Will Alex Ovechkin Rally Down The Stretch?
Photo credit: Richard Wolowicz Coming into this season, I referenced PDO and why it would be responsible for the Caps' offensive woes…
Alex Ovechkin Wins Breakaway Challenge for Third Straight Year
Ovi swings with the knob of his stick during the Breakaway Challenge. (Photo credit: Kevin C. Cox) Alex Ovechkin won his third…
Video: Alex Ovechkin Talks to Heidi Androl on the Red Carpet
A playful Alex Ovechkin hit up the red carpet before tonight's 2011 NHL SuperSkills competition and spoke briefly with NHL Network's Heidi…
The Machinist: January 29, 2011
The Machinist has been moved to Saturdays to accommodate Neil's springboard to his new advice-column career, Feed the Machine. What happened this…
Mike Green Selects Alex Ovechkin in All-Star Fantasy Draft
Though they missed their scheduled morning flight out to Raleigh, Capitals' All-Stars Mike Green and Alex Ovechkin arrived just in the knick…
Feed The Machine: Fashion, Penguins Fan Romance, and Holtby
Last week we opened up our lines for reader questions. To be totally frank, they've been way beyond our expectations. Didn't know…
Is $6.7M for Alex Semin a Good Deal?
Photo credit: Mitchell Layton The snow did its best to keep me from weighing in on this issue, but the good people…
Thrashers beat Caps 1-0, Shutout Number Seven
Here's a picture of Ovechkin eating snow for the billionth time. (Photo credit: Scott Cunningham) To all our friends stuck on the…
Matt Hendricks Brings Grit, Grime, Dekes to the Caps
[Editor's note: Russian Machine Never Breaks is delighted to welcome Chris Gordon of Caps Snaps to the team. Chris is an accomplished photographer…
Rangers beat Caps 2-1 (SO), Offense M.I.A.
Matt Hendricks celebrates his shoot-out goal. (Photo credit: Mitchell Layton) Last time the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers met, well...…
Should We Be Concerned About Brooks Laich?
Photo credit: Joel Auerbach Before the season began, a lot of people were looking for Brooks Laich to "turn it on" in…
Prospect Watch Extra: Caps Prospects Shine in 2011 WJC
Photo credit: BuffaloWorldJuniors.com As we already wrote, the Caps were well represented in 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship, sporting five prospects in…
Prospect Watch: Russians Win WJC, Eakin Gets Traded
Ed. note - Fedor Fedin and Roman Piontkovsky of GlobalCapsFans live to dish out salacious gossip about those players orbiting just out side the…
Alex Ovechkin’s Hat Trick Leads Caps Over Leafs, 4-1
GROUP HUG! (Photo credit: Abelimages) The last time the Capitals played on Hockey Night in Canada, they destroyed the Calgary Flames 7-2…
Introducing: Feed The Machine
One of the things we love about Russian Machine is how engaged and creative our audience (that's you!) is. All that artwork…
The Machinist: January 21, 2011
This week we created the Russian Machine tumblr site. We promise never to post anything not completely pointless there. Hop on over, giggle…
Caps beat Isles 2-1, but the Cake is a Lie
The top line converts, but Ovechkin is pretty mellow. (Photo credit: Lou Capozzola) I know a special place. A magical place. A…
Last Goalie Post. Promise.
It's important when using statistics to make arguments or try to sway public opinion that you are not above learning something new.…
How Not to Win at Hockey: Flyers beat Caps 3-2 (OT)
King vs. Shelley: a portrait of pointlessness. (Photo credit: Len Redkoles) The Washington Capitals quenched their wanderlust, beginning their 15-game voyage (only…
The RMNB Alternative to NHL Guardian ‘The Capital’
The NHL has been trickling out superheroes to promote the All-Star Game. The Guardian Project challenges comics legend Stan Lee (and possibly…
