Photos: Amanda Bowen
The Capitals joined the Wizards and Mystics for MSE Foundation’s annual Family-to Family gift delivery in the local DC area on Tuesday. Coach Trotz, Nicklas Backstrom, Marcus Johansson, and Andre Burakovsky represented the team on the journey to spread holiday cheer. Trott also brought his son Nolan along to partake in the festivities.
By Amanda Bowen 5 years ago
Merry Christmas, RMNB Maniacs, which is apparently what Ian is calling you now. The hockey team is on break, but the blog team never sleeps. We all got together on Tuesday night to share tidings of joy and talk puck. We also answer your questions, including the Tom Wilson/bust question, doing the wave at Verizon Center, TJ Oshie’s scoring pace, Brooks Laich’s hidden value, and which moment this season was the most bailamos-y.
Join us, won’t you?
By Peter Hassett 5 years ago
Photo: Gregg Forwerck
The Capitals followed up Sunday night’s road win against the New York Rangers with another road win, beating the Carolina Hurricanes 2-1 to extend their win streak to six games. Michael Latta scored his third goal of the season with Jason Chimera deflecting in a John Carlson shot to get his ninth.
By Hana Imiolczyk 5 years ago
Those meddling kids are at it again.
After Brooks Laich posted an update on his Instagram Tuesday showing him traveling back to LA for the Holiday Break, Laich’s liney Michael Latta and Laich’s former liney Tom Wilson started begging for a follow back again.
Christmas has come early, you guys.
By Rachel Cohen 5 years ago
Teeny tiny Tom Wilson.
During the second period of Caps-Canes, Joe Beninati wished us Happy Holidays in the best way possible: by presenting photos of the Caps as adorable kids at Christmas.
Monday night, the Capitals survived a last-minute onslaught by the Carolina Hurricanes. With seven seconds left, defenseman Matt Niskanen blocked three straight shots after Jay Beagle lost a crucial defensive zone face-off, one of just four he lost all game. Niskanen’s sacrifice, Beagle’s faceoffs, and Philipp Grubauer’s staunch defense helped secure a 2-1 win at RBC Center.
If it seems like this this team can’t lose right now, it’s not because of excellent shot suppression or smart systems, it’s due to extraordinary efforts like Niskanen’s and Beagle’s and Grubauer’s becoming commonplace lately.
The standard on-ice celebration after a win would be the skaters congratulating the victorious goalie one by one. Instead, tonight, quite appropriately, the Caps held a big group hug in the defensive zone.
Latta sounds like lot of. No one has ever tried this joke before. (Photo: Gregg Forwerck)
One day after defeating the New York Rangers 7-3, the Caps headed down to Raleigh, NC looking for their second win in as many nights. Things got started poorly, with the Caps getting outshot 9-2 midway through the opening frame. The cause was clear: the lack of a morning skate, which is the most important part of any game day, including the game itself.
The Caps picked up the pace as the period wore on, getting on the board with just over four minutes left after Michael Latta put home Andre Burakovsky’s rebound to put the Caps up first for the 13th time in their last 16 games.
In the second, the Capitals opened up a two goal after a key faceoff win by Jay Beagle lead to a deflection by Jason Chimera’s foot.
Kris Versteeg was able to put the Canes within one with some magical stick work early in the third period, but the Capitals survived Carolina’s late push. Caps top Canes 2-1.
By Chris Gordon 5 years ago
In the 477th game of his NHL career, Eric Fehr just participated in his first fight. The former Cap/current Penguin/author of The Bulliest Dozer dropped gloves with the eminently punchable Brandon Dubinsky during Pittsburgh’s game against the Blue Jackets on Tuesday.
Way back in November, Sportsnet highlighted the Capitals’ pregame routine, which included a lot of dancing and gyrating. Since then, the Capitals have kept winning and the pregame routine has kept getting weirder.
Last week, the Capitals released their holiday video, which was an homage to the film A Christmas Story. It was fantastic. The biggest highlight for us obviously was Alex Ovechkin in Ralphie’s pink bunny suit.
Let me repeat: a Pink! Bunny! Suit!
By Rachel Cohen 5 years ago
