18 Days Out: Hey, Don’t Make Plans for Fridays
Happy Friday, people. Enjoy it, 'cause for the next few months, your Fridays belong to Uncle Ted's team. In November, December, and…
Gillette Launches “Steely Character” Olympic Campaign Starring Alex Ovechkin
Alex Ovechkin is upping his promotional game in the run-up to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, and Gillette is getting in on…
Alex Ovechkin Discusses the Olympics and Please No More Dynamo Questions
Photo credit: @wyshynski As the Washington Capitals training camp opened to the public on Thursday, captain Alex Ovechkin had a pep in his step.…
19 Days Out: Steve Oleksy vs Jack Hillen in a 4D Battle
Photo: The great Clydeorama The Capitals are stocked with three excellent defenders in John Carlson, Karl Alzner, and Mike Green. Each brings…
Divining the Capitals Lines
Some old-school headshots for ya. This time of year, we tend to get one question more than any other: what do you think…
Brooks Laich is Day-to-Day With Hip Flexor Injury, Says He is “Not Too Concerned About It”
Washington Capitals forward Brooks Laich came out from the lockerroom and addressed with the media why he left the ice only after…
Brooks Laich Gets Hurt 10 Minutes into Day One of Training Camp
Photo credit: Justin K. Aller Well that was fast. Our long national nightmare continues. Brooks Laich is hurt again. Laich went off…
Alex Ovechkin Models Nike Tech Pack, Tech Fleece Collection (Photos)
We're a hockey/astronomy blog, but if I told you a quarter of last week's traffic came from stories in which Washington Capitals…
Mike Green Wins SneakerBall Charity Award, But You Just Want Pics of Caps in Suits
Green with his fiancée Courtney Parrie On Tuesday night, extremely rich and beautiful sports people congregated at the National Building Museum on…
20 Days Out: Must Have Brouwer’s Power
I'm not trying to make this series coincide with jersey numbers, but when the Rangers call upon you ya gotta step up.…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Undergoes Successful Shoulder Surgery in Munich
Kuzya's new avatar on Twitter. Wait, when did he get back on Twitter? The start of the 2013-14 season has not gone…
First Look at Braden Holtby’s New Mask (Photos)
Via the Washington Capitals Instagram, here's Braden Holtby's new mask. Designed by Swedish artist-to-the-stars, Dave Gunnarsson, Holtby's mask features a sign on its side…
21 Days Out: Brooks Laich is Brooks Laich
Normally, I'd put some stat analysis or some opinion in here, but today-- 21 days out from the beginning of the season--…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Fractures Shoulder Capsule, Preliminary Recovery Time is 4-6 Weeks
Photo credit: sovsport.ru Last Friday, Washington Capitals top prospect Evgeny Kuznetsov was injured in Traktor Chelyabinsk's game against Vityaz. After absorbing a…
Alex Ovechkin on KHL Rumors: “I Have a Contract”
Alex Ovechkin jokes with fellow Russian Dimity Orlov Tuesday at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. (Photo credit: Chris Gordon) Resplendent in his finest Nike-provided…
A First Look at Tom Wilson’s Chipped Tooth (Photos)
Tom Wilson got into two fights during Monday's rookie game, prompting some unscheduled dental work. The Washington Capitals' first-round pick in 2012 got clipped up…
Caps Lose Brawl-Filled Rookie Game 1-0 (Photos)
This looks fun. (Photos by Chris Gordon) As we wrote earlier, Monday's Washington Capitals-Philadelphia Flyers rookie game was a bit of a mess. There…
Tom Wilson Gets in Two Fights in a Freaking Rookie Game (Photos)
"Bleep bleep bleep bleep bleep!" (Photos by Chris Gordon) On Monday afternoon, the Washington Capitals and the Philadelphia Flyers played a rookie…
Alex Ovechkin Tailgates at FedEx Field Before Monday Night Football Game, Wears RG3 Jersey (Photos)
Photo credit: @BillCutting The Washington football team plays the Philadelphia Eagles tonight on Monday Night Football and someone special is in the…
22 Days Out: Jason Chimera Will Be Better
It varies from year to year, but the average shooting percentage in the NHL is somewhere just south of 9%. There's a…
