Barry Trotz’s Weapon: Ice Time
Photo credit: Rob Carr On Saturday night, Nate Schmidt and Andre Burakovsky sat out as the Capitals faced the Devils in Newark.…
Santa Claus Sang the National Anthem Tonight and Killed It
Photo: @capsredrockers On Monday, the Washington Capitals broke out a special surprise for the seventh day of Hanukkah. Before their game against…
Barack Obama Will Not Be at the Winter Classic
Back in 2010, we — okay, Ian & Peter — created a campaign to get Barack Obama to a Caps game. It…
Introducing the John Kerry/RMNB Selfie
John Kerry is now a friend-of-the-blog, I guess. Like us, he shares a passion for hockey. Kerry has been playing his whole…
RMNB Investigates: Who Put Those Hats in Nick Backstrom’s Locker
Photos by Chris Gordon. Nicklas Backstrom is a quiet Swedish assist machine. He sits in the background, setting up Ovi and racking…
Alex Ovechkin and Me: Eight-Year-Old Lauren Santora’s Day with the Capitals (Photos)
Photos by Chris Gordon. Lauren Santora looked fine today. She does many days. That’s the thing with chronic illness: it’s not as…
Tom Wilson Gets Cross-Checked in the Throat, Draws 6 Penalty Minutes Against Blue Jackets
Artsy. (Photo credit: Patrick McDermott) “Tom Wilson needs to play like Tom Wilson,” Capitals coach Barry Trotz said early this month. “If…
No Alumni Game at Winter Classic: Gary Bettman Says Late Deal with Nats Park Not to Blame
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis during an event last week in Southeast DC. (Photo credit: Chris Gordon) It’s…
Gary Bettman on Sexism in Hockey: “We are the Most Diverse of All the Sports”
Bettman talks to Capitals owner Ted Leonsis during an event on Friday. (Photo credit: Chris Gordon) Nearly 57 years ago, Willie O’Ree…
Banged Up Alex Ovechkin Scores Two Power Play Goals (GIF)
Photo credit: Mike Stobe Coming into Wednesday, we didn’t know if Alex Ovechkin was going to be able to play, as he…
All This Happened, More or Less: Isles Beat Caps 3-2 (OT)
Photo credit: Al Bello “That is my principal objection to life, I think: It's too easy, when alive, to make perfectly horrible…
Eric Fehr Just Wants to Find a Good Home
Photo Credit: Patrick McDermott Last year, Eric Fehr bounced around the lineup as Adam Oates struggled to find a spot for him.…
Russian Bros Alex Ovechkin, Alex Semin, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov Reunite Outside Locker Room
Photo credit: Chris Gordon Alexander Semin is having a rough time in Carolina. He has no goals this season and has been…
“Killer” Turnovers Cost Caps Victory Over Red Wings
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott For the last few games, Washington’s offense has been lacking. Alex Ovechkin has struggled to score — going…
Broken Noses, Broken Hearts: Wings Beat Caps 4-2
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott I was pessimistic about the Caps entering the season. Early on, however, they proved me wrong. The team…
Eric Fehr’s “Battle” at Center Leads Caps to Victory
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott Last season, Adam Oates tried to reinvent Eric Fehr. Instead of being an auxiliary winger, Oates turned Fehr…
Joel Ward Scores Bizarre Goal, Gets Laughed at by Jason Chimera (GIF)
After the Capitals were defeated by the Sharks, head coach Barry Trotz switched up his forward lines for Thursday night. Eric Fehr, the one true love…
In Andre Burakovsky, Caps Look to Avoid Pitfalls of Teenage Caps Tom Wilson and Connor Carrick
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott Two summers ago, Andre Burakovsky came to Capitals Development Camp as a skinny but skilled winger a few…
Dmitry Orlov and Tom Wilson Not Expected Back Until November
Wilson speaking to reporters last month. (Photo credit: Amanda Bowen) After Sunday’s final preseason game, Barry Trotz said the team’s lineup was all…
Barry Trotz Basically Reveals Opening Night Line Combinations and Defense Pairings
Photo: Amanda Bowen With the final preseason game in the books for the Capitals, the team’s opening night line-up is shaping up:…
