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The Capitals all wore Washington Nationals shirts on their flight to Nashville

The Washington Nationals are in Los Angeles tonight for their decisive Game Five of the National League Divisional Series against the Dodgers. And I can report they will have a pocket of crazy and loud fans in Nashville.

Those fans are the Washington Capitals who all wore Washington Nationals t-shirts under their suits on their flight to Tennessee.

The Capitals published photos taken from Dulles Airport on their social media accounts. “GO @NATIONALS!” the Caps wrote.

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By Ian Oland 6 days ago

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The slingshot isn’t the problem; the Caps powerplay needs better puck movement through neutral

The Caps powerplay hasn’t been good this season. That’s not a particularly new development, as last season the team finished 12th in the league on the PP.  While getting Evgeny Kuznetsov back certainly helps, the Caps’ issues while a man up have been less about the personnel and more about the tactics, particularly on zone entries.

In 2015, I tracked 10 games of Caps PP zone entries. At that time, the Caps had consistent success gaining the zone on controlled entries with one particular tactic. A defender (often John Carlson) would pass to the center (often Nick Backstrom) in stride at the defensive blue line. The center would then pass to the right-winger (often Marcus Johansson) streaking down the boards near the offensive blue line.

The Caps have gotten away from this type of puck movement through neutral on the PP, and it’s been a major drag on their zone-entry success. But against Dallas, they showed some signs of better puck movement through the neutral zone, and while it didn’t result in a goal, it did result in more zone time. They should keep it up.

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By Patrick Holden 6 days ago

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Dmitry Orlov leaves practice early with lower-body injury

The Washington Capitals lost their second straight game Tuesday night. And practice did not bring much better news.

According to the Washington Post’s Samantha Pell, Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov left practice early and did not return.

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By Ian Oland 6 days ago

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Power play still powerless: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals collapsed late in a game for the second match in a row, ruining a dominant start against the Stars. Another night of futility on the power play also contributed to the 4-3 overtime loss that saw the Caps scrape a point with a pulled goalie goal.

The Caps out-shot the Stars 32 to 26 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 43 to 28.

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By Chris Cerullo 6 days ago

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The bird flies again: Stars beat Caps 4-3

The Dallas Stars made the trip east to take on your Washington Capitals for the first time this season. Tyler Seguin’s bunch has had a rough start to the year, dropping games to the Bruins, Blues, and Red Wings. Could they turn it around in DC?

Evgeny Kuznetsov was your first goal scorer of the night, announcing his return in his first period of the season. Roope Hintz tied things at one early in the second period. John Carlson squeezed one through Ben Bishop to give the Caps a lead again.

Nick Caamano with the third period winner. Nicklas Backstrom tied it with the netminder pulled. Tyler Seguin overtime winner.

Stars beat Caps 4-3.

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By Chris Cerullo 6 days ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov scores in first game back from suspension

Well, that didn’t take long.

Evgeny Kuznetsov is already back on the scoresheet after hitting the back of the twine on a perfectly placed backhand.

Welcome back, Kuzy!

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By Ian Oland 7 days ago

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Injury report for the Capitals vs Stars game

The Capitals are hosting the Dallas Stars this evening. Puck drops around 7 PM, and you can watch on NBC Sports Washington.

Here’s your injury report.

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By Elyse Bailey 7 days ago

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Caps vs Stars pregame: The great return of Evgeny Kuznetsov

Guess who’s back, back again? Kuzy’s back, tell a friend. The Washington Capitals are hosting the Dallas Stars this evening at Capital One Arena and Evgeny Kuznetsov is finally back in the lineup. Missed his big smile, his bird celly, all of it. Missed him, love him :….)

Puck drops around 7 PM. Chris will deliver you a gorgeous recap right after the game.

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By Elyse Bailey 7 days ago

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Why Capitals fans should do the bird celebration to support Evgeny Kuznetsov

After serving a three-game suspension, Evgeny Kuznetsov will make his season debut tonight against the Dallas Stars. For me, as a hockey fan, I’m excited because tonight’s game will finally give Kuzy, both the hockey player and the man, a chance to move forward and make amends for his positive cocaine test over the summer.

“Just a chance finally to get out of here from my house,” Kuznetsov joked Monday before turning serious about how difficult the summer has been. “It’s pretty much the same routine every day. Just come here, practice, get back home. If something happens, it’s pretty short.”

As someone who has covered Kuznetsov over the last nine years, I’ve seen a player with unrivaled talent – even as early as his teenage years in the KHL with Traktor Chelyabinsk – dominate. It was easy to predict he’d become a star and one of the most important Capitals players of all time. From his stickhandling and skating to his breakaway speed and shot, Kuzy is and always will be a top-tier hockey player. But what makes this bird so different — what makes him truly a superstar that we all rally around — is his joy for the game. When he doesn’t have it, he scuffles. He seems lost.

“How much do I love hockey? I can’t even describe,” Kuznetsov wrote in a 2015 Players’ Tribune article. “In Russia, we don’t really have a Christmas break, but from December 31 to January 3, everything closed. Even hockey school. These were the worst days of my life. Four days with no hockey, I get so depressed. I can’t even sleep. Just sit watching YouTube of Kovalev and wait.”

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By Ian Oland 7 days ago

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These photos from the Capitals Canine Calendar photoshoot will make you want to adopt every dog on Earth

ARLINGTON, VA — The best day of the Washington Capitals season, in this author’s humble opinion, occurred Monday when Caps players participated in its annual dog calendar photoshoot. Partnering with Homeward Trails Animal Rescue, the boys spent the afternoon posing (and hugging and cuddling) with dogs up for adoption as well as their own pups from home. This year, the Capitals modeled in front of vintage cars or their own vehicles.

While the Homeward Trail dogs stole everyone’s heart (please return it soon please, I’m having trouble functioning), the day started out with an appearance by the Capitals new dog, Captain.

Captain posed in a vintage silver car and wore silly hats, loving the attention he got throughout.

Meanwhile, Capitals players John Carlson, Nic Dowd, TJ Oshie, Alex Ovechkin, Chandler Stephenson, Garnet Hathaway, and Nick Jensen all posed with their own dogs. Tom Wilson, Nicklas Backstrom, Lars Eller, Tyler Lewington, Jakub Vrana, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov, Michal Kempny, Radko Gudas, Carl Hagelin, Richard Panik, Jonas Siegenthaler, Brendan Leipsic, and Ilya Samsonov took their photos with dogs available for adoption through Homeward Trails.

Since the calendar began in 2014, the Caps have raised more than $250,000 for Homeward Trails. A limited number of calendars will be available for $20 beginning Nov. 27 when the Capitals host the Florida Panthers. The calendar will also be sold online and in the team stores at Capital One Arena and MedStar Capitals Iceplex. Details will be announced at a later date.

While the official photos won’t be seen until the release, we hope these adorable photos will tide you over until then.

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By Cara Bahniuk 7 days ago

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