Capitals Have Some Tough Choices After Losing Vanecek Ted Starkey | July 23, 2021 While the Seattle Kraken’s expansion draft hit various NHL teams in different ways, the Washington Capitals now will have a tough decision to make in replacing goaltender Vitek Vanecek, not…
Capitals Have Tough Decision Between Protecting Samsonov or Vanecek Ted Starkey | June 25, 2021 With the Seattle Kraken ready to pick three goaltenders as part of the expansion draft in July, the Washington Capitals have an interesting choice in which goaltender to protect. With…
Capitals Have 6 Games to Decide on a Playoff Goaltender Ted Starkey | April 30, 2021 With the Washington Capitals having officially clinched a Stanley Cup playoff berth with their overtime loss to Pittsburgh on Thursday night, and the MassMutual East Division’s four likely playoff qualifiers…
Capitals’ Samsonov Makes Long Awaited Return Aidan Fischer | March 2, 2021 For the first time since Jan. 17, Ilya Samsonov was back in the crease for the Washington Capitals this past weekend. He made 19 saves on 21 shots to help…
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…
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…
THW’s Goalie News: Samsonov’s Recovery, Fleury’s Dominant Weekend & More Sartaaj Bhullar | February 15, 2021 This weekend THW’s Goalie News is highlighted Washington Capitals’ goaltender Ilya Samsonov has recovered from COVID-19, while Vegas Golden Knights’ goalie Marc-Andre Fleury dominates in back-to-back performances. Also, the Honda…
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’ 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’ 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…
Vitek Vanecek: The Capitals’ New Backup Goalie Gabriel Guindi | January 16, 2021 Entering the 2020-21 NHL season, the Washington Capitals received unfortunate news when newly signed goaltender Henrik Lundqvist had to suddenly forfeit the season due to a heart condition requiring immediate…
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…