitals are a tough team to beat. In fact, in 2013, Washington is 5-0-0 when Fehr tallies a goal. Unfortunately for him and the Capitals, an upper body injury suffered against the New York Rangers on March 24 will cause Fehr ...
The Washington Capitals (15-17-1) currently find themselves in a bind as the April 3rd trade deadline quickly approaches. The Alex Ovechkin led Capitals trail the eighth seed New York Rangers (16-13-3) by four points and are seven points behind the Southeast Division leading Winnipeg Jets (18-14-2) for the third seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. ...
