Caps Stay Alive: Numbers For the Morning After
Photo: Rob Carr The Caps are still alive. The team in red defeated the Penguins 3-1 on Saturday night to force a…
Caps On the Brink: A Series Snapshot
Photo: Justin K Aller The Caps have their first must-win game of the season on Saturday night against the Penguins. Down 3-1,…
Return of the TKO Line: Evgeny Kuznetsov Promoted in Caps’ Forward Lines Shakeup
Photo: Drew Hallowell Looks like Head Coach Barry Trotz is shuffling his line combos heading into Game Five on Saturday. NHL.com's Katie…
Five Reasons Why the Caps Could Still Win This Series
Photo: Justin K. Aller Wednesday night, the Capitals lost Game Four to the Penguins in sudden death overtime. According to the NHL's…
The Caps Have Done Everything Right, Except Score
The Capitals are on the verge of playoff elimination again. For the second straight year, Barry Trotz's Capitals team look unlikely to…
Why Benching Nate Schmidt for Mike Weber May Not Be the Right Move
Wednesday after the morning skate, NHL.com's Tom Gulitti reported that veteran Capitals defenseman Mike Weber would get a sweater for Game Four.…
#CapsFilmRoom: A Tale of Two Passes
Photo: Justin K. Aller It was the best of games, it was the worst of games. Okay, maybe that was forced, but…
#CapsFilmRoom: Goals Against from Game Two
Game Two was unsuccessful to say the least. The Capitals struggled through two periods of play, committed penalty after penalty in the…
#CapsFilmRoom: Goals from Game One
For the last couple months (since I figured out how to create GIFs), I have been posting 140 character or less takes…
Caps Beat Penguins 4-3: Numbers for the Morning After
Photo: Patrick Smith Riding a trick of hats from TJ Oshie, the Caps grabbed a 1-0 series lead Thursday night with a…
Where the Battles Need to be Won
Photo: Patrick Smith I don’t know if anyone else has been paying attention to the numbers that Sportlogiq has been tweeting out…
Sizing Up the Penguins: Special Teams
Photo: Patrick Smith About two weeks ago, we previewed the special teams matchup that loomed between the Washington Capitals and their First…
Sizing Up the Penguins: 5-on-5
Photo: Patrick Smith Thanks to the NHL's obsession with attempting to create divisional rivalries, the two best teams in the Eastern conference…
Caps Eliminate the Flyers: Snapshot of a Victory
Photo: TSN Hey everyone, they did it: the Caps beat the Flyers. Some national pundits may tell you that this series was close. While…
An Exhaustive Analysis of Braden Holtby’s Lunch on Tuesday
Caps starting goaltender Braden Holtby left practice early on Tuesday after colliding with a teammate, setting off widespread internet panic. Barry Trotz later…
Power Play Dominance Has Led Caps to 3-0 Series Lead
Photo: Elsa/Getty Images Before the series between the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers began, we took a look at the special teams…
With Brooks Orpik Hurt, Nate Schmidt Can Handle Bigger PK Role
Photo: Elsa With Brooks Orpik not expected to play in Game Four on Wednesday night, the Caps will be without one of…
Was There Value in the Caps’ Physicality in Game Two?
Photo by Patrick Smith The value of hits is a point of contention among hockey analysts. There is little doubt that having…
How the Caps Have Taken a 2-0 Lead: Round One Snapshot
Photo: Amanda Bowen The Caps enter Monday's Game Three with a 2-0 series advantage. The guys in red need to win two…
Flyers Forward Ryan White Suggests Caps are Getting Favorable Treatment From Officials
Photo: Geoff Burke The eighth-seeded Philadelphia Flyers are down 2-0 in their first-round series against the Washington Capitals. Despite outshooting the Caps…
