Karl Alzner’s Diving Shot Block Was the Most Unselfish Play of the Night (GIF)
The Caps-Rangers game earlier today was an instant classic. There was an amazing last second game-tying goal by Nicklas Backstrom, a brilliant…
Also Amazing: Nicklas Backstrom’s Game-Tying Goal With 5.7 Seconds Left in Regulation
Photo: Adam Hunger Alex Ovechkin will be remembered as the hero of this Caps-Rangers game. Scoring in overtime, Ovechkin skated past six-time…
499! Alex Ovechkin Scores Brilliant Overtime Game-Winner; Celebrates By Spinning, Face-Planting on Ice
On one end, Braden Holtby and Nate Schmidt combined to make a miracle stop to save the game. Then on the other,…
Justin Williams Scores (Barely) On Breakaway After Fantastic Defensive Play by Alex Ovechkin (Video)
Justin Williams has been kinda sorta bad luck this season. Caps players, including Alex Ovechkin and Williams himself, had seen goals washed…
Dan Girardi Graciously Assists on Alex Ovechkin’s 498th Career Goal (Video)
Photo: Adam Hunger Alex Ovechkin's 498 career goal wasn't a blockbuster. It wasn't a decisive drive to the net, using a defenseman…
Classy TJ Oshie Salutes Air Force Veteran George Maier From Penalty Box
Washington Capitals forward and real American TJ Oshie has always been a thoughtful guy and that was on display once against during…
Hello. Nate Schmidt Scored.
The only pic of him not smiling. Things looked iffy for the Capitals in the second period. While Tom Wilson served a…
When a Dangling, Puck-Juggling Evgeny Kuznetsov Turned Caps-Bruins Into a Beer-League Game
Photo: Greg M. Cooper Last night, Evgeny Kuznetsov had two more highlight-reel plays in a season full of highlight-reel plays. In the first…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Follows Up Nasty Assist With Nasty Goal (Video)
Photo: Greg M. Cooper Evgeny Kuznetsov has become, in the words of Craig Laughlin, a human highlight reel. One period after he needled…
Another Nasty Pass by Evgeny Kuznetsov Leads to Andre Burakovsky Goal (Video)
Andre Burakovsky hasn't had many opportunities to score. A mainstay on the fourth line when he manages to crack the lineup, Burakovsky…
TJ Oshie Scores Another Ridiculous Shootout Goal (Video)
TJ Oshie doesn't just score in the shootout. He embarrasses whatever goalie is net for the opposing team. And tonight, in the…
Here’s Alex Ovechkin Patting TJ Oshie on the Head (GIF)
TJ Oshie just scored his 14th goal of the season, a power-play marker, via a picture-perfect passing play by Marcus Johansson and…
If Evgeny Kuznetsov Made This Pass To You, You Would Score Too (Video)
Old man Jason Chimera notched his 11th goal in the first period of the Blue Jackets game, but that's not important. Not…
Hockey Soccer: Nicklas Backstrom Scores After Some Fancy Footwork by TJ Oshie (Video)
The Capitals have been outshot and outplayed by the Carolina Hurricanes through the first two periods, but still managed to be tied…
Alex Ovechkin Scores Career Goal 494: The TKO Line Connects on First Shift Reunited Together
Do-everything-right center Nicklas Backstrom did not return to the Caps-Sabres game in the third period due to an upper body injury. That's…
Braden Holtby Makes Insane Point-Blank Stops Look Easy (Video)
Just another day at the office. And apparently I'm not done writing about Braden Holtby yet today (1, 2). During the team's…
Here’s How Not to Defend Alex Ovechkin
Photo: Bill Wippert Coming into Monday's game against the Buffalo Sabres, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin had scored 492 career goals. He's…
Braden Holtby Makes Miracle Glove Save To Preserve Shutout (GIF)
The league's most winningest goalie on the league's best team, Braden Holtby, recorded a shutout on Monday night against the Buffalo Sabres.…
Michael Latta Fights Nicolas Deslauriers, Tom Wilson Looks Angry After Dangerous Hit on Justin Williams
Midway through the second period, Capitals forward Justin Williams absorbed a dangerous, unpenalized hit from Sabres forward Nicolas Deslauriers along the center-ice…
Dmitry Orlov’s Perfect Defense: Just Destroy Your Man at the Blue Line (Video)
Big bopper Dmitry Orlov just lit up a Sabre at the blue line in his first shift. It was like two beefy…
