Bruins vs. Capitals Series Preview, Part IV: Key Players and Intangibles Bob Mand | April 11, 2012 The second-seed Boston Bruins will face off against the seventh-seed Washington Capitals tomorrow in TD Garden. The Northeast Division champs lost three of four to the Caps during the regular season but hope to…
Bruins vs. Capitals Series Preview, Part III: Goaltending and Special-Teams Bob Mand | April 10, 2012 The second-seed Boston Bruins will face off against the seventh-seed Washington Capitals on Thursday in TD Garden. There, the Bruins hope to start their title-defense with a bang and the…
Past Playoff Failures Will Serve As Motivation For Caps… In A Different Way Angie Lewis | April 6, 2012 After finally regaining playoff-team status in the 2008 NHL postseason in surprise-fashion during Bruce Boudreau’s first season as the team’s head coach, the Washington Capitals still have found themselves no further…
Capitals Must Use Intangibles and Self-Motivation Toward Playoff Push Angie Lewis | March 24, 2012 It’s been a strange and, at times, tumultuous season for the Washington Capitals, but they have found themselves in the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference, despite losing, 4-3, to the…
Capitals Continue to Fail to Take Advantage of Playoff Situation Angie Lewis | March 2, 2012 The Washington Capitals need to keep in mind that there are only so many games left in the regular season to earn a playoff spot. In order to do so,…
NHL Trade Rumors: Rick Nash Not The Answer For Capitals’ Woes The Hockey Writers | February 17, 2012 The NHL’s trade deadline is less than two weeks away (February 27, 3PM EST) and the hockey world is buzzing with Rick Nash rumors. Multiple outlets have reported over the…
Season’s Microcosms Leave Caps in Most Dire Situation Yet Angie Lewis | February 14, 2012 You could probably say that Monday night the hockey world was watching the Washington Capitals play the San Jose Sharks: the game was nationally televised on NBC Sports Network, and…
John Tavares Dispels Any Notion That He Isn’t Top 25 Under 25 Anatoliy Metter | February 1, 2012 Earlier in the month of January, a publication was released that chronicled the best 25 players under the age of 25. However, the article’s author decided that John Tavares of…
Knocking on the Door: Washington’s Success Rides on Scoring Chances Angie Lewis | December 4, 2011 Ever since Dale Hunter took over head coaching duties in Washington last Monday, the Capitals have gone 1-2, finally earning their first win Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators in…
Caps Start With Franchise-Record Five-Straight Wins, Finally Show Dominance Angie Lewis | October 19, 2011 Tomas Vokoun fashioned a shutout against his former squad as the Washington Capitals defeated the Florida Panther 3-0. The Caps are now 5-0-0 for the first time in franchise history. Washington,…
Nash, Datsyuk, Gaborik to have Career Years in 2011-2012? Andrew Johnson | September 28, 2011 With the start of the NHL regular season approaching rapidly, much speculation has been doled out regarding what’s to come in the year ahead. While predicting the future is impossible,…
Caps Drop Second Straight at Home, Lightning Lead Series 2-0 Angie Lewis | May 2, 2011 A lack of adjustments in the Washington Capitals’ play in Game 2 made for a tough 3-2 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning in front of their home fans.…