3 Capitals Who Must Step Up in Game 6 vs. Panthers Luke James | May 12, 2022 It’s official: the Washington Capitals are now in win-or-go-home territory. Following their capitulatory defeat to the Florida Panthers in Game 5, head coach Peter Laviolette’s squad must win at Capital…
Capitals Take 2-1 Series Lead Behind Samsonov’s Play Carl Knauf | May 8, 2022 Despite the Washington Capitals’ average performance at home during the regular season, Capital One Arena is still a hostile environment, especially when the fan base has expectations. That atmosphere helped…
Capitals Need Forwards to Step up With or Without Ovechkin Carl Knauf | May 2, 2022 After a four-game losing streak to end the regular season, the Washington Capitals earned the daunting task of facing off against the Florida Panthers in the first round of the…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Panthers, Capitals, Canadiens, Maple Leafs, More Jim Parsons | May 1, 2022 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers got one of their top defensemen back on the ice today. Will he play to open the series against the Los Angeles…
Panthers Offense & Goaltending Will Carry Them Over the Capitals Joey Ganzi | May 1, 2022 The Florida Panthers go into the first round of the 2022 postseason with statistically their best regular season in franchise history in the books. This includes the top spot in…
Capitals’ 3 Keys to Upsetting the Panthers in Round 1 Ted Starkey | April 30, 2022 The Washington Capitals will open the playoffs in an unusual spot this season, finishing in just the second Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference and opening the postseason by…
Flyers’ Success Waning Away in Modern NHL Landscape Colin Newby | April 29, 2022 The Philadelphia Flyers finished in last place in the Metropolitan Division in 2021-22. They had the fourth-worst record in the NHL. They now enter an offseason in which the plan…
Capitals Blow Opportunities for Higher Playoff Seed Without Ovechkin Carl Knauf | April 27, 2022 On Tuesday, three of the top four teams in the Metropolitan Division didn’t feel like winning. The Carolina Hurricanes clinched the division with a 4-3 win over the New York…
NHL 2021-22 Power Rankings: Week 27 Colton Pankiw | April 26, 2022 Welcome to the 27th edition of my weekly NHL Power Rankings for The Hockey Writers, where the league’s top half is evaluated. These rankings will focus on how teams have performed…
NHL Rumors: Capitals, Blackhawks, Maple Leafs, Hurricanes Jim Parsons | April 25, 2022 In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Alex Ovechkin left Sunday’s game with an upper-body injury. How bad is it and will he miss any significant time? Meanwhile, what is the latest on…
Capitals Have Sights on Higher Playoff Seed After Impressive Road Trip Carl Knauf | April 24, 2022 The Washington Capitals just finished a five-game road trip in the midst of what was supposed to be a difficult April on schedule. Ten of the 14 games scheduled for…
NHL Stats News: Rangers, Oilers, Flames, Penguins, Panthers, Capitals Rob Couch | April 22, 2022 On the latest edition of NHL Stats News, we look at multiple New York Rangers players hitting milestones, Mike Smith and Connor McDavid leading a surging Edmonton Oilers, and the…
