The Washington Capitals (17-17-2) had a big month of March, as they became playoff contenders on trade deadline day. Captain Alex Ovehckin found his groove like the good old days and trade acquisition Mike Ribeiro has continued to produce. Below are the March player grades for the Washington Capitals. Forwards Alex Ovechkin: Washington’s Captain tallied ...
The Washington Capitals (15-17-1) currently find themselves in a bind as the April 3rd trade deadline quickly approaches. The Alex Ovechkin led Capitals trail the eighth seed New York Rangers (16-13-3) by four points and are seven points behind the Southeast Division leading Winnipeg Jets (18-14-2) for the third seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. ...
The Washington Capitals (10-14-1) fell to the Southeast Division leading Carolina Hurricanes (15-9-1) by a 4-0 score at Verizon Center on Tuesday night, begging the question, is the team giving a full effort? In the most crucial stretch of the season, even though every game is considered a “playoff game” moving forward, the team from ...
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 ...
The Washington Capitals early season struggles continued Thursday night in their 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping to 2-8-1 on the season, dead last in the NHL. Special teams, a lack of strong goal-tending, a lack of effort and intensity all hurt Washington last night, as they continued to quickly become the joke of ...
Following the resolution of the NHL lockout, the Washington Capitals regular season began. In a shortened training camp new head coach Adam Oates looked to implement his new system and team philosophy like he did with Washington’s AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears, during the work stoppage. The Capitals struggled mightily in January, ending the month ...
Each Friday, Ten Fantasy Thoughts brings you valuable insight to line changes, buy-low candidates and updates on why a player may be struggling or surging for the past few weeks. This week, Ten Fantasy Thoughts will be discussing Jeff Carter’s offensive woes, the return of a few Stars and much more.
Who was it that said “winning fixes everything”? The Dallas Stars’ success in the still early season substantiates this theme. After a tumultuous end to last season, as well as a shaky offseason, the Stars have rolled through October of this season, posting seven wins in 10 games. The team’s chemistry and solidity thus far has ...
Jim Neveau, Senior NHL Correspondent With the dearth of NHL activities during the dog days of summer, some writers are turning to the tried and true method of generating lists to help pass the time. Whether it’s grading the quality of the work done by NHL general managers this off-season or discussing the finer points ...
