One-on-One: Chorney Talks Cracking the Capitals’ Lineup Sammi Silber | April 11, 2017 The Washington Capitals closed out their season Sunday, dressing Taylor Chorney for the regular season finale. In his first game back with the team since Feb. 25, Chorney skated about…
Capitals’ Schmidt Earning Minutes Sammi Silber | February 23, 2017 Cracking the opening night roster in the NHL isn’t an overnight process. However, for Washington Capitals defenseman Nate Schmidt, his NHL career began rather quickly. Undrafted, Schmidt played college hockey at the University…
Q & A with the Capitals’ Nate Schmidt Dan Rice | January 30, 2017 If you’ve ever had the chance to speak to defenseman Nate Schmidt of the Washington Capitals or watched him do an interview, you’d surely remember it. The 25-year-old from St.…
Recap: Capitals Spoil Blue Jackets’ Historic Streak Sammi Silber | January 5, 2017 All eyes were on the Columbus Blue Jackets Thursday, as they were on the verge of making history with a 17-game winning streak. However, they couldn’t get it done and fell…
Dmitry Orlov Bolstering Capitals’ Blue Line Dom Simonetta | November 13, 2015 After losing veteran defenseman Mike Green to free agency during the offseason, the Washington Capitals weren’t certain how their third pairing on the blue line would shake out this year.…
Dmitry Orlov Back In Caps Office Alessandro Seren Rosso | October 27, 2015 After missing almost one year and a half, Dmitry Orlov is back in the Washington Capitals’ lineup, and it seems that he’s back to his own shape. The former 2009…
Capitals Questions 3: Can Any Prospects Crack the Lineup? Scott Lowe | September 12, 2015 This is the third in a series of articles detailing the major questions facing the Washington Capitals heading into the 2015-16 season. Click here to see Question 1 (What Happens…
Capitals Questions 2: Will the Caps Miss Mike Green? Scott Lowe | September 8, 2015 This is the second in a series of articles leading up to training camp detailing the most pressing questions facing the Washington Capitals heading into the 2015-16 season. Capitals Questions:…
Brian MacLellan Makes Capitals Youth A Priority Matthew Speck | June 19, 2015 The moves will get harder and the decisions will become tougher for Washington Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan this offseason. For now, MacLellan will look to get the bulk of…
Why Washington Capitals Won’t Keep Mike Green Matthew Speck | May 24, 2015 Defenseman Mike Green will be the best free agent option available on defense when NHL free agency gets underway on July 1st at noon. He made just over six million…
Washington Capitals: Filling Out the Defense Matthew Speck | October 5, 2014 The Washington Capitals have nine healthy defensemen entering their final preseason game against the Carolina Hurricanes Sunday night. Russian born blue liner Dmitry Orlov will miss the start of the…
Nate Schmidt on Leaving Minnesota and NHL Goals Annie Erling Gofus | January 28, 2014 Post-game interviews following losses are rarely pleasant. Exhausted players anxious to mourn their defeat away from the cameras and microphones are forced by people like to me to relive an…