Ian Oland

About Ian Oland (@ianoland)

Oland, a 2006 graduate of UMBC's art school, is a co-founder of RMNB and serves as an editor, publisher, and author. During his time with RMNB, he has done features for the Caps' TV show CRL, written a story for the print edition of the Washington Post, and helped first-report the Chelyabinsk meteor in the English language. Oland's favorite blog memories include raising enough money to get reader Ryan Ellis into a NASCAR race with a RMNB sponsored car and holding the Stanley Cup for the first time. Follow Ian: Twitter | Instagram

Live blog: Capitals take on league-worst Sharks in San Jose

Live from The Shark Tank: It’s RMNB After Dark.

After an embarrassing 5-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers, the Washington Capitals are out on the West Coast to try and get back on track. They’ll start their five-game road trip against the worst the team in the league, the San Jose Sharks, who have 10 standings points and are off to a 4-15-2 start.

Darcy Kuemper gets the start in net. Here are all the lineup changes.

Tonight’s game is on Monumental Sports Network and puck drop is a little after 10:30 pm (EST). Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have the call.

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By Ian Oland 19 hours ago

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TJ Oshie placed on injured reserve

With defenseman Martin Fehervary headed back to the Capitals’ roster, TJ Oshie has been placed on injured reserve due to the upper-body injury he suffered against the Edmonton Oilers on Black Friday.

Oshie collided hard into Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm during a Caps’ power play, appearing to be hit in the head.

Oshie did not join the Capitals on their five-game West Coast road trip that will keep the team away from DC for the next week and a half.

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By Ian Oland 23 hours ago

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Spencer Carbery plans big moves for the Capitals’ league-worst power play: ‘We’re going to have to change a bunch’

The Washington Capitals lost to the Edmonton Oilers 5-0 on Friday, but the performance by the Caps’ special teams appears to have crossed a line for head coach Spencer Carbery.

The Caps went 0 for 5 with the extra man, pushing them further into last place in the NHL in power play percentage. The Caps’ 6 percent effectiveness is 2.5 percent worse than the next closest team, the St. Louis Blues (8.5 percent). Only eight teams in the NHL have scored under double digits in power-play goals; the Capitals have a league-worst three.

Even worse, after falling behind 2-0 in the first period, the Capitals watched helplessly as the Oilers score three different times on the power play, getting goals from Evan Bouchard and Leon Draisaitl.

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By Ian Oland 3 days ago

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Lauren Oshie provides encouraging update after TJ Oshie’s scary injury: ‘TJ’s doing much better this morning’

TJ Oshie was injured in the second period of the Washington Capitals’ 5-0 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Black Friday.

In a freak play, Oshie collided hard into Oilers defenseman Mattias Ekholm at the blue line, causing the Capitals forward to crumple to the ice. Oshie, dazed, stayed down several minutes before being helped down the hallway to the locker room by his teammates.

After the game, Spencer Carbery said that Oshie “won’t travel” for the Capitals’ five-game road trip that will see the club not play at Capital One Arena again until December 7 — a span of 12 days.

But there is some encouraging news from TJ’s wife Lauren, who took to Instagram on Saturday to calm fans’ worries.

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By Ian Oland 3 days ago

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Capitals ‘didn’t play at all’, were ‘from the drop of the puck, not good’ in 5-0 loss to Oilers

The Washington Capitals were humbled 5-0 by the Edmonton Oilers on Black Friday.

After a poor start, the Capitals surrendered two hard-working goals in front of the net to Evander Kane and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. In the second period, Evan Bouchard scored once and Leon Draisaitl scored twice on three different Oilers power plays to put the game out of reach.

Connor McDavid snapped a career-high four game pointless streak, registering four assists in the game. The four-point outing was McDavid’s 34th career 4+ point outing including the regular season and playoffs.

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By Ian Oland 3 days ago

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TJ Oshie leaves game dazed after colliding hard into Mattias Ekholm

TJ Oshie suffered a scary injury in Friday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers.

The forward, who has a history of concussions, collided hard with Oilers’ defenseman Mattias Ekholm as the Capitals tried to enter the offensive zone.

Oshie appeared to be hit in the head by Ekholm, crumpling to the ice. The play happened with 17:51 to go in the second period.

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By Ian Oland 4 days ago

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Live blog: Capitals vs Oilers on Black Friday

The Washington Capitals are on a five-game winning streak and will try to end their long homestand with another victory against the Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers boast two of the best players in the NHL — Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl — but are getting some of the worst goaltending early in the season. The Oilers are 5-12-1 and have the third-fewest standings points in the league.

The Capitals will see the return of Evgeny Kuznetsov to the lineup and Charlie Lindgren, hot as can be in the crease, will get another start.

Today’s matinee game is on Monumental Sports Network. Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have the call. Puck drop is shortly after 3 pm.

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By Ian Oland 4 days ago

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Spencer Carbery not concerned TJ Oshie needed 16 games to score first goal: ‘He’s a big reason why we’re winning a lot of games’

TJ Oshie ended a 15-game, 29-shot goalless streak on Wednesday after scoring in the second period of the Capitals’ 4-3 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres.

Oshie backhanded home a rebound from Connor McMichael to tie the game at 2. It gave Oshie only his second point of the season after he collected an assist on October 25 against the New Jersey Devils.

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By Ian Oland 4 days ago

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Alex Alexeyev scores first career NHL goal on Capsgiving night: ‘I’ll remember this one forever’

Alex Alexeyev has spent parts of the last three seasons in Washington. The Russian defenseman tallied his first NHL point via an assist on Anthony Mantha goal way back in December 9, 2022.

Nearly a year later, in Alexeyev’s 36th career NHL game, he finally scored in Washington’s Capsgiving matchup against the Buffalo Sabres.

And it came on a heads up play.

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By Ian Oland 6 days ago

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Dylan Strome scores first career overtime-winning goal in Capitals’ thrilling 4-3 win over Sabres

Dylan Strome scored one of the most exciting goals of his career in the Capitals’ 4-3 victory over the Buffalo Sabres, Wednesday.

“It’s a big win,” Strome said postgame. “A character win. We battled all game.”

Sparked by a large and loud Capsgiving crowd, Strome authored the primary assist on Tom Wilson’s game-tying goal with 1:15 remaining. Then late in overtime, Strome found the back of the net on a two-on-one with eight seconds to go, sending the Capital One Arena crowd into jubilation.

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By Ian Oland 6 days ago

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