Twenty games in: The Sunday Snapshot suggests a shakeup
The Washington Capitals' loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday dropped them to 12th place by points percentage, but they're still…
Capitals can’t create enough offense against stingy Golden Knights: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals have never won a regular season game inside T-Mobile Arena. The Golden Knights proved to be too much for…
Evgeny Kuznetsov is sinking Alex Ovechkin’s scoring
This first part you know already: Alex Ovechkin is having the worst start of his career. With five goals and nine assists…
Twenty games in: The standings are a lie
The Washington Capitals will play their 21st game of the season tonight in Vegas, and that means we've crossed the threshold of…
Two power play goals and two in a row in California: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals did just enough to squeeze by the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night. To do so, they needed to score…
Surviving and winning against one of the league’s best: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals got back on track Wednesday night into Thursday morning in Los Angeles against the Kings. The Capitals did enough…
At this pace, Alex Ovechkin wouldn’t break Wayne Gretzy’s record until 2027
It felt like there was no better opportunity for Alex Ovechkin to play catch up than Monday night's game against the San…
Starting the road trip on the wrong foot and without goals: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals managed just one goal against the worst team in the league on Monday night. They dropped the game 2-1…
Hot streak ended in an incredibly not fun way: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals had their hot streak put to an end in ugly fashion against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. The Oilers…
Capitals stay hot after stealing one late from Sabres: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals just keep on winning. After their 4-3 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night, the Capitals are…
Coach’s challenges always go against the Capitals
Ivan Provorov scored a controversial goal against the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. A prolonged scramble in front of Charlie Lindgren led…
Six-game point streak but the stats say the Capitals can’t get complacent: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals are on quite the roll. With their 4-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night, the Capitals…
I don’t understand the Capitals power play
Dylan Strome scored a power-play goal on October 27. That was seven games ago, and it was the last time Washington's power…
An incredible, superhuman effort from the guy in goal: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals have gone streaking again as they've won three games in a row and are an incredible 7-1-1 in their…
Moving on up in the Metro: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals took both halves of their Metropolitan Division back-to-back this weekend and will come home with a 6-1-1 record over…
Washington’s defense was in trouble even before all the injuries
The most annoyingly named statistic in hockey is PDO. The abbreviation doesn't stand for anything, but it means a team's shooting percentage…
Hardworking road effort bears hockey standings points fruit: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals got back onto the road for the first time in what feels like forever and promptly took down the…
Unforced errors cost Capitals lead and one point: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals wrapped up their season-long home stand with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. While the…
Nic Dowd’s return can’t come soon enough
Nic Dowd hasn’t played since the second game of the season. In his two games, the Caps were bad and the fourth…
The Washington Capitals are better than their record
The start of a season is a weird time. Everyone's looking at their teams with scrunched noses and furrowed brows, trying to…
