Caps at Flyers Pregame: Gettin’ Schmidty Wit’ It
It's a dreary Thursday afternoon, but your hearts should be singing. The Schmidtuation: Nate Schmidt is penciled in to play with John Carlson…
Caps at Red Wings Pregame: Go Ovi, Go!
Alex Ovechkin stands on the brink of yet another NHL accomplishment. With his next goal, the Caps Russian superstar will break Sergei…
Listening, Not Fixing: Week 3 Snapshot
Photo: Amanda Bowen 10-3-0. Through thirteen games the Caps are 10-3-0 good for fifth in the NHL with 20 points. The team's…
Caps vs Maple Leafs Pregame: Take Advantage
Tonight begins a stretch of games for the Caps against relatively weak competition. But there are no easy games in the NHL,…
Caps vs Bruins Pregame: A Schmidty Situation
Fresh off being further embarrassed by the Tyler Seguin trade, the Bruins come to town to face a Caps team that's looking…
Dmitry Orlov: Tilting the Ice Like a Boss
Photo: Amanda Bowen There didn't seem to be a lot of anxiety surrounding Dmitry Orlov being penciled in on the Caps third defensive…
Caps at Rangers Pregame: Big Lights Will Inspire You
The Caps visit the Rangers in an absolutely huge, pivotal, supremely important, must-win battle for first place. Or, it's November and, while…
The Long Road: Week 2 Snapshot
The Caps are now 10 games into the season, which means we can start to put our guard down about sample sizes. But…
Caps at Panthers Pregame: Halloween-Themed Title
Photo: Amanda Bowen After winning a game last night in which the first period may have put you to sleep, the Caps…
Caps vs Blue Jackets Pregame: Torts Returns
Photo: Caps Outsider It's not even the end of October, but the Blue Jackets have already fired their coach and brought in…
Barry Trotz is Pretty Awesome
Artwork: Rachel Cohen Barry Trotz rules and Adam Oates drools. We all know this. But sometimes, and by sometimes I mean as…
How Brooks Orpik Misread a Breakout and Got Burned On the Penguins’ First Goal
Photo: Geoff Burke At 1:28 of the third period on Wednesday, Evgeny Kuznetsov scored to give the Caps a 1-0 lead. Twenty-four…
Caps vs Penguins Pregame: Viewer Beware
The Penguins come to town tonight. You already knew this, right? Or do you count on these game previews to inform you…
Brooks Laich is Correct: Alex Ovechkin is the Best Goal Scorer in NHL History
Photo: Amanda Bowen Brooks Laich, a man always capable of dropping a noteworthy quotes, dropped this one today: This is correct.
The Caps Are Who We Thought They Were: Week 1 Snapshot
Photo: Amanda Bowen There was a lot of optimism surrounding the Caps coming into the season. And rightfully so, as GM Brian…
Caps at Oilers Pregame: Tinder Hockey
We're back at it for another night of hockey action, kids! Today is Friday and tonight's game is at 9 PM, so this…
Caps and Canucks Pregame: Caffeine Bulking
The Caps visit the Canucks tonight for a 10 PM game in what is often hailed as one of the cooler cities…
Caps at Flames Pregame: U Up?
Photo: Amanda Bowen The Flames are off to a terrible start, going 1-4-0 with a minus-9 goal differential through their first five…
Breaking Down the Caps Overload Breakout
Photo by Amanda Bowen Last season, I took a look at the Caps' breakout under Barry Trotz. In that post, I looked…
Brooks Laich Quietly Off to a Solid Start
Photo by Amanda Bowen Brooks Laich doesn't have any points yet in the 2015-16 season, but if he continues to play how…
