Just one night after TJ Oshie’s return, the Washington Capitals will be without the services of the forward tonight against the Seattle Kraken. The Caps say he has a lower-body injury.
That’s a major disappointment for the Everett, Washington native.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
Gather ’round. It is time for you to make your voice heard in the least important way possible.
It’s time again for the Happiness Survey, a very silly exercise that we take very seriously.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals finished their suite of California games with a humble win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday night. Despite being halfway through the roadtrip, the Caps team was rested and reinforced by the returned TJ Oshie and Nic Dowd.
Conor Sheary scored just two minutes into the game, then Alex Ovechkin converted a power play later in the same frame. After a scoreless second period, Sheary got his second of the night, falling in the process. Alex Ovechkin got the empty netter as Ilya Samsonov locked it down at the other end of the ice.
Caps win!
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals have reinforcements in the bay area tonight, as TJ Oshie returns from injury.
Puck drop is at 10:30 PM, which is so late. Watch with us on NBC Sports Washington.
And follow along below.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
The Seattle Kraken are off to a 4-12-1 start, ahead of only Ottawa and Arizona in the league’s basement. On Friday night, the Kraken hosted the Colorado Avalanche, losing 7 to 3 in their worst game of the season. In net for the last three of those Avs goals was ex-Caps goalie Philipp Grubauer, who is the biggest reason why the NHL’s newest franchise has stunk coming out of the gate.
Grubauer is currently the worst goalie in the league, by a lot.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
In defiance of a healthy sleep schedule, the Washington Capitals played a road game with the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. If you had a normal bedtime, I promise you didn’t miss much.
Early in the first period, Anaheim’s Cam Fowler got one past Vitek Vanecek that perhaps should have been stopped. After a quiet second period, Garret Pilon deflected Martin Fehervary’s point shot to record his first NHL goal and tie the game. Trevor Zegras restored Anaheim’s lead with a rush goal, but Tom Wilson re-tied it with a deflection on John Carlson’s blue-line shot.
In overtime, Zegras won it for the Ducks.
Caps lose.
By Peter Hassett 3 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals just ultra-thrashed the Pittsburgh Penguins at home on Sunday night. Boy howdy was this a beatdown.
Martin Fehervary kicked us off with a shorthanded goal set up by Wilson and Hathaway. Alex Ovechkin was the consummate playmaker for Hathaway, who scored made it 2-0, only to have the Penguins get on the board with a close-up goal from Guentzel before the first intermission.
The Capitals played a strong second period and got rewarded with two late goals from Conor Sheary and Daniel Sprong. Evgeny Kuznetsov made it a full-fledged blowout in the third, and Tom Wilson made it 6-1.
Caps win!
By Peter Hassett 3 weeks ago
A tired Washington Capitals squad had to dig deep to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night. With big goals from depth players like Hathaway and Sheary, they did just that.
Justin Schultz fell at an inopportune time, so Sean Kuraly put Columbus on the board first. Alex Ovechkin replied with a milestone goal, an even-strength Ovi Shot from the Ovi Spot.
The second period started with back-to-back goals from grinder Garnet Hathaway, but the Blue Jackets rallied with two quick goals — Kuraly’s second plus one from Nyquist, to tie the game 3-3.
Late in the game, Dmitry Orlov sent a perfect pass to Conor Sheary, who just absolutely murdered it.
Caps win.
By Peter Hassett 3 weeks ago
Last year I collected a bunch of independent or small businesses in our community that had gift options for the holiday seasons. It was a lot of work, and I don’t want to do it again. I want you to do it for me.
If you sell gift-y stuff, please shoot us an email. Read on for more.
By Peter Hassett 3 weeks ago
Content warning: This story contains a lot of frank discussion of sexual assault.
On Tuesday, the Pittsburgh Penguins announced they had reached a settlement with Jarrod and Erin Skalde regarding a sexual assault by Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins coach John Donatelli. As part of that settlement, no further details will be released, which is very much the outcome that Gary Bettman‘s NHL wanted.
That story is now owned by the league, whose new culture of accountability shares the same mission as the previous culture of accountability: protect owners’ assets. Wherever the damage is stopped, it must be stopped before it reaches the capital. That is all Gary Bettman’s job is and all it has ever been.
By Peter Hassett 4 weeks ago
