The TV trivia show Jeopardy is currently hollding it’s Greatest Of All Time tournament between Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and James Holzhauer. Holzhauer, a professional gambler from Las Vegas, is a loud and proud fan of the Vegas Golden Knights. To make that point perfectly clear, James worked the Knight’s V logo into his name during one of Thursday’s games.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals needed one period to warm up against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. Once they were warmed up, they scored a whole bunch, making Pride Night at Capital One Arena a raucous and celebratory affair.
Artem Anisimov gave Ottawa an early lead with a tricky goal on the rush that Samsonov seemed not to expect. The Caps took over in the second period, starting with TJ Oshie’s slot goal, then a one-timer from Radko Gudas, and a lovely drive by Alex Ovechkin.
Oshie extended the lead early in the third period with a great pass from Nicklas Backstrom, then Lars Eller piled it on. That fifth goal chased Craig Anderson from Ottawa’s net, only to subject backup goalie Marcus Hogberg to a one-timer goal from Ovechkin.
Caps win!
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
Forward Justin Williams, 38, hasn’t played a game of hockey since the Carolina Hurricanes were eliminated by Boston in May of 2019. Since then, the story has been that — should he chose to return to the NHL at all — Williams would sign with the Hurricanes in the season’s back half.
Well, we’re now in the season’s back half, and there’s an exciting new wrinkle to the story.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
The Nashville Predators announced Monday that they have relieved Peter Laviolette of his position as head coach. As of Monday night, the Predators have a 19-15-7 record, placing them sixth in the central division.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals couldn’t quite put it together for a Sunday matinee against the San Jose Sharks, but a late-game scramble salvaged the day for a dramatic overtime win.
After a scoreless first period, goals got busy in the second period. Nic Dowd finished off a sweet sequence, and Jakub Vrana roofed a pass from TJ Oshie — but the Sharks earned three goals and a hat trick to take a 3-2 lead after forty minutes.
The Caps had some good looks in the third period, but Logan Couture extended the Sharks league with an empty-netter, but then the Caps came back. Jakub Vrana got a wristshot goal for his second of the game, and Oshie tied it with 14 seconds remaining. In a wild overtime, Lars Eller won it.
Caps win!
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
Ten years ago today, Alex Ovechkin became the captain of the Washington Capitals. It’s been a pretty okay decade since then. To mark the occasion, the Capitals ran a tribute video during the first period on Sunday’s game against the Sharks.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
The Caps brought victory back from Raleigh, but now they face the Wife Guys of San Jose.
Game starts at 12:30 PM. Here is your injury report.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
Good morning. The NHL heard how much you and the Caps love matinee games, so here’s a matinee game. Good news is it’s against the San Jose Sharks, a team whose starting goalie is having an even rougher season than Holtby.
Game starts at 12:30 PM. I’m Peter, and I’ll be your host for the recap.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
Chandler Stephenson has had quite the nice landing with the Vegas Golden Knights. On Saturday night, Stephenson scored his eighth goal of the season, and it was a big one: an OTGWG with a ton of open ice to down the defending champion St Louis Blues.
By Peter Hassett 3 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals played a darn fun game of hockey against the hosting Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. This rivalry gets better every time.
After a scoreless first period, the Caps made progress int he second. First, Richard Panik got a funky goal up front, then Evgeny Kuznetsov got a lovely layup after John Carlson faked a shot during a power play.
Jordan Staal ended Samsonov’s shutout bid early in the third period. Lars Eller extended Washington’s lead with a rebound off Ovechkin’s slapshot. Jakub Vrana finished off a good drive to score for the first time in a while. Teuvo Teravainen and Ryan Dzingel responded with two power-play goals to make it 4-3. It was close, but the Caps held on.
Caps win!
By Peter Hassett 3 weeks ago
