Ovechkin, His Milestone Goals & the Goalies He Beat Andrew Forbes | September 17, 2023 *This article was updated in March 2023 On June 26, 2004, the Washington Capitals drafted Alexander Ovechkin with the first overall selection in the NHL Draft. It was known then…
Maple Leafs: Breaking Down Auston Matthews’ 299 Career Goals Andrew Forbes | August 24, 2023 The Toronto Maple Leafs officially extended their superstar forward, Auston Matthews, on August 23 with a four-year extension and in doing so gave him the opportunity to legitimize his standing…
Penguins Sign Lars Eller to 2-Year Deal Colin Newby | July 1, 2023 The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed center Lars Eller to a two-year contract worth $2.45 million in average annual value (AAV), according to Elliotte Friedman of SportsNet. Eller is a 14-year…
Hurricanes Sign Dmitry Orlov to 2-Year Deal Colin Newby | July 1, 2023 The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Dmitry Orlov to a two-year deal worth just under $16 million, according to Frank Seravalli of The Daily Faceoff. Orlov played 760 regular-season and…
Stanley Cup Final History: The Battle of the Cup-Less Dayton Reimer | June 12, 2023 There’s something special about when a team finally wins their first Stanley Cup. The Philadelphia Flyers, better known as “The Broadstreet Bullies,” were the first expansion team to win it…
Capitals 2022-23 Report Cards: Alex Ovechkin Jesse Courville-Lynch | May 4, 2023 The Washington Capitals’ best player in franchise history is Alex Ovechkin, and this season was just another of his impressive performances. He continued to climb the leaderboard for the most…
NHL 2022-23 Power Rankings: Regular Season Finale Eugene Helfrick | April 10, 2023 Well, just like that we have hit the final week of THW’s 2022-23 Power Rankings! While it feels like October was only a few days ago, the NHL’s regular season…
3 Takeaways From Capitals’ 5-2 Loss to Rangers Jesse Courville-Lynch | April 3, 2023 The Washington Capitals have not been playing the best hockey over the last few weeks and Sunday’s game was no different. The lack of effort all around was evident and…
Capitals 2023-24 Free Agent Targets: James van Riemsdyk Jesse Courville-Lynch | March 27, 2023 The Washington Capitals will look for ways to improve going into next season as they likely won’t be making a deep playoff run this season. Their season was strong at…
Capitals’ Kuznetsov Trade Request Could Mean Total Rebuild Jesse Courville-Lynch | March 27, 2023 After a lack of success in the playoffs and a couple of lacklustre seasons as an individual outside of the offensive zone, there is a report that Washington Capitals forward…
3 Takeaways From Capitals’ 6-1 Win Over Blackhawks Jesse Courville-Lynch | March 24, 2023 The Washington Capitals came into Thursday night’s game looking poised to get two points after a disappointing overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday (March 21). With another…
3 Takeaways From Capitals’ 7-6 Loss To Blue Jackets Jesse Courville-Lynch | March 22, 2023 The Washington Capitals are looking to squeeze into the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, so a game against one of the league’s worst teams this season should have…
