2 Things That Will Make or Break Capitals’ Repeat The Hockey Writers | April 13, 2019 The Washington Capitals went 14-5-1 down the stretch of the 2018-19 NHL regular season to put a bow on their fourth straight Metropolitan Division title, and finished just one point…
Capitals Survive Surge From Hurricanes to Take Game 1 The Canadian Press | April 12, 2019 WASHINGTON — Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin combined to score three goals on the first eight shots, and the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals survived a surge from Andrei Svechnikov and the Carolina Hurricanes to win Game 1 of the…
Why the Capitals Won’t Repeat as Champs The Hockey Writers | April 11, 2019 Only one team, the Pittsburgh Penguins, has hoisted Lord Stanley’s Cup in back-to-back seasons since the tun of the century, and only one other team, the Detroit Red Wings, has…
NHL News & Notes: Dowd, Voynov & NHLPA & More Brandon Share-Cohen | April 11, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, Nic Dowd has signed a three-year contract extension, the NHLPA has filed an appeal on behalf of Slava Voynov and the AHL has announced their…
Capitals Ready to Face Fresh-Faced Hurricanes The Canadian Press | April 11, 2019 WASHINGTON — When the Carolina Hurricanes take the ice for Game 1 of their first-round series against the Capitals on Thursday, their blue line will have less playoff experience than top Washington defenceman John Carlson. Of their 342 games of NHL pos…
A New Vibe for Stanley Cup Champ Capitals The Canadian Press | April 10, 2019 ARLINGTON, Va. — For once, Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the Washington Capitals head into the NHL playoffs without having to hear — and answer — so many of those same old same olds. Why do you do so well in the regular season and then stumble in the p…
Capitals to Open Cup Defense vs. ‘Bunch of Jerks’ From Carolina The Hockey Writers | April 8, 2019 With nothing left to play for on the last night of the NHL regular season with the Metropolitan Division already clinched, the Washington Capitals rested regulars Nick Backstrom, John Carlson…
Being Tom Wilson, Hockey’s Most Hated Man The Canadian Press | April 7, 2019 ARLINGTON, Va. — Tom Wilson tries not to read everything about him on social media. You’d think being on the receiving end of endless tweets and messages that are, well, not suitable for work would be reason enough to skip them. But Wilson can’t just i…
Islanders Blank Capitals – Earn Home-Ice in 1st Round The Canadian Press | April 7, 2019 WASHINGTON — Valtteri Filppula scored twice in his return from injury, Robin Lehner stopped all 29 shots he faced and the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 3-0 in each team’s regular-season finale Saturday night to clinch home-ice advanta…
Capitals Survive Canadiens to Win Metro Division The Canadian Press | April 5, 2019 WASHINGTON — Nic Dowd put Washington ahead for good early in the second period, Braden Holtby made 33 stops and the Capitals clinched the Metropolitan Division title with a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Lars Eller also scor…
Ode to Oshie: The Versatile Caps Power Forward The Hockey Writers | April 3, 2019 As the regular season winds down and the playoffs encroach, now is the perfect time to sing the praises of Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie. I am hardly the first…
NHL News & Notes: NWHL, Kempny & More Brandon Share-Cohen | April 2, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, the NWHL made waves with some major news, Michal Kempny is out for four to six month and Troy Terry has suffered a broken leg.…