16 Days Out: The Honeymoon is Over in Pittsburgh
Our friends at the Pensblog wrote an interesting item last week about how the five-year post-championship grace period is already over for…
Tom Wilson Reminds Adam Oates of Eric Lindros, Distributes Big Hit to Show Thanks (GIFs)
During the Washington Capitals preseason opener, Hockey Night In Canada made a big freakin' deal about Tom Wilson. The 2012 first-round pick…
Siiiiiiiiick: Alex Ovechkin Mic’d Up During Caps Hockeyville Practice (Video)
Because the NHL loves us and wants us to be happy, they mic'd up Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin during yesterday's Kraft…
Alex Ovechkin’s Face After High Stick: Hockey Handsome (Photo)
Photo credit: @ovi8 In the first period of the Kraft Hockeyville game between the Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets, Alex Ovechkin absorbed…
Gr8 Gesture: Alex Ovechkin Sends Jack Jablonski Signed Helmet
Photo credit: @Jabs_13 A few minutes after the Washington Capitals won the Kraft Hockeyville game via Mike Green's shootout goal, Jack Jablonski…
Alex Ovechkin Takes Brutal High Stick, Bleeds (GIFs)
A few minutes into the first period of the Kraft Hockeyville game in Belleville, Ontario, Washington Capitals fans saw something they did…
17 Days Out: Bailamos!
"Bailamos" is about to begin its third season as our official goal celebration song. Let the ruythtyrhthnmn take you over. First person…
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--…
