Matt Hendricks: The Not So Secret Weapon
Photo credit: Greg Fiume The surprise is that there was no surprise. With the Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens locked at two…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Tallies Three Points In First Two Games Of KHL Eastern Conference Finals
Evgeny Kuznetsov sprints down the wing during Game 1. In the first two games of the KHL's Eastern Conference Finals, Traktor managed…
Nicklas Backstrom is Back, Will Play Against Montreal
Photo credit: The Washington Post On January 3rd, the Capitals beat the Calgary Flames 3-1, but suffered a huge loss, losing team…
Montreal Canadiens Pregame: The Comebackstrom?
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott Somehow, inexplicably, the Caps won on Thursday. It was a manic mess of a game, like something the…
Alex Ovechkin Meets Lokomotiv’s Youth Hockey Players In Boston
The Caps' win in Boston on Thursday was good timing for a team still fighting for a playoffs berth, but it was…
Matt Hendricks Embarrasses Tim Thomas in the Shootout
By now we all know Matt Hendricks has Serious Shootout Skills. But the shootout is a gimmick, a sideshow that decides games…
Video: Matt Hendricks Teaches Mathieu Perreault to Fight
The Capitals held practice after taking their 2011-12 team picture on Monday. Practice wasn't too serious though, and Matt Hendricks thought it was the…
Caps Player Postcards Give Young Fans Words To Live By
Photo credit: capitals.nhl.com The Washington Capitals have been inspiring a lot lately: swearing, alcoholism, serious consideration of jumping off the 400 level…
Boston Bruins Pregame: Win or Else
Talk is cheap. Get pucks deep. 7 PM on CSN.
After Dreadful Performance, Caps Shift Focus to Final 5 Games
Photo credit: Rob Carr If there was one moment that epitomized Tuesday's game, it came in the waning moments of the second…
Knuble on Buffalo Game: “It’s Not Like a Game 7 or Anything”
Photo credit: Dave Sanford Sunday night after the Capitals’ 3-0 win against the Wild, Coach Dale Hunter said that tonight's matchup with…
Buffalo Sabres Pregame: Manifest Destiny
Craig of the PuckBuddys delivers this pregame and travelogue. Please follow @PuckBuddys on Twitter. So it all comes down to this. A…
Braden Holtby: King of March
Photo credit: Mitchell Layton In March of 2011, a 22-year-old Saskatchewan native got called up to the Capitals after one of their…
Presenting Alex Ovechkin’s New Celebration: The Belly Pat
GIF by welshhockeyfan.tumblr.com While the glove kiss remains Alex Ovechkin's first reaction to scoring, we've seen him add new flourishes over the…
Alex Ovechkin’s Hustle Leads to Perreault PPG, “Ovi” Chants
Photo credit: Evan Vucci Alex Ovechkin has played the point on the power play for most of his entire seven-year NHL career.…
Video: SportsCenter’s Feature on Alex Ovechkin
Former NBC Washington sportscaster Lindsay Czarniak moved on to Bristol, Conneticut nearly a year ago, to be an anchor on SportsCenter. This…
Minnesota Wild Pregame: Yah Sure, You Betcha
The other Nick Backstrom. (Photo credit: Doug Benc) Healing Breath: So alright, everybody feel safe now? Good. Now, everyone, breathe in....and blow it…
Evgeny Kuznetsov: “I Said I Was Staying So They’d Leave Me Alone”
Nine days ago, on KHL-TV’s “The Icing Show,” 19-year-old Caps prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov revealed that he would stay in Russia next season.…
Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Dominant Performance Earns Traktor a Ticket to the Conference Finals
Kuznetsov interviewed during Game 4. (Photo credit: Sergey Manzheleev / Ak Bars) This may or may not be the year when Evgeny Kuznetsov…
Nicklas Backstrom Returns to Caps Practice, Cleared For Contact
How Swede this news is! (Photo via dumpnchase.com) Nicklas Backstrom has missed the last 37 games -- almost half of the season…
