Nicklas Backstrom Found Workouts With Conditioning Coach Mark Nemish Harder Than Games
Saturday night, Nicklas Backstrom returned from offseason hip surgery after missing three regular season games. He didn't miss a beat. Nicky had…
Marcus Johansson is Crashing the Net and the Capitals are Scoring Goals
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott Starting out in the league, Marcus Johansson's reputation was for finesse and playmaking. Last season, Capitals head coach…
Look What Winnipeg Has Done to Mathieu Perreault
By its absence of parks and its low temperatures, Winnipeg has corrupted our sweet, kind, winsome Mathieu Perreault into something dark and cold.…
#Play4BMan: Bensten Schone Goes to his First Regular Season Caps Game Since His Accident
While the Caps won a hockey game tonight, something else more important happened: Bensten Schone returned to Verizon Center after his tragic…
Alex Ovechkin Teaches Kris Versteeg Not to Mess With the Caps’ Russians (GIF)
The Ovechpunch In the game's final moment, Evgeny Kuznetsov wrecked Carolina Hurricanes' forward Kris Versteeg at center ice with a legal shoulder…
Backstrom’s Back Alright: Caps Top Canes 4-1
Photo credit: Nick Wass Just past 7 pm, with multiple spotlights shining on him, a beautiful blonde Swede with terrible facial hair…
Braden Holtby Almost Died Or Got Ugly Because Officials Forgot to Blow Whistle (Video)
The Washington Capitals still lead the Carolina Hurricanes 1-0, but it nearly wasn't so. During a second period 5-on-3 for the Canes,…
Amazing Stat: Troy Brouwer Currently Leads All NHL Forwards in Points/60
This is also weird. (Photo: Dan Riedlhuber) Early in the season there can be some pretty funny stats, like after opening night,…
Caps vs Hurricanes Pregame: Welcome Back, Nicky!
Photo by Amanda Bowen The cure for anything that may be currently ailing you: It's Saturday and Nick Backstrom is returning to…
Nicklas Backstrom to Return to the Lineup Against the Hurricanes
Photo credit: Rob Carr After three long games, Nicklas Backstrom will return to the lineup after his hip surgery in late may.…
Why You Should Support #HockeyFansForVets
RMNB readers, I'd like to ask for your help in supporting military veterans this year. As someone who has many former servicemen…
Three Games In, the Capitals’ First Line is Finally Clicking
Photo: Geoff Burke Early in the summer, the Caps revealed that Nicklas Backstrom had hip surgery. Despite leading the league in assists,…
Alex Ovechkin Scores Below Goal Line After Beautiful Passing Play With Evgeny Kuznetsov (Video)
Nicklas Backstrom may return this weekend from hip surgery, but Evgeny Kuznetsov is making his case for top-line pivot, as crazy as that…
Back on Track: Caps Beat Hawks 4-1
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott The Capitals have had a tepid start to the season, with a lackluster home opener win against a…
This Pass by TJ Oshie (GIF)
Jedi puck-juggler TJ Oshie, who scored his first goal as a Capital in the first period, can now just stop playing hockey…
Spin-A-Rama’ing John Carlson Shoots Blind, Scores Anyway (GIF)
Just like shooting womp rats back home, John Carlson's scoring acumen is something preternatural. Take for example his goal on Thursday night,…
TJ Oshie Scores First Goal As A Capital (GIF)
The jewel of Brian Maclellan's summer acquisitions, TJ Oshie, has scored his first goal as a Washington Capital. Nine minutes into Thursday's…
Caps vs Blackhawks Pregame: Ovi Returns
After missing Tuesday's game against the Sharks, captain Alex Ovechkin will return to the lineup as the Caps take on the defending…
Puck-Juggling TJ Oshie Is Basically A Hockey Harlem Globetrotter (Video)
New first-line winger TJ Oshie is a stick-handling wizard. That at least is clear. Oshie became a household name in the United…
Jay Beagle on Goalie Interference Call: “I Just Like to Play Hockey”
Tuesday night, down 3-0, the Washington Capitals got some life late in the second period, when Dmitry Orlov blasted a shot past…
