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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

DSP’s back! Capitals recall Devante Smith-Pelly from Hershey ahead of Game Five

The Washington Capitals lost TJ Oshie to injury, likely longterm, after getting boarded in the third period of Game Four.

Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan has responded by calling up Devante Smith-Pelly from the Hershey Bears. DSP had 14 points in 20 games with the Bears after being sent down in February. The forward tallied a hat trick in March against the Hartford Wolf Pack.

In a corresponding move, the Capitals sent down goaltender Vitek Vanecek.

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TJ Oshie suffers upper-body injury after being boarded by Warren Foegele, will be out ‘for a while’

The Washington Capitals lost TJ Oshie to injury late in the third period of Game Four.

Oshie, unsuspecting, was shoved in the back by Warren Foegele and crashed into the boards. He writhed on the ice in pain.

It did not look good.

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Alex Ovechkin ties game up with shot from the Ovi spot

A wise man once said “without loss you cannot win.”

And wouldn’t you know it, that freaking wise man, Alex Ovechkin, scored in a pivotal Game Four between the Capitals and Hurricanes.

The power-play goal tied the game briefly before the Hurricanes took a 2-1 lead into the second intermission.

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Alex Ovechkin is getting deep, y’all: ‘Without loss you cannot win’

Sure, Alex Ovechkin may have some odd tendencies, but we all know he’s a very smart human being.

And Thursday after the Capitals’ morning skate, Ovechkin had a quote straight out of Star Wars that at first might have you scratching your head.

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Former UFC double champion Conor McGregor congratulates Alex Ovechkin on knockout

The Washington Capitals were demolished 5-0 by the Carolina Hurricanes in Game Three, but it was Alex Ovechkin who made the most headlines.

During the first period, Ovechkin got in a fight with 19-year-old Andrei Svechnikov and knocked the rookie out in three punches. The UFC publicly responded to the knockout by tweeting out a Conor McGregor quote.

The former double champion himself congratulated Ovechkin on his fight Tuesday.

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Alex Ovechkin’s knockout was so impressive the UFC commented on it

Alex Ovechkin is already considered of the greatest hockey players of all-time, but his brutal first-period knockout of Andrei Svechnikov was one of those rare highlights that transcended hockey.

Monday night, 21 minutes after Ovechkin’s do-si-do, the UFC — a multi-billion-dollar MMA enterprise — commented on Ovechkin’s fight on Twitter.

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Micheal Ferland leaves game with injury after hitting Tom Wilson

A game after being ejected for a questionable hit on Nic Dowd, Micheal Ferland left Monday’s Game Three with an injury in the first period.

Ferland appears to have injured himself while trying to land a big hit on Tom Wilson in the Caps defensive zone.

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Alex Ovechkin knocks out Andrei Svechnikov in brutal fight

The Carolina Hurricanes got their first lead of the series, and then, well, then this happened.

Alex Ovechkin and Andrei Svechnikov fought. Ovechkin knocked Svechnikov out. It was brutal.

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Jakub Vrana bumped up to second line for Game Three

After winning the first two games of the series, the Washington Capitals are in Raleigh for Game Three against the Carolina Hurricanes.

The Capitals debuted one change to their lines after Alex Ovechkin brought back the hot lap.

Jakub Vrana has been bumped up to the second line while Carl Hagelin will skate on the team’s third.

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It’s back! Alex Ovechkin did a hot lap ahead of the Capitals’ first away game of the 2019 playoffs.

The Washington Capitals are in Raleigh, North Carolina for Game Three of their first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes. And one lingering question has been answered minutes before the Capitals’ morning skate.

Alex Ovechkin brought back the team’s superstition from their Stanley Cup run last year and did a hot lap.

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