There is a very high chance that most readers who are here right now are fuming out of their ears after seeing the headline. The Washington Capitals are public enemy number one in New York, and this opinion of mine surely won’t sit well with a lot of you. I’m sure you will all be
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The Washington Capitals have one game remaining in the 2020-21 NHL regular season. The team locked up the second seed in the MassMutual East division, and they battled through a key late stretch of the year without their captain. Alexander Ovechkin may skate tonight against the Boston Bruins, but the Capitals’ supporting cast stepped up
In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown could Winnipeg Jets’ head coach Paul Maurice be fired? Meanwhile, the Washington Capitals are rumored to be open to offers on No. 1 center Evgeny Kuznetsov. Why? The Carolina Hurricanes are negotiating with Rob Brind’Amour’s staff and Shea Weber is skating for the Montreal Canadiens. Finally, the Edmonton
In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, the chaos that has come out of the Tom Wilson incident in Monday’s game between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals continues to grow. Two Rangers executives were fired, the team has been fined by the NHL and an ex-Ranger has offered up his hand to help
In today’s NHL news and rumors rundown, the hockey world is shocked by news that Washington Capitals’ forward Tom Wilson was not suspended for his actions in Monday’s game. Many are asking what he has to do at this point, especially considering his history with suspensions and fines. There is more on Travis Green extension
Before the 2019-20 NHL season was paused, Washington Capitals’ forward Alexander Ovechkin was scoring goals and reaching new milestones at a remarkable pace. On Feb. 22, 2020 he became the eighth member of the NHL’s 700-goal club, and continued that rampant pace right up to the season suspension. He now sits eighth on the all-time
The Washington Capitals came out of the gate strong, then hit a speed bump, and then got back on the wave they were riding at the start of the season and are now sitting in second place in the Mass Mutual East Division as of this writing. The team in first place? The New York
Alex Ovechkin moved past Phil Esposito into sixth place on the all-time NHL goal-scoring list when he scored the 718th of his career, a second-period power-play goal for the Washington Capitals in their 3-1 win against the New York Islanders on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Moscow native is one of the best pure goal-scorers in NHL
In today’s NHL rumors, one report notes the Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t started negotiating with Zach Hyman yet. When they do, what will he cost on an extension? Meanwhile, there are comments from Washington Capitals’ GM on Henrik Lundqvist’s health and Alex Ovechkin’s contract extension. Plus, as the team keeps an eye on their goaltending
On March 6, Tom Wilson was issued a seven-game suspension for his hit on Boston Bruins’ defender Brandon Carlo. Whenever one of these types of hits happens, a clear line in the sand is drawn in the minds of hockey folks. There are two main schools of thought regarding it. One school says that it’s
On Sunday in Philadelphia, the Washington Capitals will see something they haven’t seen in nearly a year: fans in the stands. After that contest, only one of their road games won’t allow any fans, as the Mar. 15 game at the Buffalo Sabres is the last one scheduled to be closed to the public, barring
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 Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov and rookie netminder, Ilya Samsonov, who tested positive for COVID-19. After missing four games and having not been on the ice for those 10 days, both Ovechkin
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 up three out of the four possible points in their first two contests without their Russian stars was a small victory. But with the New
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 victories, it wasn’t particularly pretty. Games come hard and fast this season, so they’re going to have to make some adjustments on the fly and
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 Ken Campbell with Ty Anderson confirming it shortly after. Chara himself would confirm his departure from Boston through his Instagram, thanking the city, the team and the fans in the
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 feelings in Arizona as Oliver Ekman-Larsson returns to the team? Why hasn’t Derick Brassard landed a new deal yet in free agency? Finally, insiders try to describe why the players
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 a success, selling out quickly online, according to Russian Machine Never Breaks. The Screaming Eagle logo, dormant since 2007, got new life thanks to Adidas’ program. Washington’s version of the
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 for the NHL to return to home arenas in 10 cities — including Washington. The Capitals haven’t played at Capital One Arena since March 5. (AP Photo/Al Drago) The Washington
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