Capitals’ Goaltending Picture Gets Even Murkier
While the Washington Capitals had a solid plan to replace Braden Holtby who departed during the offseason, nothing has gone to plan – it even got stranger in the past …
While the Washington Capitals had a solid plan to replace Braden Holtby who departed during the offseason, nothing has gone to plan – it even got stranger in the past …
After having a week-long layoff due to the Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres pausing their seasons, the Washington Capitals returned to action Sunday with their first full lineup since their …
Read moreCapitals Hit Key Stretch Needing Goaltending Answers
While there aren’t many Washington Capitals traditions carried over from their days in Landover, there is one nearly annual ritual that remains over three decades from the team’s Capital Centre …
Read moreCapitals Have a Successful History on Super Bowl Sundays
With the recent success of young Washington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek, another rookie goaltender from the Caps’ past resurfaced: Jim Carey. Vanecek’s streak of seven games (5-0-2) without a regulation …
Read moreCapitals’ Goalie History Repeating With Vanecek’s Hot Start
When the news broke just over a week ago that the Washington Capitals would lose Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Kuznetsov, Dmitri Orlov and Ilya Samsonov for at least four games when …
Read moreCapitals Thrive Despite COVID Absences & Injuries to Key Players
Heading into the 2020-21 season, and after Henrik Lundqvist announced he had to sit out for health reasons, the Washington Capitals rolled the dice on having two young netminders carry …
Read moreCapitals’ Vanecek Playing His Way Into Samsonov’s Starting Role
The Washington Capitals’ season-opening, four-game road trip was certainly a mixed bag, at times showing why the Caps are in the mix for the Eastern Division title in this shortened …
Read moreCapitals Plagued by Inconsistency & Lack of Effort on Opening Road Trip
The last time the Washington Capitals played in Buffalo back on March 9, 2020, they played in front of 16,539 fans at KeyBank Center, most of whom enjoyed a 3-2 …
While the Washington Capitals are going to just be under the NHL’s $81.5 million salary cap for the start of the 2020-21 season, just $1.6 million of that — about …
Read moreCapitals Put Trust in Samsonov & Vanecek to Begin Season
With the Washington Capitals set to start their season in Buffalo against the Sabres just a week from now, the uncertainty over what the team can accomplish in the short …
Read more5 Capitals That Will Be Key to a Successful 2020-21 Season
While the Alexander Ovechkin-Sidney Crosby rivalry had been built up since the two players were the first picks in the 2004 and 2005 NHL Drafts, respectively, the 2011 Winter Classic …
Read moreCapitals’ 2011 Winter Classic Win Put Team on National Stage
With NHL camps just around the corner, and a lot of veteran players still looking for homes for the upcoming season, there will be some interesting signings in the next …