The Washington Capitals couldn’t respond to their coach’s urges and fell in a pretty poor effort to their fierce rival the Pittsburgh Penguins. The game ended after a terrible three-on-three overtime period that saw the Pens score the winner and take down the game 3-2.
The Pens outshot the Caps 37 to 22 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 57 to 45.
By Chris Cerullo 14 hours ago
Let’s be real: the Capitals did not offer a winning effort on Tuesday night, and they were lucky to have escaped with a loser point.
But in overtime, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jakub Vrana just sorta gave up on a very important play.
By Peter Hassett 22 hours ago
The Washington Capitals went down early to the New Jersey Devils but staged a valiant, late comeback that saw them avoid losing both games over the weekend. On the back of a three-point effort from TJ Oshie, the Caps took down the Devils 4-3.
The Caps outshot the Devils 41 to 25 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 56 to 49.
By Chris Cerullo 3 days ago
The Washington Capitals hate playing any time before 7:00 PM. The Caps dropped their fifth game of that variety this season to the New York Rangers by a score of 4-1.
The Caps outshot the Rangers 28 to 24 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 40 to 34.
By Chris Cerullo 4 days ago
The Washington Capitals halted their four-game losing streak with a win over Pittsburgh on Tuesday and now have turned the tide completely and started a winning streak by taking down the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 3-1.
The Sabres outshot the Caps 23 to 21 but were out-attempted at five-on-five 42 to 40.
By Chris Cerullo 6 days ago
The Washington Capitals four-game losing skid has been vanquished. The Caps laid a smackdown of fantastic even-strength play on their rival Pittsburgh Penguins and came away with a 3-1 victory.
The Caps outshot the Pens 42 to 27 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 37 to 34.
By Chris Cerullo 1 week ago
If you go the NHL’s stat site, go to teams, and then sort by goals against per game, you see the Capitals right near the top: 3.77 per game, second highest in the league, behind only Ottawa.
That’s atrocious. It paints a picture of the Capitals — now nursing a four-game losing streak — as a disaster. But I don’t think that picture is accurate.
By Peter Hassett 1 week ago
The Washington Capitals returned from a week-long break that felt infinitely longer and at times they sure looked like quite the rusty bunch. They dropped their return game with their full lineup back to the Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 6-3.
The Pens outshot the Caps 38 to 31 but were out-attempted five-on-five 43 to 42.
By Chris Cerullo 1 week ago
The Washington Capitals came into Sunday afternoon’s action looking to halt their first losing streak of the season at just two games. Unfortunately, they weren’t successful in that plight and dropped a 7-4 decision to the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Caps outshot the Flyers 37 to 23 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 55 to 50.
By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals went unbeaten in regulation for nine games to start the season but now have dropped two in a row in that fashion after a Thursday night loss to the New York Rangers by a score of 4-2. It was a boring, sloppy, stinker of a game.
The Caps outshot the Rangers 33 to 31 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 46 to 39.
By Chris Cerullo 3 weeks ago
