Adam Oates On Braden Holtby’s Fieriness, Alex Ovechkin’s Renaissance, And “Disrespectful” Tomas Hertl Goal
Washington Capitals head coach Adam Oates had a long, insightful interview with CBC's After Hours' Scott Oake and Kelly Hrudey following the…
Nathan Walker Doesn’t Think It’s a Big Deal That He Is The First Australian To Score A Goal In The AHL
Photo credit: Sweetest Hockey On Earth's Kyle Mace Sunday night, the Hershey Bears' Nathan Walker became the first Australian to score a…
Nicklas Backstrom Takes Out Broken Tooth and Gives It to Trainer
Nicklas Backstrom was already handsome. Now he's hockey handsome. In the second period, as Marcus Johansson passed to Backstrom in the neutral…
Braden Holtby Is Not Happy With Being Pulled (Video)
The Washington Capitals gave up three goals in the first 12 minutes of their game tonight against the Calgary Flames on Hockey…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Scores First Goal, Wins Game for Traktor With Shootout Goal (Video)
Photo credit: Vitaly Gubin/HC Traktor Red alert! Washington Capitals top prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov has finally scored his first goal of the KHL…
Unlike Mikhail Grabovski, Nicklas Backstrom Got His Visa Easily
Photo credit: Travisa Visa Services Facebook page The Washington Capitals roster includes just four players born in the United States. The rest…
Joel Ward Selfishly Steals Jason Chimera’s Goal, Ruins Narrative, Narrative Rises from Dead
Photo credit: Jason Franson Back in ye olde days of 1997, the Edmonton Oilers drafted a hometown boy named Jason Chimera with…
Is Tom Wilson a Power Forward or a Sideshow? (Video)
Tom Wilson has 3 fights in his first 9 games and little else. Is he going to become a bona fide NHL…
Introducing the #AlzyCelly: Karl Alzner Shoots Imaginary Bow & Arrow After Shootout Win (GIF)
Last season, Mathieu Perreault made Washington Capitals shootout victories a bit more memorable with his bench freak-outs, which we dubbed the #PerryCelly. It…
Six Straight Shooters Score in Caps-Jets Shootout (Video)
One for the ages. You know how it ends, so just watch and enjoy.
Nick Backstrom’s Unlimited Skill Leads to Troy Brouwer’s PPG (GIF)
Photo credit: Trevor Hagan The Capitals were kind of a mess throughout Tuesday's 5-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets. The game was…
Joel Ward Namedrops Canadian Sponsors Like a NASCAR Driver (Video)
The Caps' James Heuser caught up with sudden powerplay contributor Joel Ward before tonight's game in the Dirty Peg to talk about, ya…
Alex Ovechkin at the Washington Football Game With Former Soccer Superstar (Photos)
Nice photobomb, kid. (Photo credit: @Ovi8) With the day off and some time to kill, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin traveled once…
Dmitry Orlov Sets New AHL Career High With Four Points Against St. John’s (GIFs)
Washington Capitals defensive prospect Dmitry Orlov set his AHL high with four points (one goal, three assists) in the Hershey Bears' 4-0…
Steve Oleksy’s Amazing Curl-and-Drag — Really
Pure skill. (Photo credit: Nick Wass) On Saturday night, the Washington Capitals got back on track with 4-1 victory over the Columbus…
Mikhail Grabovski Crashes into Sergei Bobrovski on Breakaway, Destroys Goal Cam in Process (Video)
In the second period, Mikhail Grabovski made one hell of an individual play. He blocked a Ryan Johansen shot from the point,…
Mikhail Grabovski to Caps Fans: Grabo, Not Grabbo
Photo credit: @OvietheBulldog Well, well, well. What do we have here? All of you #Grabbo Acolytes: prepare for defeat. All of you…
Vanity Fair Names Brooks Laich One of the Best Dressed Players in the NHL
Apparently everything is happening today (or at least this is the first I've seen it). Washington Capitals forward Brooks Laich has been…
Tom Wilson is Sticking Around
(Apparently, today is the day when everything Mike Vogel's tweets becomes a story. Please follow Mike Vogel; he's the best and he…
Adam Oates is Changing Up Line Combinations
Quick update from Kettler Capitals Iceplex, where there appears to be changes for Friday morning's practice. After seven games, Adam Oates has…
