Sidney Crosby and Conor Sheary pass concussion testing, are game-time decisions for Game Five
On the verge of eliminating the Presidents' Trophy-winning Washington Capitals from the playoffs, the Pittsburgh Penguins may have two of their top…
Alex Ovechkin ‘hopes’ the new lines work
In Game Four on Wednesday, the Washington Capitals lost 3-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Now down 3-1 in the series, the Capitals…
Sidney Crosby practices with team, may play in Game Five
On Friday morning, Sidney Crosby took to the ice in a black jersey to practice with his teammates on the Pittsburgh Penguins.…
‘Chunk of flesh:’ Matt Niskanen prepared for retribution due to Crosby hit
Wednesday night, Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen will return to action after being ejected early from Game Three. Niskanen received a five-minute major…
Braden Holtby credits sports psychologist in Edmonton for bounce-back game
Two nights after being pulled in favor of Philipp Grubauer, Braden Holtby returned between the pipes in Game Three. Beyond a poor…
Barry Trotz gets testy after Pittsburgh reporter’s ‘terrible question,’ rips Chris Kunitz for predatory hits
Capitals head coach Barry Trotz clearly had a plan for his postgame press conference: Defend Matt Niskanen so that his star defenseman…
Kevin Shattenkirk saves Capitals with clutch overtime goal in Game Three
In February, the Capitals landed Kevin Shattenkirk, the most talented player available, at the trade deadline. After struggling for most of the…
Karl Alzner will take warmups, is a game-time decision for Game Three
Washington Capitals defensemen Karl Alzner had played in 599 straight regular-season and playoffs games when the Caps headed to Toronto for Game…
Barry Trotz: After being pulled, Braden Holtby will ‘absolutely’ start Game Three
On Saturday night in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, Philipp Grubauer led to Washington Capitals on to the ice. With the…
After going down 2-0 to the Penguins, the Capitals held a team meeting that is ‘none of your business’
As the media stirred outside Washington Capitals the locker room for over 10 minutes, the team leaders came up to head coach…
Overshadowed by Sid vs Ovi, Braden Holtby and Marc-Andre Fleury could be keys to series
The second round matchup between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins has an easy narrative: Alex Ovechkin vs Sidney Crosby. However, there…
Alex Ovechkin on Game One loss to Penguins: ‘Shit happens’
The Washington Capitals outshot the Pittsburgh Penguins 35-21 in Game One of their much hyped second round series. Washington more than doubled…
After infiltrating Maple Leaf Square, Caps fans describe watching series-ending victory with Leafs supporters
A few days after three Caps fans showed up to Maple Leaf Square in Toronto, two girls followed suit on Sunday. In…
Justin Williams credits Jay Beagle for his Game Five OTGWG
Jay Beagle wasn't on the ice when Justin Williams scored his Game Five OTGWG. But Beags was the first person Williams credited…
Barry Trotz wants to push the Toronto Maple Leafs off a cliff
When a team takes control of a playoff series, players and coaches come up with all sorts trite ways to say they…
After the Nazem Kadri hit, Alex Ovechkin was chilling in the locker room drinking a Coke
With two minutes and twenty-eight seconds remaining in the first period, Alex Ovechkin absorbed a painful leg-on-leg hit from Nazem Kadri. It…
The Maple Leafs tried to explain away Nazem Kadri’s dangerous hit on Alex Ovechkin
After Justin Williams put home yet another goal in this first-round series to give the Washington Capitals an overtime win and 3-2…
Braden Holtby on Alex Ovechkin: ‘There’s a website named after him for a reason’
For nearly two minutes, Alex Ovechkin lay on the ice with his head in his hands, having absorbed a hit from Nazem Kadri…
The Canadian finance minister is taking his Mexican counterpart to Friday’s Caps-Leafs Game
Washington Capitals games attract an eclectic crowd. Over the years, we’ve seen the moderator of Meet the Press, Wizards players, Redskins players…
Freed from the press box, Nate Schmidt is tearing up the first round
On March 14, Nate Schmidt scored a goal against his hometown Minnesota Wild. His 12 plus minutes of ice time would be…
