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…
Surging Lars Eller Leading the Way for the Capitals Sammi Silber | January 12, 2018 It’s normal to hear a variety of music played during breaks in a hockey game, but when the Washington Capitals play “Eye of the Tiger,” it’s become known as an…
Washington Capitals Power Play, Third Line Hitting Stride Sammi Silber | January 7, 2018 Though the Washington Capitals hadn’t played since Tuesday, they came out strong in the first period of Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Blues, putting on a lot of offensive…
Capitals Look to Be ‘Sharper,’ Niskanen & Burakovsky Expected to Return Sammi Silber | January 6, 2018 Following somewhat of a skid that came with the holidays, the Washington Capitals have shown a lot of improvement of late; they are riding a three-game winning streak and finding…
Capitals’ Goaltenders Holtby, Grubauer Push Each Other Forward Sammi Silber | January 3, 2018 From their early days in Hershey to making up one of the NHL’s best goaltending duos of recent years, Washington Capitals netminders Braden Holtby and Philipp Grubauer have spent years building…
After Scratch, Andre Burakovsky Looks to Come Back Stronger Sammi Silber | January 1, 2018 It was “tough love” that led Washington Capitals head coach Barry Trotz to scratch Andre Burakovsky in Saturday’s game against the New Jersey Devils. The Capitals had been struggling over their…