Posts About "Alex Ovechkin"
Ovechkin Poised to Keep Climbing in NHL Record Book
January 12th, 2021 Alex Ovechkin may only be able to play 56 games because the 2020-21 NHL season has been shortened by the coronavirus pandemic, but that doesn’t mean he can’t pass a few more big names in the NHL record book. The 35-year-old will try to move up in a number of goal-scoring categories beginning Thursday, when the Washington Capitals...
6 NHL Prop Bets to Consider for the 2020-21 NHL Season
January 10th, 2021 The NHL season is around the corner and many hockey fans are more than excited for the season to start. With the start of the season comes prop bets and predictions for the upcoming season. The possible prop bets range from picking a Stanley Cup champion to picking a division winner to even betting on how many points a player will...
5 Bold Capitals Predictions For 2020-21 Season
January 10th, 2021 With the NHL season rapidly approaching, like a long game of telephone, many projections are going to be shouted from the rooftops by fans far and wide throughout this upcoming season. With the league now split into four divisions this season, it will be interesting to see the possible ignition of new and old rivalries and how teams...
NHL’s Most Exciting Players All-Time: From ‘Rocket’ Richard to McDavid
January 10th, 2021 There are exciting players, and then there are players who yank you right out of your seat — the guys who make you shake your head and wonder, "How did he do that?" Players like that don’t come around often. Here’s a look at 10 of those who’ve been among the NHL’s best at bringing us out of our seats. You might not...
Today in Hockey History: Jan 10
January 10th, 2021 Some of the greatest players in National Hockey League history have had plenty of reasons to celebrate on Jan. 10. In addition, fans in Montreal, Boston and Buffalo were treated to multiple big moments throughout the decades. It is time to fire up our hockey time machine to take a look at all the best this date has had to offer us. A...
5 Capitals That Will Be Key to a Successful 2020-21 Season
January 7th, 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 season with the modified schedule has created uncertainty of which version of the team fans may see this season. Will it be the Stanley Cup contender-version that...
NHL Rumors: Islanders, Blue Jackets, Jets, Canucks, Capitals, More
January 5th, 2021 In today's NHL rumor rundown, there is buzz that the New York Islanders have worked out terms with a couple of players not named Mathew Barzal and the announcement of those deals could be imminent. What is the status of talks between the Washington Capitals and Alex Ovechkin? Is there anything to the Patrik Laine and Pierre-Luc Dubois...
Capitals' 2011 Winter Classic Win Put Team on National Stage
January 1st, 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 really brought it to a national stage. While it wasn’t the first-ever Winter Classic, it certainly was the one that came with the most hype in the...
Capitals' Time as Cup Contender Dwindling
December 30th, 2020 Just a little under a year ago, the Washington Capitals played their first home game of the calendar year 2020, recording perhaps their most memorable result of the entire year. The Caps trailed the San Jose Sharks 4-2 heading into the game's final minute, but scored two goals in the final minute of regulation to force overtime before...
What Capitals Fans Can Expect in 2020-21
December 21st, 2020 The National Hockey League and its Players Association came to a formal agreement on Sunday afternoon, setting in motion the next season of NHL hockey come Jan. 13. With the new campaign will come several major changes: to the schedule, whether fans will be allowed, and playoff matchups due to the pandemic. The league hopes the climate...
NHL Hat Tricks History & Fun Facts
December 17th, 2020 A hat trick is one of the NHL's rarest achievements with only 97 during the 2018-19 season, or roughly one in 7.6 percent of games. That's more rare than a shutout, with 154 in 2018-19, or one in 12.1 percent of games, or a shorthanded goal, of which there were 233 last season, or one in 18.3 percent of games. Of the 7,664 goals scored...
Revisiting Rangers' 15-Round Shootout Victory 15 Years Later
December 14th, 2020 Prior to the 2005-06 season, the NHL made the decision to determine regular-season games that were still tied after overtime with a shootout. While the decision was met with heavy criticism, it led to some beautiful goals, great saves and exciting finishes to games. That was certainly the case on Nov. 26, 2005, when the New York Rangers...
Capitals Have Significant Issues to Face This Season
December 11th, 2020 With the National Hockey League seemingly on track for a Jan. 13 start to the 2020-21 season, the uncertainty of the offseason is beginning to lift, and instead of pandemics and disputes over revenue sharing, Washington Capitals fans can start looking forward to the team's return in about a month. Where does this edition of the...
