Capitals Kick Off Playoffs With Will to Win it All Sammi Silber | April 12, 2018 The Washington Capitals know of their past. Their fans singing hymns of hope that insist that “this is the year.” However, they know their shortfalling, where they’ve been unable to make…
Capitals Reflect as Ovechkin Approaches 50 Goals Sammi Silber | March 27, 2018 After scoring his 40th goal of the season in the Washington Capitals’ Stadium Series matchup against Toronto, Ovechkin was happy to hit that number but wasn’t ready to settle. “Forty…
Braden Holtby’s Struggles Continue The Hockey Writers | March 26, 2018 Since the second half of the season began, Braden Holtby has not looked like the Vezina Trophy winner we are accustomed to seeing in goal for the Washington Capitals. Granted,…
Capitals’ Oshie Regaining Rhythm as Playoffs Near Sammi Silber | March 21, 2018 It was on his own bobblehead night at Capital One Arena that Washington Capitals winger T.J. Oshie found twine for the fourth time in four games, scoring on a quick…
Capitals’ Ovechkin Firing On All Cylinders Sammi Silber | February 28, 2018 Whether he’s scoring from the office or on snapshots in the slot, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is finding the back of the net, even at age 32 in a…
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…
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…
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…
Capitals Hitting Stride in Tight Metro Division Race Sammi Silber | December 10, 2017 The Washington Capitals experienced a bit of a rocky start to the 2017-18 campaign, but that all seems to be behind them now as they’ve started to string together wins.…
Capitals Show Urgency After 2-Game Skid Sammi Silber | November 19, 2017 On a rather interesting two-game road trip against the Nashville Predators and the Colorado Avalanche, the Washington Capitals were playing with “too many passengers,” as they got little production and…
Canadiens Goalie Carey Price Is Still a Top 5 Ryan Szporer | November 11, 2017 Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price hasn’t looked like himself recently. Even with his horrible .877 save percentage on the season and Charlie Lindgren impressively showing off the team’s underrated goaltending…
Capitals Capitalizing with Effort & Drive Sammi Silber | November 11, 2017 Though Washington Capitals forward Jay Beagle has suited up for a number of rivalry games over his 10-year NHL career, he said the anticipation and excitement of each one never…