After a total of five goals were scored in the first two games of the series between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers, each team came out with a vengeance in Game 3. A total of seven goals were scored, as the Rangers notched their first victory of the series by a final ...
The Washington Capitals first round series against the New York Rangers is off to a thunderous start, with the team from the nation’s capital taking the first two games in D.C. Washington finished off the regular season on fire, giving them momentum heading into the postseason as the third seed. The Hockey Writers grades individual ...
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 ...
It was the 175th consecutive sell-out crowd at Verizon Center. Everyone in attendance was well aware of what was at stake; if the Washington Capitals knocked off the Winnipeg Jets in any way other than a shootout, the Southeast division crown would be theirs for the fifth time in the last sixth seasons. After getting ...
After jumping out to a 4-0 lead for the third time in their last four games, the Washington Capitals held on to beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 in Quebec Saturday evening. Their offense was rolling in full force, with the Capitals getting two goals each from their top two goal scorers, forwards Alexander Ovechkin and ...
On December 19, 1995, the Calgary Flames traded captain Joe Nieuwendyk to the Dallas Stars for veteran forward Corey Millen and a junior player from Kamloops, Jarome Iginla. Now, nearly 18 years later, many people surrounding the team are debating the merits of trading Iginla and beginning a re-build in Calgary. Since he began playing ...
Alex Semin and the Carolina Hurricanes invade the Verizon Center tonight in the Chinatown section of Downtown, DC for a matchup with your Washington Capitals. The first of a pivotal home and home series this week, with game two scheduled on Thursday night. The Canes arrive with a record of 14-9-1. Good for 29 points, ...
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 ...
After being embarrassed by Washington only nights before, the Florida Panthers once again disappointed fans as they let a 5-3 lead slip through their fingers late in the 3rd period – eventually falling once again to the Capitals, 6-5 in overtime. Before I get into all of the reason why the Panthers lost this game, let me ...
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 ...
