Capitals History
Buffalo's First Hockey Family: Hayley and Peter Scamurra
November 14th, 2017 Many do not know it, but the city of Buffalo has its own first "royal family of hockey." No, they do not have the last name of Kane. Not the Folignos, nor the Marchants either. You would have to go even further back than that to see where its roots are laid. But to this day...
Washington Capitals — A History of Long Playoff Games
April 21st, 2017 The Washington Capitals have seen plenty of overtime action in the playoffs, but long postseason games are nothing new for the team. All three games that the Caps played this postseason, have, amazingly, ended in overtime. In Game 1, Washington and Toronto were tied at...
Washington Capitals — Victory on the Home Front
March 30th, 2017 This season has been a year of great moments on home ice for the Washington Capitals. From January through to March, the Caps recorded a winning streak of 15 games at home. More recently, Washington set another franchise record for most home wins in a single...
Verizon Center: Proud Home of the Capitals
March 3rd, 2017 Since the start of the New Year, the Washington Capitals have solidly stood their ground at their home arena, Verizon Center — making it a difficult place for opponents to play at. The Capitals' most recent 2-1 home win against the Edmonton Oilers has propelled the...
Best & Worst Trades in Capitals History
February 28th, 2017 The NHL trade deadline is fast approaching and every team in the league — including the Washington Capitals — will have some big decisions to make. The Capitals' most recent transaction was Tom Gilbert — who was acquired from the Los Angeles Kings and currently...
Capitals Streak Matched: 14 a Real Possibility
February 27th, 2017 With their most recent home victory against the Edmonton Oilers, the Washington Capitals have picked up a streak of 13 to match their longest winning spree in team history. The streak began on New Year's Day when the Capitals came out on top 2-1 against the Ottawa...
Capitals at the Deadline Since 2006
February 26th, 2017 March 1 will be 'Black Friday' for National Hockey League general managers. The 2017 NHL trade deadline, a mere four days away, will be remembered for the decisions of all 30 franchises. Teams must agree to trades before 3 p.m. ET on March 1. Deadline day presents...
February — More Capital to Be Earned?
February 3rd, 2017 From their nine-game winning streak to Alex Ovechkin's 1000th NHL point, January has without question been a tremendous month to remember for the Washington Capitals. Now being February, it's time to look back at the Caps' performance from last month and see whether the...
Backstrom & Bondra: Falling Short of 100 Greatest
January 30th, 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 League's 100 Greatest Players. These six players were Mike Gartner, Scott Stevens, Adam...
Drafting the Washington Way: 2000s
January 23rd, 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 the 1990s to 2000s, the New Jersey Devils from the 1990s to 2000s and...
The 1st Half of Ovechkin's Era
December 29th, 2016 The Washington Capitals are looking to make 2017 special -- you know, like win the biggest present of them all, Lord Stanley's Cup. And a team cannot get to that point without a great second half of a season. Case in point, look at archrival Pittsburgh Penguins. They were...
Alex Ovechkin: The W8 of Gr8 Expectations
October 31st, 2016 Hockey fans, there is a terrific new quarterly magazine on the way. Barn is the name. They have a Kickstarter project to support the magazine, please take a second to check it out. The article below was written by Eric McErlain for Barn and offered to THW by the...
Will The Presidents' Trophy Ever Be Respected?
April 13th, 2016 With an election coming up this year to decide the leader of the United States, it seems like the running narrative is that this country is more divided and indecisive on opinions every year. The same can be said for us predicting who should win the Stanley Cup every year...
