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Jack Dawkins

Jack Dawkins is a freelance scout, analyst and avid watcher of "way too much hockey." He has joined The Hockey Writers team to cover all things Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, Minnesota Wild, Los Angeles Kings, Arizona Coyotes and Florida Panthers. He's an absolute data hound and loves using stats and analytics to calculate and extrapolate data for analysis.

Washington Capitals Mid-Season Mailbag

Jack Dawkins | March 11, 2021

The Washington Capitals are 25 games into their 56-game season. As they approach the halfway point, It’s a good time to answer some questions about the team, how the season…

Categories Editor's Choice, Washington Capitals

Capitals’ Wilson Has No One to Blame but Himself

Jack Dawkins | March 9, 2021

On March 6, Tom Wilson was issued a seven-game suspension for his hit on Boston Bruins’ defender Brandon Carlo. Whenever one of these types of hits happens, a clear line…

Categories Washington Capitals

Capitals Pull Out of Early February Nose Dive

Jack Dawkins | March 3, 2021

A Feb. 25 regulation win at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins was just what the doctor ordered for the Washington Capitals. That win became a turning point moment for the…

Categories Washington Capitals

NHL Goaltender Controversies: The Cold List

Jack Dawkins | February 23, 2021

As the truncated 2020-21 NHL season continues to move forward some NHL backup goaltenders are getting a higher percentage of ice-time, earlier in the season than they would typically experience.…

Categories Editor's Choice, NHL Goaltending

NHL Goalie Controversies: The Hot List

Jack Dawkins | February 20, 2021

The 2020-21 NHL season is underway and it’s about one-fifth complete. With the shortened season and the compressed schedule, games are happening rapidly with shorter turnover than usual. This is…

Categories Capitals Goaltending, Devils Goaltending, NHL Goaltending, Panthers Goaltending, Predators Goaltending

Coyotes Fire Assistant GM Steve Sullivan

Jack Dawkins | February 11, 2021

The Arizona Coyotes announced via Twitter and NHL.com that they have parted ways with assistant general manager Steve Sullivan. https://t.co/0rZ5GpIOmb — Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) February 11, 2021 The move comes…

Categories Coyotes Management, NHL News

Capitals Undone by Third-Period Play in Back-to-Back Games

Jack Dawkins | February 4, 2021

The Washington Capitals have played a lot of overtime lately. In ten games this season, five have gone to overtime. A third-period meltdown on Feb. 1, allowed the Boston Bruins…

Categories Washington Capitals

Devils Need Jesper Bratt to Take a Big Leap Forward

Jack Dawkins | January 30, 2021

Jesper Bratt is back and that’s good news for the New Jersey Devils. First-year coach Lindy Ruff wasted no time inserting Bratt into his roster and giving him top-line minutes…

Categories New Jersey Devils

Capitals’ First 7 Games Had a Lot of Positives & Negatives

Jack Dawkins | January 29, 2021

We are seven games into the 2020-21 NHL Season, and the Washington Capitals find themselves atop the MassMutual East Division. With the lack of a preseason, many teams are still…

Categories Washington Capitals

Capitals COVID Controversy Could Be Symptom of Bigger Issue

Jack Dawkins | January 21, 2021

In the last 24 hours, news of the Washington Capitals has caused me to ask if it’s time for a major change? Greg Wyshynski of ESPN.com broke the story at…

Categories Editor's Choice, Washington Capitals

What We Learned From the Capitals’ First Two Games

Jack Dawkins | January 17, 2021

We’re two games into this condensed season and there are already some story lines developing with the Washington Capitals. Even though they came away from the Buffalo Sabres with two…

Categories Washington Capitals

Capitals Fans Have Reasons to Be Excited for 2020-21

Jack Dawkins | January 14, 2021

I’ve been covering the Washington Capitals since the middle of last season. Tonight begins my first full season writing about the team and I’m amped up for it. I’ve got…

Categories Washington Capitals
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