This past offseason was a busy one for the Washington Capitals. After a disappointing loss in the bubble at the hands of the New York… Read More »Capitals Seeing Dividends From Sheary & Schultz Signings
The Washington Capitals were looking to make amends Tuesday night after a sloppy 7-4 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Super Bowl Sunday. Their revenge… Read More »Capitals Need to Take Advantage of Time Off
The Washington Capitals have played a lot of overtime lately. In ten games this season, five have gone to overtime. A third-period meltdown on Feb.… Read More »Capitals Undone by Third-Period Play in Back-to-Back Games
On Jan. 18 of last year, the Washington Capitals exploded for five goals in the third period to overcome a three-goal deficit against the New… Read More »Capitals’ New Faces Getting the Job Done in Absence of Superstars
It has been 10 days since the Washington Capitals lost four key players to the NHL’s COVID Unavailability List. These players are Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny… Read More »Capitals Should Ease Ovechkin & Orlov Back Into Lineup
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are updates on the Pittsburgh Penguins GM search and what the team expects the top candidates to make a… Read More »NHL Rumors: Penguins, Canadiens, Capitals, Avalanche, Kings, More
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… Read More »Capitals’ First 7 Games Had a Lot of Positives & Negatives
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… Read More »Capitals’ Keys to Success in Revenge Games Versus Islanders
When conversing with non-hockey fans about hockey, the same few names always come up in conversation. Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, and Alex Ovechkin are the… Read More »Capitals’ Backstrom Is Most Underrated Player in the NHL
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is injury news on a few teams including the Toronto Maple Leafs and Edmonton Oilers. Meanwhile, speculation is that… Read More »NHL Rumors: Blue Jackets, Penguins, Capitals, Maple Leafs, Oilers, More
In today’s NHL rumors rundown there is bad news for the Toronto Maple Leafs as it looks like Joe Thornton is going to miss some… Read More »NHL Rumors: Maple Leafs, Flyers, Capitals, Bruins, Senators More
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… Read More »What We Learned From the Capitals’ First Two Games
The Calgary Flames still can’t win on opening night, not even with a two-goal lead. But the start of the 2020-21 NHL season portended good… Read More »2020-21 Season Openers: Flames Lose Again, Islanders & Capitals Excel
The National Hockey League’s final season with only 31 teams is underway this week. And while fans of other franchises are finally seeing their star… Read More »Kraken Expansion Draft Spotlight: Penguins vs. Flyers, Capitals vs. Sabres
Today, teams are trimming down rosters. It’s another chaotic day in the chaotic couple weeks leading up to the start of the NHL season. The… Read More »5 Thoughts on Capitals 2020-21 Training Camp
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is buzz that the New York Islanders have worked out terms with a couple of players not named Mathew… Read More »NHL Rumors: Islanders, Blue Jackets, Jets, Canucks, Capitals, More
The Washington Capitals are signing veteran defender Zdeno Chara to a one-year contract worth $795,000, the team announced Wednesday. The news was originally broken by… Read More »Capitals Sign Chara
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, the Edmonton Oilers have made good on buzz that they would be signing another left-shot defenseman. Meanwhile, the Columbus Blue… Read More »NHL Rumors: Oilers, Blue Jackets, Capitals, Predators, More
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is talk about how close the Boston Bruins are to actually signing Mike Hoffman. After all, there has been… Read More »NHL Rumors: Bruins, Capitals, Senators, Maple Leafs, NHL Dates and Rule Changes
The ’12 Days of Christmas’ is a classic holiday song first published in its current form in 1908. In a nod to the classic carol, join The… Read More »Penguins 12 Days of Hockeymas: 11 Playoff Series With the Capitals
With the National Hockey League seemingly on track for a Jan. 13 start to the 2020-21 season, the uncertainty of the offseason is beginning to… Read More »Capitals Have Significant Issues to Face This Season
The Washington Capitals, along with the 30 other NHL teams, released their Reverse Retro jerseys for sale on Dec. 1, and it proved to be… Read More »Capitals’ Screaming Eagle Logo Makes a Comeback
On Black Friday, buried under the holiday and pandemic and post-election coverage, the NBA quietly announced their 2020-21 preseason schedule. That helps pave the way… Read More »Capitals’ Return to Capital One Arena Still Undecided
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, as the Washington Capitals look to clear cap space, which two players might be on the move? Are there hard… Read More »NHL Rumors: Capitals, Coyotes, Islanders, Players Upset With NHL
The novel coronavirus pandemic pushed back the NHL regular-season start, and fans are eager to have hockey again. The Eastern Conference has seen a lot… Read More »Capitals are Still a Solid Contender in the East
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, will the New York Rangers be sellers again at the end of this coming season? If so, who will they… Read More »NHL Rumors: Rangers, Bruins, Maple Leafs, Senators, Capitals, More
Last week, while back home in Moscow, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin made headlines saying he wanted to play for Moscow Dynamo when his NHL… Read More »Projecting Alex Ovechkin’s Final NHL Years
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland updates the media on the status of Oscar Klefbom, noting how much of next season… Read More »NHL Rumors: Oilers, Ducks, Bruins, Capitals, Sabres, More
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, Alex Ovechkin has said he doesn’t plan to finish his hockey career with the Washington Capitals. Who else would he… Read More »NHL Rumors: Islanders, Blue Jackets, Ovechkin Not Retiring With Capitals
When Washington Capitals fans last saw their team at Capital One Arena on March 4, they certainly didn’t think it would be the last time… Read More »Analysis: When Will Capitals Fans Return to Capital One Arena?