RMNB | Russian Machine Never Breaks

By Ian Oland 7 days ago

With last night’s victory, the Washington Capitals have 69 standings points

The Washington Capitals love round-number accomplishments, but Thursday night against the Devils, they celebrated something even greater than that.

With their 5-2 throttling of New Jersey, the Capitals returned to the top of the league standings and captured their 69th standings point.

By Ian Oland 7 days ago

Hurricanes’ Dougie Hamilton breaks fibula after leg bends awkwardly during fall

During the Carolina Hurricanes’ 3-2 loss against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, defenseman Dougie Hamilton left the game after getting his skates tangled with forward Kevin Stenlund and falling awkwardly on his leg.

As Hamilton fell late in the second period, his left leg bent underneath him and his full weight came down on top of it. He was unable to stand after the tumble and required help from a trainer and teammate Trevor van Riemsdyk to leave the ice. Hamilton did not return to the game.

Warning: This video might be disturbing to some.

By Donya Abramo 7 days ago

Ilya Samsonov becomes 10th NHL rookie goaltender ever to win 9+ consecutive decisions

Lost in Alex Ovechkin’s legendary night, Ilya Samsonov made more history on Thursday night with the Capitals decisive win over the New Jersey Devils.

Samsonov is now the 10th different rookie goaltender in NHL history to record a win in nine consecutive decisions during the regular season, and only the second active goaltender on the list, alongside the St. Louis Blues’ Jordan Binnington.

By Donya Abramo 7 days ago

Bled his own blood: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals took out the New Jersey Devils on home ice in relatively easy fashion. The good guys used three goals from their bloodied captain and another sparkling performance from their rookie netminder to secure to 5-2 victory.

The Caps out-shot the Devils 38 to 34 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 53 to 41.

By Chris Cerullo 1 week ago

Alex Ovechkin chooses to play Saturday against the New York Islanders, will serve suspension after All-Star Break

Alex Ovechkin broke some news in his postgame interview with NBC Sports Washington’s Al Koken.

“One more game before the All-Star Break, are we going to see you in the lineup?” Koken asked.

“Yeah,” Ovechkin said. “See ya!”

By Ian Oland 1 week ago

Alex Ovechkin becomes second player in NHL history to score 30+ goals in each of his first 15 seasons

Alex Ovechkin had a legendary game Thursday night against the New Jersey Devils.

After taking a high stick to the face from Miles Wood that went undetected by officials, Ovi was quick to come back and he scored a hat trick. Sweet, sweet revenge. But Ovechkin’s second goal of the night is the one that made some history.

By Elyse Bailey 1 week ago

Bloodied and ‘pissed’, Alex Ovechkin gets payback against Devils with 25th career hat trick

Early in the first period, Alex Ovechkin absorbed a painful high stick to his mouth from Miles Wood. The Devils forward would later apologize, but the errant stick sent a bloodied Ovechkin to the locker room.

“Obviously, I was a little mad,” Ovechkin said after the game. “It get me going.”

When the Russian machine returned (because he never breaks), he was determined to make the Devils pay. And pay they did.

Ovechkin tallied his 29th and 30th goals in the first period – two revenge goals. And in the third, he scored his 25th career hat trick – the most among all active players – to lead the Capitals to a 5-2 win.

By Ian Oland 1 week ago

Braden Holtby rocks ridiculous hat on his head after Alex Ovechkin scores hat trick

Alex Ovechkin scored his 25th career hat trick in the third period of the Capitals’ 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Capitals fans threw a bunch of hats on the ice. One especially ridiculous one landed on the ice and John Carlson requested it from the referee. He then put it on Braden Holtby’s head.

By Ian Oland 1 week ago

Don’t mess with the best: Caps beat Devils 5-2

This was way better than the last time the Capitals faced off against the New Jersey Devils.

The game kicked off with some great pressure from the Capitals and a goal from Carl Hagelin. Sadly, the goal was called back after an offsides review. The time of when the game actually began will be debated, but I think it started after Miles Wood decided to mess with Alex Ovechkin and give him a high stick to the mouth. The call was missed by the referees, but after the Caps eventually went 5-on-3, Ovi was quick to put two goals in the back of the net with two assists from Nick Backstrom. Don’t mess with the best. Second period opened with a revenge goal from Carl Hagelin, which was quickly answered by Wayne Simmonds. As for the third period, the Devils scored a shorthanded goal, but that wouldn’t be enough. Jakub Vrana registered his 21st goal of the season and Alex Ovechkin sealed the night with his third goal.

CAPS WIN!

By Elyse Bailey 1 week ago