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Washington’s Offense Falters Without Ovechkin

The Washington Capitals practically reversed their previous game’s performance Saturday night in Las Vegas. The Golden Knights scored twice in the first ten minutes and carried the momentum to claim a 6-2 win over Washington. Alex Ovechkin was a game-time decision and did not play. The Capitals didn’t take their third shot on goal until […]

Nic Dowd Provides Personal Injury Update

The Washington Capitals suffered an injury blow last Monday night when forward Nic Dowd sustained a lower-body injury against the New York Islanders. The Capitals were on their way to getting fully healthy, with Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson returning earlier in the month. Now the capitals are expected to be without Dowd “for a […]

Puck Control Enables Washington Win

The Washington Capitals took the lead early in their game against the Arizona Coyotes and stayed ahead to claim a 4-0 win Thursday night. Former third-overall Arizona draft pick Dylan Strome led the team with two goals on four shots. Darcy Kuemper claimed his League-leading fifth shutout. Center Nicklas Backstrom set the tone for the […]

Vanecek Getting the Job Done for the Devils

The New Jersey Devils were awful in every area of their game last season. They had trouble scoring goals, keeping the puck out of the net, and their goaltending was atrocious. Heck, not only was the goaltending bad, but none of the goaltenders could stay healthy long enough to be consistent. All of these things […]

Screened Shots Key to Capitals’ Loss

The Capitals lost the second game of a back-to-back set, 4-2, Tuesday night at Capital One Arena against the Minnesota Wild. The Wild scored three of their four goals with a player screening goalkeeper Charlie Lindgren in front of the net. Lindgren believed the Capitals could have won if not for the three screened goals, […]

Capitals Come Back on Long Island

Despite going down 3-0 in the first half of the game and losing center Nic Dowd to injury, the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the New York Islanders 4-3 in overtime Monday night. The victory marks the Capitals’ most significant comeback win of the season. Washington is now 3-2-1 in January. Sebastian Aho and Matt […]

Zibanejad is the Perfect Ranger

When the New York Rangers traded Derick Brassard to the Ottawa Senators for Mika Zibanejad back during the 2016 offseason, many people did not know what to think. In Brassard, the Blueshirts had a player that produced (163 points in three seasons), came up big in the playoffs, was consistent, and was well-liked by his […]

Mid-Season Odds For Rocket Richard Trophy Winner

Halfway through the season, there is no clear favorite to win the Rocket Richard Trophy. This year’s competition features some of the league’s best young stars and veterans the NHL has to offer. As it stands right now, the top three goal scorers in the league are Connor McDavid (37), David Pastrnak (33), and Tage […]

Flyers Showing Signs of Life

It has been a long season for the Philadelphia Flyers. The team is currently (Thursday, January 12) seventh in the Metropolitan Division and 24th in the NHL with a 17-18-7 record and 41 points. The Flyers are also 25th in the league in goals scored (119 goals), 20th in goals against (135 goals against), 29th […]

Here Come The Capitals

To open the season, the Washington Capitals hovered around the middle of the pack as they played .500 hockey. A mixture of lack of production from key players and the injuries to Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson left the team without two of their best players. All that started to change back in December as […]