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…
Saved by the backup: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals are back in the win column after eking out a 2-1 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday…
Okay, so what in the world went on here: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals got shut out by the New York Islanders 3-0 on Thursday night. Normally, when you see that sort of…
The post-Backstrom Capitals: Snapshot
The Washington Capitals will be without Nicklas Backstrom for the foreseeable future. A veteran of 1105 Caps games, Backstrom has been --…
TJ Oshie is due
Winners of three straight, the Washington Capitals are gradually looking more comfortable on the ice. A bunch of the early-season woes have…
The Capitals have officially gone streaking: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals used a strong third period effort to down the lowly San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Sunday night. The victory…
Two wins in a row, what a boon: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals survived a recalled goal, a scary overtime period, and a lengthy shootout on the way to their second win…
A game of high highs, low lows, and everything else in between: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals put us all on a roller coaster of emotions on Wednesday night but they ended up with a regulation…
Hard done by bad puck luck and poor goaltending: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals are fighting a couple of very tough battles right now. The first of which is adapting to a completely…
The NHL’s new analytics site says the Capitals are very slow
On Monday morning the NHL debuted a new public resource for advanced analytics. Called Edge, the new site uses player- and puck-tracking…
The Capitals are better than this
With just one win to their name – and even it coming from the shootout – the Washington Capitals have had an…
A potential step in the right direction vibes wise: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals didn't win on Saturday night in Montreal but they were at least competitive unlike their horror show defeat in…
Nothing goes right for Capitals north of the border: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals had a bit of a horror show north of the border in Ottawa on Wednesday night. Fittingly so, as…
Capitals dodge deluge of shots to pick up first two points of the season: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals didn't play the best 65 minutes you'll ever see an NHL team play but they did just enough to…
