The final horn sounded at Madison Square Garden last night, New York Rangers fans were on their feet and were acknowledged by the Blue Shirts at center ice with the traditional stick raise after a Rangers victory. Game Four was officially in the books as the New York Rangers defeated the Washington Capitals by a ...
We knew that the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers were not unfamiliar with the task of facing each other in the playoffs. Throughout the past five seasons, the Capitals and Rangers have squared off in four different series in the postseason. The Capitals have taken two of them, while the Rangers got the last ...
The Washington Capitals defeated the Boston Bruins yesterday in overtime, by a final score of 3-2. Forward Eric Fehr was credited with the winning goal that secured a victory in the season finale, in front of a charged up crowd at the Verizon Center in Downtown, DC. It was game 48 on the official stat ...
The Washington Capitals re-signed backup net minder Michal Neuvirth to a two year contract Saturday morning, as the team officially set their NHL goalies for the 2013-2014 season and beyond. The 25 year old goalie is third in Capitals history with 55 career wins. The deal is worth fivemillion over two seasons, giving Neuvirth a ...
Last night, the Washington Capitals paid a visit to the New York Rangers at the Madison Square Garden. The Caps were looking for their 6th victory of the shortened 2013 schedule. Entering the contest with a record of 11-5-2 in the last 18 regular season games against the Rangers, the Nation’s Capitals fell short, losing ...
The Washington Capitals dropped a 5-2 decision to the Pittsburgh Penguins last evening in Pittsburgh, Pa. After scoring first, and maintaining that lead through just over 25 minutes into the contest at the Consol Energy Center, the Capitals reverted back to the kind of play that has stamped their residency in the basement of the ...
As a hockey fan, have you ever wondered what would have happened if your team had drafted a certain player instead of another? Like in 2000, when the New York Islanders drafted goaltender Rick Dipietro 1st overall instead of taking Dany Heatley (drafted 2nd overall) or Marian Gaborik (drafted 3rd overall)? We all know what ...
When the Washington Capitals hired Adam Oates as Head Coach this summer, the search immediately started to find the ideal assistant coaches to ultimately help in guiding Oates through his first year as the man in charge behind the bench in DC. After thoroughly browsing the assistant coach free agent pool, Oates began putting the ...
The second-seed Boston Bruins will face off against the seventh-seed Washington Capitals on Thursday in TD Garden. There, the Bruins hope to start their title-defense with a bang and the Caps seek to take advantage of the reduced pressure of underdog status to start the Stanley Cup playoffs successfully. After discussing the B’s and Caps’ ...
It’s been a strange and, at times, tumultuous season for the Washington Capitals, but they have found themselves in the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference, despite losing, 4-3, to the Winnipeg Jets at home in overtime. Part of the reason the Caps are in a playoff position is due to teams currently below them failing to ...
