When hockey superstitions get weird: Alex Ovechkin’s latest pregame biting victim is Jakub Vrana

Back in October, Andre Burakovsky revealed one of his, uh, unconventional hockey superstitions. Before every Capitals game, Burakovsky and Alex Ovechkin take turns biting each other on the arm.

But in a video taken last month before a Capitals’ away game against the Vegas Golden Knights, Ovechkin sunk his teeth into a new victim: Jakub Vrana.

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By Elizabeth Kong On January 16, 2019  0 Comment
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Capitals draft pick Chase Priskie nominated for Hobey Baker Award

On Wednesday the nominees for the NCAA’s most valuable hockey player, the Hobey Baker Award, were announced. A Capitals prospect is among them.

Chase Priskie, who plays for the Quinnipiac Bobcats, is one of 81 players up to receive the award.

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By Rachel Cohen On January 16, 2019  0 Comment
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RMNB Midseason NHL Awards: Jack Adams

The NHL season is just about halfway over, so we’re using the moment to pick our faves for end-of-season trophy winners. The NHL Awards are messy and infrequently go to the players who actually deserve to win, so our picks reflect who should win the award, not necessarily the traditional front-runner. Feel free to agree or disagree with the picks, but these are the correct answers.

This time: The Jack Adams Award, a.k.a. Coach of the Year.

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By Alex Hayes On January 16, 2019  0 Comment
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Nope: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals suffered bigly at the hands of the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night as their midseason struggles continue to fester. The Preds 7-2 win over a tired, flustered group of Caps is just the beginning of a rough stretch of games for our heroes.

The Preds out-shot the Caps 29 to 28 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 47 to 43.

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By Chris Cerullo On January 16, 2019  0 Comment
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Columbus Blue Jackets pass Washington Capitals for Metropolitan Division lead

The Caps’ defeat at the barbecue-stained hands of the Nashville Predators had consequences. Earlier on Tuesday night the Columbus Blue Jackets felled the New Jersey Devils, thereby passing the Caps in the division standings.

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By Peter Hassett On January 15, 2019  1 Comment
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Predators beat Caps 7-2 in a game so bad you don’t really need to read this recap

I don’t know what the hell you people want from me. You come here, pitchforks in hand, spittle accumulating in the corners of your mouth, expecting me to try to dissuade you from leaving your rancid pee-pants comments below. You know I can’t stop you. I’m not even gonna try. I’m just gonna recap the Washington Capitals’ 7-2 loss to the Nashville Predators and then I’m gonna go to bed and dream about Martin Erat.

So. Viktor Arvidsson scored in the first period after the Preds intercepted a lateral pass intended for Ovechkin. Seven minutes later, Colton Sissons fed Nick Bonino on a two-on-one breakaway to make it 2-0 for the Preds. This didn’t seem so bad at the time, but I admit it was a simpler more innocent time and I now long for those days like I do my lost childhood, bathed in sepia tones and jangly indie pop.

In the second period Arvidsson notched his second goal with a wrist shot after some good low-to-high puck movement. Nicky Backstrom snuffed the shutout with an unorthodox power-play goal, but Arvidsson earned the hat trick while shorthanded just five minutes later. Rocco Grimaldi scored an unassisted goal and Nick Bonino deflected another before the period was up,  just as we forgot the taste of bread, the sound of trees, the softness of the wind.

A person named Calle Jarnkrok scored in the third period. Then I think I blacked out until Kuznetsov set up TJ Oshie for a goal in garbage time.

CEPS LOOSE,

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By Peter Hassett On January 15, 2019  3 Comments
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Tom Wilson and Austin Watson throw down in a heavyweight fight

The Washington Capitals looked listless in their second game in as many nights, falling behind 5-1 to the Nashville Predators through the first 35 minutes of the game.

Tom Wilson, perhaps desperate to spark his team, dropped his gloves with fellow hockey behemoth, Austin Watson, and the two rock em’ sock ’em enforcers threw hands.

Whip whipped him.

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By Ian Oland On January 15, 2019  1 Comment
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Rocco Grimaldi scores goal of the year candidate

In the second period of the Nashville Predators’ 7-2 rout of the Capitals, fourth liner Rocco Grimaldi was suddenly given the hands and edges of God, scoring a gorgeous spin-o-rama goal.

This is most definitely a goal of the year candidate.

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By Julia Karron On January 15, 2019  1 Comment
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Braden Holtby backs up Pheonix Copley again for ‘precautionary reasons’ following eye injury

Capitals head coach Todd Reirden said two hours before puck drop that everyone was a game-time decision, per the Washington Post’s Isabelle Khurshudyan. And indeed, during warmups, there were several surprises.

Braden Holtby was expected to be in net after Pheonix Copley started last night against the Blues, a 4-1 loss. Instead, Copley will be in goal again — his second start in consecutive nights.

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By Brennin Weiswerda On January 15, 2019  1 Comment
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Alan May will be the color commentator of the 2019 AHL All-Star Game

The Washington Capitals are covered by some of the most talented broadcasters in the game and NBC Sports Washington’s Alan May is the latest to be honored.

The longtime Caps analyst will be the color commentator of the 2019 AHL All-Star Game held in Springfield, Massachusetts.

It’s the third year in a row and fifth time total that May will work the minor league’s big game.

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By Ian Oland On January 15, 2019  0 Comment
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