Series split: numbers for the morning after
In the first two games of their second round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins in DC, the Washington Capitals will come out…
Killer comeback: numbers for the morning after
In an all too familiar fashion the Washington Capitals dropped Game One of their second round series to the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2…
Playoff predictions, second round: Peter vs Ian vs Keith, a coin
With two sweeps and just one game seven, the first round of the playoffs has completed. The two weeks that are traditionally…
One down: numbers for the morning after
One down, three to go. I think that's the mentality that this Capitals team and maybe even its fans should take heading…
Five takeaways from the Capitals first five playoff games
The Caps bested the Blue Jackets on Saturday to take a 3-2 series lead. The teams meet again in Columbus on Monday…
Captain’s guarantee: numbers for the morning after
Alex Ovechkin predicted that his team would be returning home for Game Five with the series tied at two wins apiece and…
Late night win: numbers for the morning after
Nope, you weren't dreaming. The Caps really did get multiple fortunate bounces to score a goal in double overtime against the Blue…
Numb: numbers for the morning after
There are only so many words to describe the Caps failing in the postseason and I feel like they've all been written…
Idiotic penalties and blown leads: numbers for the morning after
An all too familiar postseason fate was bestowed upon the Washington Capitals by the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game One of the…
Two keys to a Caps win against the Blue Jackets
The Caps finished the regular season ahead of the Blue Jackets and won the regular season series 3-1. And yet, this series…
Sizing up the Blue Jackets: 5-on-5
The Caps are set to start their first round series with the Blue Jackets on Thursday night. Given that the Caps finished…
Playoff predictions, first round: Peter vs Ian vs Keith, a coin
Now begins the very best part of hockey. For the next couple weeks, sixteen teams will go bonkers on each other for…
Being there: Snapshot 9
In 2013, Chris Boyle, then of Habs Eyes On the Prize created a landmark data visualization for hockey. Boyle graphed how a team's…
Goodbye regular season: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals bested the New Jersey Devils 5-3 at Capital One Arena, wrapping up the 2017-18 regular season and now will…
You’re welcome Colorado: numbers for the morning after
The Caps playoff seed has been set and they are the Metropolitan Division winners, but they still have a couple games left…
Pens get punched: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals went into Pittsburgh to play the flightless birds that have so tormented them throughout history and came away Metropolitan…
Rocked like a hurricane: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals five-game overall winning streak and seven-game home winning streak have both been ended by the Carolina Hurricanes after a…
Shane shines: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals took both games of the home and home against the New York Rangers, finishing off the back half in…
One period wonder: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals put their game with the New York Rangers to bed after the first twenty minutes, netting four goals on…
Goals galore: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals downed the Montreal Canadiens 6-4 in a game where offense was king and defense was forgotten for large stretches…
