Q & A with the Capitals’ Nate Schmidt Dan Rice | January 30, 2017 If you’ve ever had the chance to speak to defenseman Nate Schmidt of the Washington Capitals or watched him do an interview, you’d surely remember it. The 25-year-old from St.…
Backstrom & Bondra: Falling Short of 100 Greatest Bill Situ | January 30, 2017 This year marks the 100th anniversary of the NHL and at a recent event in Los Angeles commemorating this occasion, six former and current Capitals received the distinction as the…
Washington on a Roll, Upcoming Free Agents Michael Mazzuca | January 27, 2017 The Washington Capitals engine is roaring in January. Washington drives a 11-1-1 record this month that catapults the team atop league standings. Even with key defenseman John Carlson out of the…
NHL All-Stars Ovechkin & Holtby Bill Situ | January 26, 2017 The NHL All-Star Game is right around the corner and it’s that time of year again when hockey fans from all over North America and the world will be watching…
Capitals – Another Presidents’ Trophy Season? Bill Situ | January 25, 2017 With a record of 32-10-6, the Washington Capitals are living up to their name as the capital of NHL fan attention. If the regular season ended today, the Caps would…
Recap: Senators Halt Capitals’ Offence Jesse Zhang | January 25, 2017 The Ottawa Senators faced a Washington Capitals team that came into the game scoring at a high pace. Since the last time these two teams met on January 7, the Capitals…
Preview: Senators Welcome League’s Hottest Team in Capitals Jesse Zhang | January 24, 2017 The Ottawa Senators will try to beat the Washington Capitals for the first time this season on Tuesday night. The Capitals, currently the league’s hottest team, won both confrontations between…
Drafting the Washington Way: 2000s Michael Mazzuca | January 23, 2017 The Washington Capitals have taken a simpler approach: draft bold, draft deep, draft smart. This new plan has resulted in Washington’s renaissance of domination. Just like the Detroit Red Wings from…
Recap: Penalties Kill Stars, Caps Win Matt Pryor | January 22, 2017 Penalties killed the Dallas Stars Saturday night. Through 40 minutes, the Stars led the visiting Washington Capitals 3-1. They were fast, physical, and with the exception of two fighting majors…
Preview: Stars Host Streaking Capitals Matt Pryor | January 21, 2017 The temperature has fluctuated wildly in Dallas over the past few weeks, bouncing from the upper teens one day to almost 80 the next. It’s only fitting, then, that tonight’s…
Reasons for Capitals Scoring Surge Sammi Silber | January 20, 2017 Even if science isn’t your strongest suit, you know that when an object is in motion, it stays in motion, much like the Washington Capitals’ scoring surge of late. Everything…
Capitals Defense to Protect in Expansion Michael Mazzuca | January 19, 2017 Depth on the blue line has always been the Achilles’ heel of the Washington Capitals. General manager Brian MacLellan sought to address this issue by signing free agents Matt Niskanen…