Capitals’ First 7 Games Had a Lot of Positives & Negatives Jack Dawkins | January 29, 2021 We are seven games into the 2020-21 NHL Season, and the Washington Capitals find themselves atop the MassMutual East Division. With the lack of a preseason, many teams are still…
Capitals’ Keys to Success in Revenge Games Versus Islanders Aidan Fischer | January 26, 2021 The Washington Capitals suffered a 4-3 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday. It was their second game without Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov, and Ilya Samsonov. Picking…
Capitals’ Vanecek Playing His Way Into Samsonov’s Starting Role Ted Starkey | January 25, 2021 Heading into the 2020-21 season, and after Henrik Lundqvist announced he had to sit out for health reasons, the Washington Capitals rolled the dice on having two young netminders carry…
Capitals Plagued by Inconsistency & Lack of Effort on Opening Road Trip Ted Starkey | January 20, 2021 The Washington Capitals’ season-opening, four-game road trip was certainly a mixed bag, at times showing why the Caps are in the mix for the Eastern Division title in this shortened…
What We Learned From the Capitals’ First Two Games Jack Dawkins | January 17, 2021 We’re two games into this condensed season and there are already some story lines developing with the Washington Capitals. Even though they came away from the Buffalo Sabres with two…
Vitek Vanecek: The Capitals’ New Backup Goalie Gabriel Guindi | January 16, 2021 Entering the 2020-21 NHL season, the Washington Capitals received unfortunate news when newly signed goaltender Henrik Lundqvist had to suddenly forfeit the season due to a heart condition requiring immediate…
Capitals Put Trust in Samsonov & Vanecek to Begin Season Ted Starkey | January 12, 2021 While the Washington Capitals are going to just be under the NHL’s $81.5 million salary cap for the start of the 2020-21 season, just $1.6 million of that — about…
Capitals Have Limited Options With Lundqvist News Ted Starkey | December 17, 2020 The Washington Capitals’ plan to help Ilya Samsonov succeed Braden Holtby in net got upended on Thursday afternoon, as goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, who signed to a one-year, $1.5 million deal…
Capitals’ Vanecek Emerges as Likely Backup for Next Season Ben Little | August 6, 2020 At the start of this season, Washington Capitals fans knew they were in for a transitional period. Not a transition from the Caps being a good team to a rebuilding…
Reirden and Capitals Search for Plan B in Goal Scott Lowe | July 28, 2020 Todd Reirden always has a plan. And although the Washington Capitals’ head coach usually is not particularly forthcoming with the details of his plans, you can be assured that they…
Capitals’ Plan Coming Together After First 5-on-5 Action in Months Scott Lowe | July 21, 2020 The Washington Capitals returned to 5-on-5 play for the first time since March with their first intrasquad scrimmage of Phase 3 training camp Saturday. Despite the four-month break from competitive…
Top 5 Capitals Prospects Anthony Paradiso | May 23, 2020 On May 5, 2020, the Washington Capitals extended their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliation with the Hershey Bears through the 2023-24 season. The Capitals and Bears have enjoyed a special…