The Maple Leafs would like you to know they will not roll over for the top-seeded Capitals
The Washington Capitals won 55 games this season, capturing their second straight Presidents' Trophy. For me, watching the regular season seemed almost…
The Edmonton Oilers should be disqualified from the playoffs because their fans did the wave
On Saturday night, the Edmonton Oilers won their first playoff game since June 17, 2006 - a stretch of futility that lasted…
Playoff predictions, round 1: Peter vs Ian vs Keith, a coin
It begins. Place your bets.
Barry Trotz: ‘One mistake may cost’ Caps their playoff run
Barry Trotz has never gotten past the second round of the playoffs during his previous 17 years as an NHL head coach.…
The Capitals haven’t lost in the second round of the playoffs until they’ve lost in the second round of the playoffs
As someone who helps runs social media accounts with nearly 80,000 Capitals followers, I've stumbled upon a unique position on the internet…
A pitch to Washington football fans: Join the Capitals fan base and never look back
If you’ve been living under a rock, or you don’t spend any time on the internet, Thursday was a dramatic day for…
Henrik Zetterberg thinks the Columbus Blue Jackets are ‘a tougher team to play against’ than the Capitals
While The Washington Post's Barry Svrluga is already planning a parade, Detroit Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg had some interesting thoughts after…
Daniel Winnik, please don’t shave your beard
Taylor Winnik just broke some news on Twitter. Apparently, her husband Daniel is gung-ho on shaving his beard off. Taylor just uploaded…
Why the Penguins didn’t salute Alex Ovechkin for his 1,000th point
Verizon Center went positively bananas when Alex Ovechkin recorded his 1,000th career point, but there were 20 individuals who did not join…
2017 World Junior Championship review: Caps prospects shine and United States wins gold
This year's iteration of the IIHF World Junior Championship featured three Capitals prospects and numerous wow moments on the way to the United States…
Alan May on today’s officiating: It’s like St. Pierre and Joannette were competing on who could call the worst penalty
Saturday afternoon, the Capitals pulled out a 6-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils, but the game was bizarre. After Tom Wilson…
Did the Isles deserve a penalty on their third goal?
Three minutes after Alex Ovechkin tied the game up 2-2, Andrew Ladd took back the lead for the Islanders on a broken…
A guide to the 2017 World Junior Championship
The IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships is an annual tournament, showcasing many of the top prospects in the game of hockey. The…
Scratching Nate Schmidt is a terrible coaching decision
According to the Caps official Twitter account, Taylor Chorney is in for Nate Schmidt tonight. Over the course of 82 games, in-game…
The worst player on all thirty NHL teams
Hockey players have feelings, but in this exercise, they better bring the tissues. Through careful research and analysis (jk we just went…
Army officials reviewing Vegas’ hockey team use of the name ‘Golden Knights’
Last week I wrote about the newest NHL expansion franchise in Las Vegas announcing that their name would be the "Vegas Golden…
No, players cannot ‘game’ Corsi
USA Today published an article on Thursday that describesthe skeptical attitude many inhockey's orthodoxy have towardspuck possession statistics. The Corsi denialism movement,…
Yes, this is the obvious conclusion we should take from tonight’s game
Saturday night, the Capitals lost 5-1 to the fourth worst team in hockey. They were listless, sloppy, and undisciplined. The game, their…
Alex Ovechkin can’t take penalties like this
Look I get it. The Capitals are playing in their second game of a back-to-back series. Last night, they expended a ton…
The person Andre Burakovsky would most want to take out to dinner is Tom Wilson
The brobeans (minus one -- *sob*) are at it again. In the Capitals' monthly playbook, Breakaway, Andre Burakovsky answered 10 random questions about sports,…
