Alex Semin’s Hat Trick for Naught! Sens Beat Caps 6-5.
The Washington Capitals officially have a defensive crisis. Despite an offensive onslaught, the Capitals allowed (at least) one too many goals in…
R.I.P. the Streak. Habs Beat Caps 6-5 (OT). Laich Gets Hat Trick!
The Montreal Canadiens have done what a dozen teams could not do: end the Washington Capitals record-shattering win streak. The game felt…
Semyon Varlamov Finally Rehabs Again With The Hershey Bears
First, it was his groin. Then after a rehab start on January 3rd with the Hershey Bears - a start in which…
Caps Beat Pens 5-4! Ovie Hat Trick! 14 Wins in a Row!
How lucky for the NHL that this meetup betweens the Caps and Pens was nationally televised on one of the biggest TV…
Caps Beat Thrashers 5-2! Number 13, Baby!
Greetings from Arctic Frederick, Maryland. From deep within our carbon-neutral geodesic dome, the RMNB staff watched tonight's date with Atlanta Thrashers with…
Emily Karol Shares Her Experience at Madison Square Garden
One of my Christmas gifts this year was a ticket to see the Washington Capitals play the New York Rangers at the…
Caps Beat Rangers 6-5! Ovechkin Becomes First Russian to Get 500 Points in First Five Seasons.
[Ed. note-  two big, honkin chunks of news about Semyon Varlamov and Nicklas Backstrom are broken below!] (Hold on a second. I…
11! Caps Beat Bruins 4-1 To Break Consecutive Wins Record!
First, a little mood music: Now, where were we? Ah yes. The Washington Capitals have just broken the consecutive win record set…
Ten! Caps Clinch Bolts 3-2. Ovechkin Snags the Game-winner.
January has been a spectacular month for the Washington Capitals. With newly crowned Captain Alexander Ovechkin at the helm, the team has…
Ninepeat! Caps Beat Panthers 4-1. Mike Green Okay After Knee-To-Knee Hit.
It would be one thing if the Caps squeaked another narrow win to keep their 9-game streak alive. It's another thing entirely…
Wings for Stevie K! Caps beat Ducks 5-1
I'll admit it-- wearing my undefeated Mean, Mean Russian Machine t-shirt tonight, I was a little worried about tonight's game. It's not…
Caps Beat Isles 7-2
[Our apologies. The Russian Machine cannot deliver its usual, happy-go-lucky game recap tonight. A dear friend of the staff, Sgt. David Smith,…
Semin Nets 4 Points As Caps Beat Coyotes 4-2, Win 6th Straight
It's been a wild week for the Washington Capitals. They've downed the Flyers, Wings, and those damned Penguins all within a a few…
Sweet Revenge! Caps Beat Pens 6-3
"Can't lose." - Me, 22 hours ago. It's hard not to sound like an amateur here. There are expectations when committing a…
Caps Beat Wings 3-2 Thanks to Theo!
EVEN LATER UPDATE:  Lisa Hillary comments have been clarified.  Varly's involvement in the Olympics is "doubtful".  This is definitely a more pessimistic…
Laich lifts Caps Over Flyers! 5-3
When the Caps last met the Flyers, the blood had to be squeegeed off the ice. The December 5th 8-2 smackdown might…
Caps beat Leafs 6-1! Five points for Ovie!
The last two Caps games have had us reeling. We suffered a wild beatdown from the Lightning on Tuesday, replete with spats…
Comeback! Caps beat Panthers 5-4 (SO)
If I told you that tonight's game hinged on Brendan Morrison (no goals since 12/23) and Brooks Laich (no goals since 12/28)…
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? Bolts Beat Caps 7-4
My job is not easy tonight, friends. This game obeyed no laws of hockey that I know to be true, and it…
Everything Clicks In Capitals 8-1 Victory Over Thrashers
As we prepared for tonight's Caps/Thrashers game, we were alerted to three crucial things: 1.) The Caps had plane troubles again and…
