With another dramatic couple of weeks, the NHL playoffs now roll into the third round. We had one sweep and one double-OT game-seven elimination, so as long as you could stay up late at night, you had a good round.
But the time for delighting in past is over. It’s time for predictions. It’s time for Keith, a coin.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
Round one was buckwild. Every division champion got eliminated, we got some very unlikely sweeps, and we got some dramatic games seven. There’s no way round two can match it, but let’s make predictions anyway.
Let’s visit with Keith, a coin.
By Peter Hassett 1 month ago
The 2018-19 Caps are dead and gone, forcing us all to reckon with a grim reality and an impossible question: who do we support now?
By Peter Hassett and Julia Karron and Brennin Weiswerda and Cara Bahniuk and Ian Oland and Rachel Cohen and Donya Abramo 1 month ago
The Washington Capitals have been eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games. The Cup defense is over.
The Canes out-shot the Caps 42 to 37.
By Chris Cerullo 1 month ago
No, Justin Williams is not a baddie now. He is, however, kind of a dick the captain of an opposing team during playoff hockey.
But he snowed Braden Holtby during Game Six, so actually the jury’s out. (But no, he’s not. But. Maybe he is.)
LET RMNB’S VERY OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION BEGIN!
By Brennin Weiswerda 1 month ago
The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes are headed for a Game Seven. We’re going the distance, folks.
The Canes out-shot the Caps 36 to 25.
By Chris Cerullo 1 month ago
The Washington Capitals responded to two games of questionable effort in North Carolina with a 6-0 trouncing of the Hurricanes in Game Five. Now, that’s more like it.
The Canes out-shot the Caps 30 to 28.
By Chris Cerullo 1 month ago
Washington’s first-minute collapse in the first period and last-minute collapse in the second period doomed them to a 2-1 loss against the Carolina Hurricanes.
Both of the plays that led Carolina’s goals were preventable on the offensive and defensive end, and reviewing the tape should help the Caps in Games Five and Six.
By Julia Karron 1 month ago
This hard fought series between the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes is going to need at least six games after the Canes won their second in a row on home ice by a score of 2-1. The Caps are left still looking for answers to a young, tenacious bunch that is giving them fits in all three zones.
The Caps out-shot the Canes 31 to 24.
By Chris Cerullo 1 month ago
After a putrid display of what I guess we can call an attempt to play professional ice hockey from the Washington Capitals, the Carolina Hurricanes are now right back in this series after their Game Three victory. Forewarning, I am not going to be a happy camper in this post and that means less numbers more words.
The Canes out-shot the Caps 45 to 18.
By Chris Cerullo 1 month ago
