Playoff report: April 14, 2019
Two huge upsets are now nearly complete in the east and two series continue to tighten in the west. Lets check out…
RMNB vs Isabelle Khurshudyan vs the White Walkers
Isabelle Khurshudyan has been covering the Capitals for the Washington Post for several years now, but we've never actually spoken. Until now.…
Ya hate to see it: Sidney Crosby pointless as Penguins go down 3-0 to the Islanders
After Sunday's 4-1 loss to the New York Islanders on home ice, the Pittsburgh Penguins are one loss away from first-round elimination.…
Controversial goalie-interference call costs Finland gold medal, USA wins in shootout
After a roller-coaster ride of a game, Team USA beat Team Finland in a shootout to take home IIHF gold for the…
Alex Ovechkin on Nicklas Backstrom’s playoff scoring: ‘Right now, Backy is a scoring machine. I’m Backstrom.’
Nicklas Backstrom is on a scoring tear. With three goals and an assist in two games, the Swedish center is the Washington's…
Nazem Kadri got in a fight, got injured, made a surprise return, scored a big goal, then injured a player, and now will definitely get suspended
Toronto forward Nazem Kadri had a busy Saturday night. He got in a fight, scored a goal, suffered what appeared to be…
Capitals recall Vitek Vanecek, return Ilya Samsonov to Hershey in time for playoffs
The Capitals announced on Sunday morning that they have recalled goaltender Vitek Vanecek from the AHL's Hershey Bears and have re-assigned Ilya…
Team Finland upsets Canada, will play USA for gold in the IIHF Women’s World Championships
Team USA has faced Team Canada in every IIHF Women's World Championships final. But this Sunday, the gold medal match will feature…
Breaking down the Capitals celebration after Brooks Orpik’s OTGWG
The Capitals had plenty to celebrate with their overtime victory over the Carolina Hurricanes--and celebrate they did. After Brooks Orpik netted the…
Playoff report: April 13, 2019
Out of the four playoff games that took place on Saturday, three featured teams locking up their series at 1-1. Lets check…
Batya blast: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals sent their fans home happy with another playoff win at Capital One Arena over the Carolina Hurricanes. It took…
The schedule for the Hershey Bears’ first-round series against Bridgeport has been released
The AHL still has one more day of the regular season left, but some teams have already locked in their foes for…
Hershey Bears 
Washington Nationals hit home runs on consecutive pitches to win after Brooks Orpik scores OTGWG
The Washington Capitals and the Washington Nationals had some crazy DC Sports Synergy at the exact same time Saturday night. Both teams…
The player the Capitals get happiest about scoring ‘is probably Brooks Orpik,’ says Braden Holtby
Brooks Orpik became the unlikely hero of Game Two after scoring the game-winning goal 1:48 into sudden death overtime. While the goal…
Marcus Johansson misses Game Two of Boston/Toronto series due to illness
A late surprise for the Boston Bruins as they prepare for Game Two against the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight. Deadline-pickup and ex-Caps…
Suspendible hit? Dougie Hamilton elbowed Evgeny Kuznetsov in the head
Micheal Ferland was ejected in the second period for an illegal check to the head of Nic Dowd, but he may not…
Out of nowhere, Brooks Orpik scores Game Two overtime game-winner
Hahahahahahahahahahahhaahhahahahahaahaha. So, your overtime hero in Game Two is none other than two-time Stanley Cup champion, 38-year-old Brooks Orpik. What a trip.…
Brooks Orpik to the rescue: Caps beat Canes 4-3 in overtime!
The Washington Capitals have taken a 2-0 series lead over the Carolina Hurricanes with a big overtime win in a wild game…
Tom Wilson scores huge third-period goal, aggressively jumps into the arms of Nicklas Backstrom
Capitals forward Tom Wilson scored a huge third-period goal midway through the third period, which gave the Capitals a 3-2 lead. The…
Petr Mrázek takes puck to the mask, stays in the game
A scary moment in the second period of Game Two: Hurricanes goalie Petr Mrázek took a hard one-timer from John Carlson off…
