Tom Wilson Gets Checked Into Minnesota Wild’s Bench, Joins Team for Awhile
Tom Wilson joined the Minnesota Wild tonight in the second period when he was checked into their bench. It was a good laugh,…
Make It Three: Alex Ovechkin Scores His First Hat Trick Since 2013
Quick addendum to our previous article. Turns out we made a mistake: Alex Ovechkin does not have two goals tonight. He has…
Alex Ovechkin Is Your New League Leader in Goals
Alex Ovechkin *is* the Washington Capitals' offense. Tonight in Minnesota, Ovechkin struck twice in the second period to take the league lead…
Staring Nicklas Backstrom Does His Best Eli Manning Face
In the first period of Caps-Wild, CSN Mid-Atlantic took a shot of the Caps bench and zoomed in on Nicklas Backstrom. Nicky…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Records 100th Career Point, Leads League in Primary Assists
Photo: Christopher Hanewinckel Tuesday night, Russian god of passing Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his 100th career NHL point. The milestone point came on…
Filip Forsberg Scores Unbelievable Goal And Nope, It’s Not a Big Deal. Not. At. All.
It's been almost three years since the Caps traded Filip Forsberg for Michael Latta and some other dipshit that I don't even…
Karl Alzner Compares Matt Niskanen’s Goal to Connor McDavid’s
Photo: Geoff Burke As Peter pointed out in the recap, Caps defenseman Matt Niskanen hadn't scored since the first week of the…
Alex Ovechkin Becomes Third Player Ever to Begin Career With 11-Straight 30-Goal Seasons
For the second year in a row, Ovechkin has scored his 30th goal on Super Bowl Sunday. Last time it was an…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Stifles Laughter After Flyers Player Trips Over Goalie
Evgeny Kuznetsov is a national treasure; here's another example. Late in the first period of the Caps-Flyers game, goaltender Steve Mason made…
Paul Carey Scores First NHL Goal, Wears 28 But Isn’t Alex Semin (We Checked)
Photo: @washcaps Usually it’s some guy on the other team who scores his first NHL goal during Caps games. On Saturday afternoon…
Here’s the Capitals Dancing After Their Shootout Win
The Capitals are the NHL's best team. They're also its weirdest. After their shootout win over the Devils on Saturday afternoon, the team held another…
Alex Ovechkin Destroys Jacob Josefson With Big Open-Ice Hit (GIFs)
Three-on-three overtime was looking grim for the Capitals. Hemmed in the defensive zone for long while, the Caps were looking gassed. A…
Martin Brodeur Drops Puck For Braden Holtby and Cory Schneider During Ceremonial Face-Off
Photo: NHL The New Jersey Devils began a week-long celebration to honor one of the greatest goaltenders of all-time, Martin Brodeur. On…
Braden Holtby’s Uncanny, Mid-Air, Bouncing-Puck, Glove Save
Photo: Geoff Burke We've said this before, but Braden Holtby is really good (even when he's not actually playing in an actual…
No. 504: Alex Ovechkin’s Game-Winning Goal Puts Him in NHL’s Top-40 All Time
Alex Ovechkin made his grand return on Thursday after he served a one-game suspension for skipping the All-Star Game. Ovechkin, in Great 8…
This is How Much the Islanders Hate Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson wrecked Long Island last spring, and they haven't forgotten it. Defenseman Thomas Hickey walloped Wilson with a pair of dirty…
Sled Hockey Hero Drops Puck for Alex Ovechkin and John Tavares
In addition to the Isles game, Thursday night at Verizon Center is also Military Appreciation Night. The Caps donned camo uniforms for…
Braden Holtby Puck-Juggles, Makes Insane Glove Save From Bench (Video)
For those of you who missed the game Tuesday night (either by choice or because of NHL.TV's constant crashing), consider yourself lucky.…
TJ Oshie Returns From Turks and Caicos, Bulldozes Aleksander Barkov Into Capitals Net (Video)
If there was one player who looked to be fully refreshed after the All-Star Break, it'd be TJ Oshie. Oshie spent the weekend in…
Jaromir Jagr vs Braden Holtby in the All-Star Game: Maybe in 20 Years We’ll Appreciate This
Photo: Christopher Hanewinckel I'll say this for the All-Star Game: it was entertaining. Just because the stakes were non-existent, the stretch passes…
