How Does Canada’s Best Defenseman Stack Up Defensively?
A few months ago, while Capitals fans and myself eagerly awaited the announcement of the Canadian Olympic Team, we only wanted General…
Alex Ovechkin: One Mistake In Olympics May Cost You Everything
Fedor, our dear Russian who never sleeps, noticed this mammoth interview between Sport Express journalist Slava Malamud and Alex Ovechkin two nights…
Alex Semin’s Hat Trick for Naught! Sens Beat Caps 6-5.
The Washington Capitals officially have a defensive crisis. Despite an offensive onslaught, the Capitals allowed (at least) one too many goals in…
Alex Ovechkin: My Ideal goal Is An Empty-Netter In Last Second
Fedor saw this mammoth interview between Sport Express journalist Slava Malamud and Alex Ovechkin, which was done right before the Canadiens game…
Anatomy of a Winning Streak
On January 12th, 2010, the Washington Capitals got smacked down by the Tampa Bay Lightning. That game was marked by a lack…
R.I.P. the Streak. Habs Beat Caps 6-5 (OT). Laich Gets Hat Trick!
The Montreal Canadiens have done what a dozen teams could not do: end the Washington Capitals record-shattering win streak. The game felt…
Wednesday Webhits: How Many Career Goals Can AO Score?
This week we look at Alex Ovechkin's chances of going down as the greatest goal-scorer in NHL history, a break-down of last…
Ovechkin Credits Fans, Knuble for Win Over Penguins.
Fedor provides for us another illuminating interview translation, this time between Slava Malamud of Sports-Express.ru and Alex Ovechkin. In today's piece, Alex…
Russian Lessons Part I: Learn To Say Ovechkin Correctly
[Ed Note: Last year during the Capitals Playoff run, Slava Malamud wrote an 800-word post about how to pronounce Russian Players names…
Semyon Varlamov Finally Rehabs Again With The Hershey Bears
First, it was his groin. Then after a rehab start on January 3rd with the Hershey Bears - a start in which…
Hershey Bears Caps Beat Pens 5-4! Ovie Hat Trick! 14 Wins in a Row!
How lucky for the NHL that this meetup betweens the Caps and Pens was nationally televised on one of the biggest TV…
Nate Ewell: “Sunday’s Game Remains as Scheduled”
Per a Capitals press release: "As of 10 p.m. ET Saturday, the Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins game scheduled for 12 p.m.…
What Should The NHL Do with the Caps/Pens Game?
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Lost in Russia: Alexandre Volchkov
Widely regarded as one of the biggest busts in NHL history, Alexandre Volchkov was the Washington Capitals 4th Overall Selection in the…
The Russian Machine’s “We Want Wings” T-Shirt
Caps Nation has chicken wings fever, and we're happy to report that that isn't a new infectious disease. No, we're ensorcelled by…
Caps Beat Thrashers 5-2! Number 13, Baby!
Greetings from Arctic Frederick, Maryland. From deep within our carbon-neutral geodesic dome, the RMNB staff watched tonight's date with Atlanta Thrashers with…
Emily Karol Shares Her Experience at Madison Square Garden
One of my Christmas gifts this year was a ticket to see the Washington Capitals play the New York Rangers at the…
Nick Backstrom Close to Signing 7-10 Year Extension Per Expressen.se
Nicklas Backstrom is probably the best center in hockey now, but we've been worried about what will become of him next season.…
Caps Beat Rangers 6-5! Ovechkin Becomes First Russian to Get 500 Points in First Five Seasons.
[Ed. note- two big, honkin chunks of news about Semyon Varlamov and Nicklas Backstrom are broken below!] (Hold on a second. I…
Wednesday Webhits: The Frost King’s Links Of The Week
This week we've got a some more on how the points system effects scoring, whether a goalie should be credited more for…
