Ted Starkey

Capitals’ Goaltending Picture Gets Even Murkier

Ted Starkey | February 24, 2021

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…

Capitals Hit Key Stretch Needing Goaltending Answers

Ted Starkey | February 15, 2021

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…

Capitals Have a Successful History on Super Bowl Sundays

Ted Starkey | February 6, 2021

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…

Capitals’ Goalie History Repeating With Vanecek’s Hot Start

Ted Starkey | February 2, 2021

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…

Capitals Thrive Despite COVID Absences & Injuries to Key Players

Ted Starkey | January 29, 2021

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…

Capitals’ Vanecek Playing His Way Into Samsonov’s Starting Role

Ted Starkey | January 25, 2021

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…

Capitals Plagued by Inconsistency & Lack of Effort on Opening Road Trip

Ted Starkey | January 20, 2021

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…

Capitals’ New Season Opens in Strange Conditions

Ted Starkey | January 15, 2021

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…

Capitals Put Trust in Samsonov & Vanecek to Begin Season

Ted Starkey | January 12, 2021

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…

5 Capitals That Will Be Key to a Successful 2020-21 Season

Ted Starkey | January 7, 2021

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…

Capitals’ 2011 Winter Classic Win Put Team on National Stage

Ted Starkey | January 1, 2021

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…

Capitals Add Size & Leadership With Chara Signing

Ted Starkey | December 31, 2020

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…