Michal Neuvirth on His Return to the Lineup: “I Was Nervous as Hell”
Neuvirth salutes the crowd after being named the first star of the night. (Photo: Rob Carr) Michal Neuvirth had been left behind…
Adam Oates Looks for Scoring Balance With New Top-Six
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott This season, Alex Ovechkin’s shot has been an unstoppable force of destruction. Ovi has registered 31 goals. His…
Steve Oleksy Scores Goal, Gets Really Excited
On December 8, Steve Oleksy scored his first goal in 273 days, after seven games as a healthy scratch. Now, 25 days…
Alex Ovechkin Criticizes Alex Ovechkin’s Plus-Minus
Photo credit: Scott Levy Earlier this week, former NHLer Marty McSorley took the hatchet out on Alex Ovechkin. Broadcasting for Sportsnet during Monday’s game…
Alex Ovechkin on Refs: “I Think the Guys Celebrate New Year’s Too Early … It Was Embarrassing to See”
Photo: Marc DesRosiers The Capitals absorbed two tough losses in the past two days. Alex Ovechkin, in the middle of his longest…
Report: 2015 Winter Classic to be Held at Nationals Park
Well, where did you think it was going to be? Monday, news broke that the 2015 Winter Classic, hosted by the Washington…
Philipp Grubauer Talks Don Cherry, VHS, and Olie Kolzig
Photo credit: Bruce Bennett For the ninth time in 11 games, Philipp Grubauer will be in net for the Washington Capitals on…
That One Did Actually Cross The Goal Line: Eric Fehr Scores Clutch Game Winner
Photo credit: Geoff Burke Eric Fehr is awesome. We know this and he probably does too. Capitals head coach Adam Oates, however,…
Phillip Grubauer to Make 6th Start in 9 Games
Photo credit: Bruce Bennett For the seventh time in nine games, Philipp Grubauer will be in net for the Washington Capitals, his sixth…
Brooks Laich is Out Again
Photo credit: Jonathan Kozub Here we go a again: after missing a month with a groin injury before returning Monday night, Brooks…
8-Year-Old William Shannon Overcomes Cancer, Returns to Verizon Center as Mite On Ice
Photos by Chris Gordon. A few years ago, I wrote an article about a five-year-old boy named William Shannon who skated with the…
Bruce Boudreau’s Ducks Are Flying High
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott The Anaheim Ducks have the best record in the NHL. Their coach, Bruce Boudreau, seems to have fallen…
Caps Auction Off Ugly Christmas Sweaters (Photos)
The sweaters on sale. (All photos by Chris Gordon) A couple weeks ago, the Washington Capitals released a magisterial Christmas video in…
Bruce Boudreau on His Return to Washington
Photo credit: @mediachameleon Two years ago, after the Washington's eighth loss in 11 games, the Capitals fired head coach Bruce Boudreau. Gabby…
Jaromir Jagr Talks About Boos From Caps Fans, Alex Ovechkin’s Season
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott On Saturday night, two of the greatest scorers of all time matched up. They're similar players: elite snipers…
Caps Fans Rock “Ovi 400” Signs During Warmups
Ovi 400 sign, bottom half of a Brouwer Ranger. And his fanny pack. (Photos by Chris Gordon.) Friday night, Alex Ovechkin became…
Alex Ovechkin: Sixth Fastest Player to Reach 400 Goals
Photo credit: Gregg Forwerck Three thousand, sixty-four days after getting drafted at PNC Arena way back in 2004, Alex Ovechkin has scored his…
Adam Oates on Tom Wilson’s Charge: “I Don’t Even Think it Was a Penalty at All”
Just like Washington’s last visit to Philly, Tuesday’s Caps-Flyers game was ugly. While the matchup on November 1st took a turn for…
Philipp Grubauer’s Unlikely Run as the Caps Starting Goaltender
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott For the first two months of the season, Braden Holtby was the Capitals’ rock. While the team struggled…
Karl Alzner Scores His First Goal at Verizon Center
Aww! (Photo credit: Patrick McDermott) On December 6, 2008, Karl Alzner, a 20-year-old old defenseman one year removed from the WHL, scored…
