Bloody Sasha: Alex Semin Gets High-Sticked Twice in the Same Shift
Photos and GIFs from the lovely and talented welshhockeyfan. On Tuesday, Alex Semin finally earned a point against his former team, an…
Joel Ward and Mathieu Perreault Argue Over Goal (It Was Totally Perreault’s)
During the Capitals' 5-2 loss to the Islanders Saturday, the team showed resilience coming back from two one-goal deficits. The first comeback…
Sasha and Masha: Maria Kirilenko Shares Photos of Her and Alex Ovechkin as Kids
Photo credit: @mkirilenko Thanks to Maria Kirilenko, we have moar child photos of Alex Ovechkin. To the left, Baby Sasha, wearing suspenders,…
Photo: Injured Brooks Laich Practices in Shorts and Sneakers
Photo credit: The Washington Times' Stephen Whyno Washington Capitals do-it-all forward Brooks Laich hasn't skated since February 16, so today was sort…
How Alex Ovechkin Got That Crazy Hair Against Tampa
You know you love it. (Photo credit: @HockeyBroph) A few weeks ago, I wrote a post titled Ovi's Bad Hair Day, Holtby's…
L1, R1, Left Stick, Square: Eric Fehr’s Overtime Game-Winning Goal Was Straight From a Video Game
Photo credit: Rob Carr Eric Fehr is a lot of things: a good dude, a hard-worker, and a Blue Jays fan (yech).…
With Parents in Attendance, Steve Oleksy Scores First NHL Point in First Game
Oleksy in his NHL debut. (Photo credit: Patrick McDermott) Down 3-0 after the first period, Caps prospect Steve Oleksy-- playing in his first…
Owl Gill: How Nashville Defenseman Hal Gill Saved A Life
I wrote an essay last summer that deserved a Peabody. It was titled Jonathan Quick Tweets Pics of Rabbit Giving Birth in…
Washington Capitals Players Skate with Families of Fallen Soldiers
Photos by Chris Gordon The past decade has seen the United States involved in two wars -- one in Iraq, one in…
The Caps-Jets Line Brawl: Featuring Saucy Perry, Hendy Face, and Enforcer Karl Alzner
Note: I'm writing this post heavily medicated and a day after right-leg surgery. Yes, I'm hockey-player tough. While the Washington Capitals got…
The Alex Ovechkin Pass That Summed Up The Night
GIF by welshhockeyfan Ten minutes into tonight's game, I lost all hope of the Capitals winning. It wasn't the two goals the…
Alex Semin’s Return to DC in 28 Photos
Photo credit: @SuzanneKang For the first time in 290 days, Alex Semin, the 5th greatest goal scorer in Washington Capitals history, was…
Important: John Carlson Has Cut His Hair
John Carlson has had an ugly season. Sure, he's got the third-worst goals-against count in the league, but that's not the true…
American Idol Winner Taylor Hicks Loves Alex Ovechkin; Let’s Get Him to a Capitals Game
Maybe you didn't notice, but my name was missing from all RMNB stories and bylines last week. I was in Las Vegas…
Maria Kirilenko Watches Alex Ovechkin’s Hat Trick Live, Says Ovi’s Dad Cried At Engagement News
Maria with her Slapshot stuffed animal. Dad gives thumbs up. (GIF by welshhockeyfan) Attending Saturday's Washington Capitals game, Alex Ovechkin's fiancée Maria Kirilenko got…
Animated: Eric Fehr’s Big Hit on Anton Stralman
GIF by welshhockeyfan Last season with the Winnipeg Jets, Eric Fehr had a disaster season. Still feeling the effects of shoulder surgery,…
Ovi’s Bad Hair Day, Holtby’s Bad Poke Check, and Ten More Weird Photos From Caps/Lightning
Ovechkin palmed a plasma globe during intermission. (Photo credit: @HockeyBroph) The Capitals have been undefeated, 3-0-0, ever since fans sacrified a rubber…
Matt Hendricks Thinks He Has Broken His Nose Five Times
Photo credit: @recordsANDradio One day in 7th grade, I was playing basketball at recess with some friends. After I missed a layup,…
The Greatest GIF: John Erskine’s 360-Degree Face Plant
GIF by welshhockeyfan Lil' Muffin John Erskine has been awesome this year. He beat up George Parros, he scored a clutch goal, and he's…
A Day Before His Shutout, Braden Holtby Helped Host Extreme Recess Hockey at Kettler
The day before the Washington Capitals played their most inspired game of the season -- a 5-0 shellacking of the Florida Panthers,…
