The Colorado Avalanche have fully embraced what it means to have Andre Burakovsky on their hockey team.
Andre is as lovable as he is wacky. On Thursday, as Burakovsky left the ice following practice, making goofy faces for the Avs’ savvy social media squad, and a delightful Twitter interaction ensued.
By Ian Oland and Brennin Weiswerda 1 day ago
Playing imaginary trumpets, biting each other, and screaming. These all sound like things kindergartners would do but they’re actually part of an intricate and bizarre pregame warmup for the Washington Capitals.
Wednesday, friend of the blog, Miranda, traveled up from DC to catch the Caps-Flyers game at Wells Fargo Center. From her perch before warmups, she got a first-hand look at the Capitals getting ready in the tunnel.
It’s a lot.
Alex Ovechkin had a special guest in Philadelphia for the Capitals game against the Flyers Wednesday. Nastya, his wife, was sitting in the lower bowl. And she seemed to have a very good time.
Nastya got to experience Gritty, arguably the best mascot in sports, for the first time.
She also got to share a special moment with Ovi at the end of the game.
After playing last season in China for the Kunlun Red Star, former Capital Michael Latta is taking his talents to the SHL. Thursday, Expressen’s Johan Svensson reported that Latta has come to an agreement with the Swedish league team Färjestad BK. The team later confirmed the signing.
Färjestad is signing Latta after they dumped Finnish forward Ville Leskinen earlier this week. However, Färjestad general manager Peter Jakobsson noted that Latta would not be acting as a direct replacement. “We’ve been looking to add to our roster for sometime, so he’s not a replacement for Leskinen,” he said, as translated by RMNB’s Magnus Cadelin.
By Donya Abramo 1 day ago
The Pittsburgh Penguins will be without captain Sidney Crosby for at least six weeks after he underwent a successful core muscle injury repair on Thursday.
By Donya Abramo 1 day ago
The Washington Capitals have earned at least one point in 13 straight games. This latest point collecting came at the hands of the Philadelphia Flyers as the Caps downed the Broad Street Bullies 2-1 via shootout.
The Caps out-shot the Flyers 36 to 31 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 50 to 41.
By Chris Cerullo 2 days ago
Nastya Ovechkina sat in the first few rows of Wells Fargo Center Wednesday as the Capitals took on the Philadelphia Flyers for the first time this season.
During the game, Nastya got her first experience with Gritty and she could not stop laughing.
Nic Dowd cut his hand early in the third period after he caught a rut and slid hard into the end boards. Dowd tripped Matt Niskanen in the process. Not only did the fourth-line center receive a two-minute minor penalty (which ultimately he did not serve), he also, we’re guessing, got some stitches in the locker room.
After the game, Capitals coach Todd Reirden gave an update on Dowd.
The Washington Capitals are playing some very good hockey and that continued Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Buoyed by shootout goals by TJ Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov, the Capitals won their fourteenth game of the season (out of 20 tries). After seeing their six-game winning streak tragically end against the Coyotes in overtime Monday, the Capitals extended another impressive streak, collecting a standings point in their 13th straight game.
Braden Holtby shut the Philadelphia Flyers out for the first 53 minutes and 22 seconds of the game on Wednesday but needed his teammates to score more than the other guys in a shootout to get the 2-1 win.
The Capitals beat Flyers goaltender Carter Hart only once in regulation (36 shots on goal) – a Brendan Leipsic rebound in the first period.
