An 11th career hat trick by Alex Ovechkin, was the ultimate driving force behind the Washington Capitals 5-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. The russian superstar’s first hat trick since January 22nd, 2011 was everything and then some to the red shirts who were searching for just their 6th win of this ...
The Washington Capitals (6-10-1) snapped a two game losing streak Saturday afternoon in their 5-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils (10-4-4), in hopes of starting a winning streak. The Capitals victory was their first against a team currently in the top eight of the Eastern Conference (1-8-1), as head coach Adam Oates defeated the ...
If you were to take an average hockey fan from the end of the 2009 NHL season and tell them that Alexander Ovechkin, who was then coming fresh off of back-to-back Hart Trophy victories as NHL MVP, would be routinely playing less minutes per night in the playoffs than his team’s third line, that hockey ...
Nay Sayers Everyone who questioned Caps GM George Mc Phee’s moves (or lack thereof) this season owes him an apology letter. In game five, Troy Brouwer netted a power play goal with under two minutes left in regulation that broke the tie and secured victory. Last night, during game seven, Joel Ward scored the overtime game and ...
Everyone is picking the Boston Bruins over the Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs. Almost unanimously, in fact.
The reason behind each of these picks is the same, too—the Capitals, essentially, aren’t the same feared team they were in years past. If you factor in Washington’s ho-hum record during the regular season and the fact that their goaltending situation is a sort of carousel that would make the Philadelphia Flyers blush, than I guess it would make sense to pick the Bruins over the Capitals.
Me? I’m not sold yet. I might not be sold at all, actually.
If you’re not Canadian or if you’re not a hockey fan, you may not get Don Cherry. He is a Canadian institution almost more so than the broadcasting corporation that he works for. For 7 ½ minutes every Saturday night on Hockey Night in Canada, ‘Grapes’ as he is commonly referred, gets his time in ...
For Caps fans suffering from heart conditions, high blood pressure, or Post Traumatic Shootout Disorder, be advised the remaining games this season will be intense. The Capitals have gone to the shootout the second fewest times in the league this season, but they ended up in shootouts twice just in the last week with everything ...
A four-game homestand got the Washington Capitals back into the playoff picture, as they won three out of four games after a rough patch on the road in California. The only loss at home came Tuesday after the Caps lost 3-0 to the New York Islanders. The wins prior to Tuesday’s match weren’t pretty, but ...
The Washington Capitals lost 2-1 to the St. Louis Blues in Dale Hunter’s coaching debut Tuesday night. Many seem surprised the change didn’t occur immediately (much like it did when Hunter’s predecessor Bruce Boudreau took over for Glen Hanlon in 2007). However, with much of the Capitals’ issues being related to systems and confidence as ...
The Hockey Writers is very fortunate to have Tom Turk on our team. Tom covers most Caps games for us and has a nack for capturing great action shots. Here’s Troy Brouwer bracing for a shot coming his way. This image is dying for a sweet caption. What would you label this image with? Add ...
