What Happens if Alex Ovechkin Doesn’t Win Gold Single-Handed?
Photo: Bruce Bennett Monday was fun. All the Olympic hockey players arrived in Sochi, practiced with their teams, and posed for a…
Alex Ovechkin’s Olympic Sticks Have Some Extra Russian Flavor Too (Photos)
Photo: Bruce Bennett Alex Ovechkin's skates aren't the only things looking more patriotic for the Sochi Olympics. During Monday's practice at the…
Alex Ovechkin and Nick Backstrom Talk Mutual Respect and Imminent Violence
Photo: Linda Forsell Nicklas Backstrom is no stranger to Russian hockey. During the 2011 lockout, Backstrom put up 25 points in 19…
The Other Russian Eight: Iya Gavrilova, An Alex Ovechkin Fan, Leads Russian Women
Photo: Jonathan Nackstrand Some might think that there's no Olympic hockey in Sochi until Wednesday. That would be incorrect. The women's tournament…
Alex Ovechkin’s First Day in Sochi: Practice, Media Love, Team Photoshoot
Ovi sits with head coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov and Pavel Datsyuk (Photo: Getty) Around 2AM eastern time, Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and…
The Capitals Make Their Olympic Predictions And Apparently It’s “Canada All The Way” (Video)
Before Saturday's game, I visited Kettler Capitals Iceplex and asked players for their Olympic picks. With the Caps sending five players to…
Alex Ovechkin’s Olympic Skates for Sochi are Extra Russian-y (Photo)
russia))))))) (Photo: @Ovi8) Four years ago in Vancouver, Alex Ovechkin revealed his specially painted skates for the 2010 Winter Games. They featured…
Caps Olympians and Maria Kirilenko Travel to Sochi (Photos)
Ovi poses with Maria, Artem, and Uncle Pavel. (Photo: @Ovi8) All five Washington Capital Olympians packed their bags and left for the…
Week 19 Snapshot: Hold That Thought
Photo: Evan Vucci Everyone sees how tough the Caps schedule will be after the Olympic break. It's not pretty. Fortunately, the team…
After Disastrous Year, Martin Erat Scores His First Goal of the Season
Martin Erat has played on every line for the Washington Capitals. He's seen power play time and PK minutes. And, of course,…
Caps Score While Goat Films “Let’s Go Caps” Chant Using Google Glass (Video)
Photo: Stewart Small On Saturday night, the Washington Capitals continued their insufferable promotional push for their upcoming Skybox app on Google Glass…
John Carlson Packs Team USA Bag For Sochi (Photo)
Photo: @AdamVingan It's break-up time for the Washington Capitals: some players are going on vacation, some players are driving back to AHL…
Tom Wilson Pies Julien Brouillette After Scoring First NHL Goal (GIF)
Photo: Chris Gordon After scoring his first NHL point on Thursday, Julien Brouillette followed that up with first NHL goal Saturday, the…
Julien Brouillette’s Parents Celebrate Their Son’s First NHL Goal (GIF)
Twenty-seven-year-old Julien Brouillette has spent his entire career in the ECHL and AHL. In his NHL debut for the Washington Capitals on Thursday…
Caps beat Devils 3-0 and Marty Erat SCOAR!
The New Jersey Devils are the worst good team in hockey. For the last thousand years, they've mined success by sucking the…
Mikhail Grabovski Gives Away Sticks to Kids After Practice (Photos)
The best deeds are the ones unseen. Unfortunately for injured Washington Capitals center Mikhail Grabovski, I was at Kettler today and totally…
RMNB Predicts the Olympic Mens Hockey Tournament
Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach The NHL shuts down on Saturday night and the Olympic tournament starts on Wednesday, so get ready for ten…
Marcus Johansson Named As Injury Replacement to Sweden’s Olympic Team
Photo: Brace Hemmelgarn With Swedish twin Henrik Sedin still ailing from a rib injury, Washington Capitals center Marcus Johnasson has been named…
John Carlson: Team USA’s Work Ethic “Shows a Lot About Our Country”
Photo: Patrick Smith On Thursday night, the Capitals registered an important pair of points against the streaking Winnipeg Jets. The game wasn’t…
Alex Ovechkin Scores Goal Number 40, Has Big Hit, Tallies Most Ovi-y Assist of All-Time
The game can wait. Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin continued his blistering scoring pace tonight in front of the fifth most powerful man…
