Shark stomping: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals answered their horrendous performance in Columbus with a much better effort in San Jose, taking down the Sharks 5-1.…
Rush goals are killing the Caps
I write a lot of game recaps, and those recaps have a section where I summarize all the goals that got scored,…
Hot garbage: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals followed up their winning homestand with a trip to Columbus and proceeded to get smacked around by the Blue…
Homestand high note: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals sent fans home happy as they have finished their homestand out with a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles…
What a mess: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals continue their entirely inconsistent play with a 5-4 loss to the Florida Panthers in overtime. The club really needs…
Sweeping a season series: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals continued their semi-better play of late by taking down the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in overtime. The win was the…
Five changes that will turn Caps into Cup contenders again
If you think the Capitals are worse than they were a year ago, you're sorta right, but only just barely. By the…
No Russian better: numbers for the morning after
On the return of the Beags to DC, the Caps were triumphant over his Vancouver Canucks team 3-2 and gained some needed…
The only game that Boston won yesterday that mattered: numbers for the morning after
The Boston Bruins put a quick end to the Caps after losing streak glow by taking the good guys down 1-0 at…
Kuzya kills the losing streak: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals have halted their season long losing streak at seven games as they returned from their long time off to…
On Todd Reirden and team defense, or the lack thereof
In my story last week cheekily apportioning blame for the Caps' slump, my most pointed words were for Washington's goalies. During five-on-five…
Winning the breakup between Barry Trotz and the Washington Capitals
The Caps' recent losing streak and the unexpected success of the New York Islanders have spawned a curious revisionism about how the…
How puck- and player-tracking data will transform how we understand hockey
At Saturday night's all-star game, we got our first glimpse of how coming puck- and player-tracking data can be used to enhance…
The blame game
The Washington Capitals have lost seven games in a row for the first time since the mid-80s. Though this is a team…
Lucky number seven: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals losing streak has ballooned to seven games and they now have eight days off to recoup and figure out…
How did that happen: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals just cannot stop the bleeding as they've now lost six games in a row on the trot and this…
Why the Caps are slumping and how to stop it
The Washington Capitals are dejected losers of five straight games, disgruntled former occupants of the division lead, and recent holders of a…
Freefallin’: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals lost their fifth straight game in a row and are now in full free fall mode in the Eastern…
How Todd Reirden’s new lines could help Evgeny Kuznetsov and Andre Burakovsky turn their seasons around
Todd Reirden's lineup changes at Saturday morning's practice might be the biggest move of his coaching tenure so far. Reirden is motivated…
Any day now: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals did not show up against the New York Islanders and in doing so dropped to third in the Metropolitan…
