Alex Ovechkin’s Diving Backcheck Breaks Up Two-on-One, Might Be Caps’ Defensive Play of the Year
People have dogged Alex Ovechkin for his defense over the years, but this season the conversation is a little bit different. Here's…
Lightning beat Caps 4-3: Blurghghrhghlgh
Photo: Scott Iskowitz The Washington Capitals are way better than their record shows, but it still ain't showing up in the standings.…
Alex Ovechkin Almost Scores From His Knees (GIF)
Some of the greatest plays of Alex Ovechkin's career have come when he's not even on his skates. There was The Goal, when he…
Jason Chimera Looks Like Raccoon After Breaking Nose (Photos)
On Wednesday, Jason Chimera broke his nose in the most grotesque way possible. It looked like a boomerang. It had so much curve our…
Brooks Orpik Rails Vladislav Namestnikov into Boards, Gives Lightning Players Middle Finger (GIF)
Early in the first period, Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik hit Vladislav Namestnikov hard into the side boards. As Namestnikov received a…
How the Best Caps Defense in Years Could Be Even Better
Photo: Amanda Bowen Last week we looked at the Caps forward deployment thus far under Barry Trotz. This week, I'm going to take…
Caps at Lightning Pregame: Ovi’s Gotta Score, Or Else
I don't like the Capitals' record so far, but I'm like cosmically certain they're a really good team. They'll have another chance to…
