Week 15 Snapshot: Throwing Away the Halo Effect
There's this one peccadillo in hockey discourse that is bugging me more and more. I don't know if anyone else experiences it…
The Capitals Power Play Depends on Controlled Zone Entry
Photo:Patrick McDermott The Caps' power play is rightfully considered one of the most dangerous in the NHL. As of the All-Star break,…
What Barry Trotz Doesn’t Want When the Caps Have a Lead
Photo: Patrick McDermott There's been a lot written about the Caps' play with a lead lately both here and elsewhere. And then there…
Alex Ovechkin is Already One of the Greatest Goal Scorers of All-Time According to Adjusted Stats
Photo: Julio Cortez Alex Ovechkin can score goals. Everybody knows that. His lamp-lighting ability is unmatched in this generation (sorry, Stamkos). And as Ovechkin…
All-Star Break Check-In: Are the Caps Getting Better?
Photo: Doug Pensinger With the All-Star break upon us, I'm going to use the opportunity to check in on a few stories from earlier in…
Leading and Losing: How the Caps Change When the Score Changes
Photo: Patrick McDermott The Washington Capitals are a dangerous team when they're trailing. We saw this twice last weekend as the Caps…
Week 14 Snapshot: What Does a Bad Goalie Look Like?
Photo: Glenn James What do you make of a week like that one? The Caps split the week with two wins and two…
Hot Diggity Dog: Jay Beagle’s Unleashing the Offense
Jay Beagle has 19 goals in 229 career games. Six of those goals have come this season, surpassing his previous career high…
How Much is Braden Holtby Worth?
Photo: Bruce Bennett Braden Holtby is a restricted free agent (RFA) at the end of the season. With two seasons of RFA status…
Week 13 Snapshot: Halfway Supersize Snapshot Special!
Halfway. Get it? (Photo: Patrick McDermott) We are 41 games in to the 2014-15 season, exactly halfway, so now is a good time…
A Healthy Brooks Laich is a Beautiful Thing
Entering this season, Brooks Laich had played in just 60 of the Caps' 130 games over the previous two seasons. So far…
Week 12 Snapshot: The Schmidtuation
Photo: Amanda Bowen (See more!) The Washington Capitals are looking pretty darn good overall. A whole lot of people saw them play…
Week 11 Snapshot: It’s Been a Weird December
Here's Jay Beagle and Brooks Orpik celebrating a goal. (Photo: Gregory Shamus) This is the final snapshot of 2014. What a weird…
On Barry Trotz, Lineup Decisions, and Big Mistakes
Photo: Bruce Bennett Nate Schmidt recently found himself watching from the press box for two games while Jack Hillen took his spot beside Mike Green.…
How Will The KHL Get Through Russia’s Economic Crisis?
Sochi's Olympic boss Dmitry Chernyshenko will face the hardest challenge in the KHL's history in his first year as president. (Photo: Sergey…
Caps Wear Ridiculous Rally Helmets During Longest Shootout in NHL History (GIF)
On Tuesday night, as EPIX's The Road To The Winter Classic began, the Caps began what became the longest shootout in NHL history.…
The Curious Case of Joel Ward
Most NHL players make their NHL debut between ages 20-22. and hit their peak point production around age 25. And then we…
Week 9 Snapshot: Finally Getting Paid
Photo: Patrick McDermott We're going streaking! The Caps have won four of their last five games and taken points from all of them.…
Mike Green, Bottom-Pairing Defenseman: Part Two
Photo: Amanda Bowen Last week, Peter offered up some thoughts on Mike Green and his deployment as a "third-pair" defenseman. Some commenters believe that,…
Week 8 Snapshot: The Sound of Settling
Wins are paramount. In the end, this sport is measured in wins. Goals scored or prevented are the component parts of wins,…
