The Washington Capitals took down the Philadelphia Flyers yesterday afternoon by a score of 3-1 and clinched the season series sweep. That’s unimportant in the grand scheme of the season, but it always feels good to beat Philly.
The Flyers out-shot the Caps 36 to 30.
By Chris Cerullo 8 hours ago
The Washington Capitals could not get enough offense to take down the stingy Minnesota Wild and one bad turnover on defense sealed the deal in regulation. The 2-1 loss was quite the snooze fest, especially after the Caps recent games against the Lightning.
The Wild out-shot the Caps 27 to 22.
By Chris Cerullo 2 days ago
The Washington Capitals once again took the league’s best Tampa Bay Lightning to the brink, but again could not capture the full two points for a victory. The team, in their 5-4 overtime loss, showed that they can and will play with those guys for sure.
The Caps out-shot the Lightning 58 to 28.
By Chris Cerullo 4 days ago
The Washington Capitals bested the lowly New Jersey Devils in what was a boring, easy win. The 4-1 victory was the type of victory that I think a team needs to have before facing a back-to-back scenario, especially when the Tampa Bay Lightning are who is awaiting.
The Caps out-shot the Devils 22 to 21.
By Chris Cerullo 5 days ago
The Washington Capitals gave the dominant Tampa Bay Lightning a solid run for their money, before falling 6-3 after a couple of empty net strikes against. Could this be a preview of another Eastern Conference Final?
The Lightning out-shot the Caps 35 to 33.
By Chris Cerullo 1 week ago
The NHL trade deadline was on February 25. Since then, the Washington Capitals have won seven of eight games, taken hold of the Metropolitan Division lead, and generally looked awesome. The last few weeks have been a dramatic shift from earlier in the season, when the Caps looked just sorta okay. Something has changed.
There has been an awakening. Have you felt it?
By Peter Hassett 1 week ago
The Washington Capitals continued their hot run of play by easily dispatching of the Philadelphia Flyers in the Flyers home barn. The Caps took down their Metro Division rivals 5-2 and put a huge dampener on Philly’s wild card playoff hopes.
The Caps out-shot the Flyers 32 to 24.
By Chris Cerullo 1 week ago
The Washington Capitals had their seven game winning streak ended by their archnemesis, the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Pens took down the Caps 5-3 as they finished their chances and the bounces just did not roll the Caps way.
The Caps out-shot the Pens 41 to 30.
By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals have extended their winning streak to seven games now, beating the Winnipeg Jets 3-1.
The Jets out-shot the Caps 34 to 18.
By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago
Two-time Stanley Cup champion Brooks Orpik had an okay Friday night. In Washington’s win over New Jersey, Orpik played 18:20 and put two shots on goal. Plus, he earned a $250,000 performance bonus for playing in his 40th game of the season. With his $1 million base pay and his payment from Colorado, Orpik is now effectively made whole after last summer’s buyout.
That invites reasonable questions and doubts about how the team might use him going forward. In a league growing quicker and more finesse-driven, Orpik, 38, is neither. But criticisms and condemnations of his play this season have often missed the mark. Orpik has put forth a solid outing in 2018-19, and his play is nowhere near the worst of Washington’s problems.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
