No response to a category five onslaught from the Hurricanes: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals have not had a fun last two games, giving up 12 total goals over the course of three days…
Nothing works against New Jersey for no-rest Capitals: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals had trouble almost the entire game against the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night. The well-rested Devils took it…
Closing out a clutch two points in front of Kuemper: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals visited the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first time this season on Tuesday night. The battle of the once behemoths…
The Alex Ovechkin project: Snapshot
The Washington Capitals are a bottom-ten team when measured by expected-goal share during five-on-five and a bottom-five team when measured by actual…
Capitals squeak out a point in another below par performance: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals are losers of four games in a row. The team, that looked like it was putting it together before…
Listlessness from puck drop leads to bad loss on Long Island: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals have not shown up to play post holiday break so far. With their 5-1 loss to the New York…
The Capitals win close games and get blown out in losses, and that’s dangerous
During the holiday break, I saw one hockey pundit figuratively throw up his hands about the Washington Capitals. The team has the…
Poor second period and goaltending collapse Capitals: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals got back on the ice post-Christmas on Thursday against the New York Rangers and unfortunately left their consistent five-on-five…
The Washington Capitals are in a nephew-energy renaissance
Merry Christmas. One year ago today I published a story entitled "Good Caps tiding for Christmas" in which I said the 2022-23…
Capitals are tough-luck losers after another good performance: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals put together a great effort on Saturday night to try and win their final matchup before the holiday break…
Capitals grind out another no-rest win: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals are absolutely remarkable in the back half of back-to-backs this season. They might not play their best hockey but…
Capitals survive despite awful third period: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals looked like they were cruising through Wednesday's game against the New York Islanders after two periods. Despite the close…
The Washington Capitals gave a three-minute presentation on why overtime is broken
When NHL general managers met in November, one of their big agenda items was three-on-three overtime, which some people think has become…
Back in the win column after well-paced road effort: numbers for the morning after
The Capitals squared off with a rested Carolina Hurricanes in the back half of a back-to-back on Sunday night. Normally, that would…
Solid road effort falls short as Capitals can’t make good on chances again: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals dropped a Sunday night road visit to Nashville 3-1 as the Predators played opportunist and pounced at some important…
All the ex-Caps goalies and a Charlie Lindgren appreciation post
Around this time last year we checked in with a few ex-Capitals goalies. At the time, New Jersey's Vitek Vanecek and Toronto's…
More back-to-back success: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals made their first visit to Connor Bedard's new digs on Sunday night and while Bedard showed off why there…
Best performance of the season: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals hosted Metropolitan Division rivals in the New York Rangers on Saturday night and promptly stomped them out. From the…
Capitals not able to hold multi-goal lead in shootout loss: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals were back on home ice on Thursday night as they hosted the Dallas Stars after a five-game road trip…
Capitals collapse and have no answer for powerful Coyotes: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals got blown out of Mullett Arena on Monday night. By the end of the first period the game was…
