The National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association announced on Monday that they have each agreed to an extension with The Upper Deck Company for the exclusive rights to manufacture trading cards. The deal will also include NFT trading cards in the future.
The Athletic reported that the extension is “believed to be for more than five years.”
By Chris Cerullo 10 mins ago
Tom Wilson just made the birthday of a longtime Capitals fan on his big bobblehead night.
Caps fan Rashelle brought a handmade sign to the Capitals’ morning skate at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Wednesday. It played off Tom’s number 43.
Tom, it’s my 3-4 birthday. Can I get a signed stick from 4-3?
Ultimately, Tom came through with another horrifying act… of kindness.
By Chris Cerullo 1 hour ago
Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette is going back to Vitek Vanecek in net Wednesday when the team takes on the Detroit Red Wings in DC. It will be Vanecek’s fifth start in seven games to start the season.
The news comes after Ilya Samsonov gave up five goals on 37 shots against the Ottawa Senators.
“There was probably a couple that he’d like back,” Laviolette said of Samsonov’s most recent performance. “And then there was a couple where they were incredible saves. That’s probably the best way to describe it. He made a lot of good saves.”
By Chris Cerullo 5 hours ago
The Washington Capitals and Ottawa Senators had them a doozy of a hockey game on Monday night. We had homecomings, we had misconducts, we had dueling hat tricks, we had twelve total goals, and in the end we had a Capitals victory.
Imagine rooting for a boring hockey team when you can just root for the Washington Capitals. Let’s look at some numbers.
By Chris Cerullo 1 day ago
The Washington Capitals played an absolute barnburner against the Ottawa Senators on Monday night. The final score more resembled the first quarter of a football game than a hockey game. Of course, the potential greatest goal scorer of all time had to get involved.
Alex Ovechkin scored twice, recording his 84th career multi-goal road game. According to NBC Sports Washington, Ovechkin now has the most multi-goal road games in NHL history, passing… Wayne Gretzky.
By Chris Cerullo 2 days ago
Hendrix Lapierre got the rookie treatment from his teammates before the Capitals game against the Ottawa Senators, Monday.
Lapierre skated several solo laps in warmups before the rest of his teammates join him on the ice.
The game is considered a homecoming for Lapierre. Ottawa is a short drive from Lapierre’s hometown of Gatineau, Quebec. He had a bunch of friends and family in the stands for his third NHL game.
By Chris Cerullo 2 days ago
The Washington Capitals will play the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa on Monday night. The Capitals could be without two of their main centers when they make the trip over the border.
The team announced on Sunday that center Nic Dowd is out day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Nicklas Backstrom is out until at least November 6 due to being placed on long-term injured reserve and only just recently started individual work on the ice.
Due to that, Peter Laviolette has had to make a few adjustments to his forward lineup.
By Chris Cerullo 3 days ago
The Washington Capitals are already without one of their centers in Nicklas Backstrom and may now have an issue with another.
The Capitals announced that Nic Dowd, the team’s fourth line center who did not miss a game last season, is not practicing due to being day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
By Chris Cerullo 3 days ago
The Washington Capitals dug themselves an early hole against the Calgary Flames on Saturday. They were able to almost dig all the way back up, earning a point in the 4-3 overtime loss.
How did they come back and what were some of the early issues? Let’s talk about that.
By Chris Cerullo 3 days ago
After another dominant victory, this time over the Devils on the road, the Capitals returned home to play a Saturday matinee with the Calgary Flames.
The Flames jumped out to an early 3-0 lead but the Capitals came back to force an extra frame. The ferocious comeback just couldn’t get all the way there as they dropped the overtime decision.
By Chris Cerullo 4 days ago
