The streaks stop here
Tonight’s 2-1 loss in New York to the Rangers signifies the end of many streaks for the Capitals. The Capitals three game winning streak going into tonight was broken, and the Caps also failed at a...
View ArticleCaps hand Bruins first loss to a Southeast Division team this season
Tonight’s game featured two teams facing each other for the first time this season. The last time the Caps and Bruins met was in the playoffs last year in game seven of the series in which the Caps won...
View ArticleWith Laich, Green, and Orlov back the Caps at full strength are a different team
Capitals Brooks Laich, Mike Green, and Dmitry Orlov had not all played together at the same time this season until last night when the Caps won on the road in Winnipeg 4-0. Before that game last night...
View ArticleCaps win their sixth straight, Holtby sets a new career high in total saves...
The Washington Caps opened up a three game homestand against the Carolina Hurricanes, this being their last meeting for the season. Going into this game Carolina had lost nine of their last ten and...
View ArticleCaps winning streak ends at eight games thanks to the Senators
The Washington Capitals, who have been hot lately coming into this game with an eight game winning streak fell to the Ottawa Senators by a score of 3-1 being their streak to a hault. Ottawa, who is...
View ArticleCaps are taught why the Blackhawks are the defending champs in their season...
Tonight in the 2013-14 NHL season opener the Washington Capitals faced a team that was not only the defending Stanley Cup Champion but had also won two Stanley Cups in the past 3 years. The Caps and...
View ArticleCaps streak of consecutive games with a power play goal ends at three
The Capitals despite starting off 1-2-0 with 2 points this season have performed very well on the power play, scoring at least one power play goal in each of their first three games (6/12, 50%). This...
View ArticleFifth, game deciding shootout goal goes through the 5-Hole
Dating back to last season, the Caps won four of the five games they played with the Winnipeg Jets and are 4-2-0 all time in Winnipeg. This game tonight which was the first meeting between these two...
View ArticleGoalies fighting each other = over 120 minutes of total penalty time
In this game between new division rivals the Washington Capitals and the Philadelphia Flyers there were a total of 124 penalty minutes between the two teams. This was all thanks to an all-out, “Slap...
View ArticleCaps remain perfect in extra time games
For the fourth time this season, when tied after regulation, the Capitals have gone on to record a win and secure two points in the standings. Additionally all four of these games could not be settled...
View ArticleCanes win over the Caps by way more than one goal
Dating back to the ’05-’06 season the Caps have done well when playing the Canes (12-4-2). In the history of games played between these two teams, 16 of the last 26 games have been decided by one goal...
View ArticleMinnesota puts five up on the Caps on just 11 total shots
In tonight’s Caps game against a Minnesota Wild team, that came in with the fifth lowest goal total in the NHL (96*), the Caps were defeated by a score of 5-3 on just 11 Minnesota shots. Washington...
View ArticleCaps continue to fall in the Metropolitan Division standings losing...
The Caps came into the Wells Fargo Center tonight for their final meeting of the regular season with the Flyers, after dropping a heartbreaker to them in overtime on Sunday night, in hopes of gaining...
View ArticleOvie’s scores his 5th 50 goal season and Caps stay alive in playoff race
Having won only one game in their last six, the Washington Capitals desperately needed to win tonight in St. Louis against a tough Blues team that has been struggling lately. The Caps beat the Blues...
View ArticleThe Barry Trotz era begins in a dissapointing way in Washington
Tonight the Washington Capitals began the 2014-15 season celebrating their 40 anniversary of when the first puck ever was dropped in the first ever game played on this day 1974. With their new head...
View ArticleDefensemen turn into offensemen in Capitals loss
After winning their last two games the Washington Capitals were expected to get an easy win tonight against a lowly Edmonton Oilers team that they swept last season in the season series and has the...
View ArticleCaps Mojo at Nassau Coliseum Doesn’t Match Up to Isles Power Play
The Washington Capitals tonight traveled to play the New York Islanders at Nassau Veterans Coliseum, a place where they have won nine of the last eleven games they have played in. That stat along with...
View ArticleCaps Penalty Kill Unit Finally Wakes Up
Tonight while in Raleigh to play the Carolina Hurricanes the Washington Capitals made it their mission to step up their penalty kill unit after giving up eight power play goals during the last thirteen...
View ArticleScoring First Early No Longer Guarantees a Capitals Win
After a successful three game road trip the Washington Capitals returned home to Verizon Center for a showdown with the Columbus Blue Jackets, a Metropolitan Division foe. The Caps were 6-1-1 against...
View ArticleEighth Time’s the Charm for the Caps to Beat Ottawa
Tonight the Washington Capitals came back home to Verizon Center from a successful road trip to host an Ottawa Senators team that they have not beaten in their last seven attempts. The Caps got the...
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