‘Blow the damn whistle’: The NHL has to stop letting player safety depend on referees’ judgment calls
The NHL has a problem. "Matt Calvert is helpless at the top of the circle—there’s blood still down all over the Avalanche…
Garnet Hathaway will have a hearing with the NHL on Wednesday for his spitting incident
The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun and Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman are reporting that Garnet Hathaway will have a hearing with the NHL on Wednesday…
Mike Green’s wife gives birth to healthy baby girl, Lula
Former Capital Mike Green is now the proud papa of two children. Over the weekend, Green missed the final game of the…
Jakub Vrana has the third-most even-strength goals in the NHL
The NHL-leading Washington Capitals have 36 standings points, seven more than any other team, and have scored 89 goals this season, 15…
‘Low’ things you should not do in hockey games, ranked
On Monday night, Garnet Hathaway spat his spit at an opponent. This was, we can all agree, naughty. Outraged, wandering defenseman Erik…
Twenty games in: Braden Holtby’s opportunity
On October 14, Braden Holtby played one of the worst games in NHL history, allowing three goals on three shots before getting…
Victory found in fiery fight night: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals responded to their dominant effort in Boston against the Bruins, with yet another effort of that kind at home…
