Nicklas Backstrom just tallied a huge bit of history. The Capitals center recorded his 700th career assist on a Jakub Vrana goal.
The goal ended Jaroslav Halak’s shutout bid, making the game 5-1.
By Ian Oland 2 days ago
Tom Wilson was a busy boy in Friday’s Capitals-Bruins game.
Wilson knocked Brandon Carlo out of the game with a big hit in the first period. Later, he got in two fights with two different Bruins heavyweights.
Tom Wilson could be in some hot water with the Department of Player Safety after a high hit that he delivered during Friday’s Capitals-Bruins game. Wilson’s bodycheck sent 6-5 defenseman Brandon Carlo woozily to the locker room and out of the game.
Coming into tonight’s showdown, in an article we entitled Tom Wilson’s totally going to fight tonight isn’t he?, the Capitals’ first-line forward addressed Trent Frederic targeting Alex Ovechkin last game, calling it “weird” and predicting another physical affair Friday.
He wasn’t wrong. During a particularly nasty first-period shift, Wilson hit Frederic twice — once in the neutral zone and once in the defensive zone — and then appeared to challenge the forward to a fight. When Frederic passed on the offer, Wilson skated down to the other zone and finished Brandon Carlo into the glass.
By Ian Oland 2 days ago
Charlie McAvoy attempted to throw the body early in the first period against the Capitals.
Unfortunately for him, he chose the wrong Capitals player to pick on: Garnet Hathaway.
From having a pool day to wearing a backpack, Tom Wilson makes oridinary things seem seductive.
Which is why I must bring you this video from the Capitals where Tom is pregame stretching using a roller.
It’s… definitely noteworthy.
Big Zee has a big new piece of merch available.
Friday, FOCO released a bobblehead featuring Zdeno Chara. It’s Chara’s first bobblehead as a member of the Washington Capitals.
The Chara bobblehead is available for preorder now and will ship in mid June. Only 333 are available.
Don’t look now, your Washington Capitals have won four in a row and have at least a point in their last six games. To extend that win streak to five they will need to take down the Boston Bruins on the same rink they did just two days ago.
The puck will be dropped at 7 PM and I’ll be back here with your recap.
By Chris Cerullo 2 days ago
Two days after Boston Bruins forward Trent Frederic cheap-shotted and tried to fight Alex Ovechkin in a game, the Washington Capitals made Tom Wilson the only player available to speak after the team’s morning skate.
Wilson was asked by The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir if the Bruins were targeting their top stars.
Wilson smiled big. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
By Ian Oland 2 days ago
Peter Laviolette announced after the Capitals’ morning skate that 25-year-old rookie, Vitek Vanecek, will start again tonight against the Boston Bruins.
For Vanecek, this will be his 19th start out of a possible 23 games this year and his second straight against a very good Boston Bruins team.
Alex Ovechkin and Boston Bruins forward Trent Frederic had several run-ins last night during the Capitals’ 2-1 shootout win over the Boston Bruins.
After two particularly testy fracases, a frustrated Ovechkin high-sticked Frederic in the gonadal region, sending the 23-year-old pest to the ice in what appeared to be extreme pain.
Concerned Bruins media asked Frederic how he was feeling after practice Thursday.
By Ian Oland 3 days ago
