How Mike Richards Talked Tom Wilson Out of Taking a Retaliatory Penalty in Game One
Richards during Thursday's morning skate. (Photo: Chris Gordon) In Game One, a late game boarding penalty by Tom Wilson almost ended in…
Tom Wilson’s Board Goads Wayne Simmonds Into Fight, Barry Trotz Considers Hit Unnecessary
Photo: Patrick Smith Tom Wilson almost made it through a Caps-Flyers game without getting involved in something foolish. But with six minutes…
Andre Burakovsky Snowed Steve Mason Right Before Jay Beagle’s Goal
Photo: Patrick McDermott Jay Beagle scored his fourth career playoff goal, icing the game for the Caps late in the third period.…
Sweet Fifteen: Caps Blank Flyers 2-0 in Game One
Just before four AM this morning, I pulled myself from bed, took my medication, and crawled back upstairs. But I never went back…
Brooks Orpik Loses a Tooth After High Stick, Doesn’t Miss a Shift
He looks like Ovi now. Brooks Orpik took two penalties in the first period of game, drawing the ire of some fans…
John Carlson Scores the Caps First Goal of the Postseason, Which Makes Alex Ovechkin Pumped
The Caps let two power plays go by with no goals but a bunch of chances. Finally in the second, they broke…
Alex Ovechkin Injures Sean Couturier After Big Hit at Center Ice
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has gone 30 minutes without a goal, so obviously he’s cranky. In the second, period, Ovi took…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Really Wants to Win This Faceoff
After a slow end to the regular season, Evgeny Kuznetsov was hyped for Game One. Kuzy had some of the Capitals' best…
TJ Oshie Says Hi to Daughter Lyla During Warm-Ups
Photo: @loshie17 After suffering a minor injury during practice Wednesday, TJ Oshie's status was unknown heading into Game One. But not only…
Round 1, Game 1 Live Blog: Caps vs Flyers
Photo: Patrick Smith Gulp. Today's the day. The spotlight is on, the bandwagon is full and I already feel like I'm going…
Caps vs Flyers Pregame: It Begins
Photo: Chris Gordon Pitter-patter, let's get at 'er. The regular season is over and now the real dance begins. At 7 PM tonight,…
This is Your Caps Playoffs Pump-Up Mix
Photo: Caps Outsider I asked Caps fans to submit their favorite pump-up/psych-up songs for tonight's game. What you came up with was…
Injured At Wednesday’s Practice, TJ Oshie’s Status for Game One Unknown
Photo: Patrick Smith With everything locked up and only days to wait until their first round playoff matchup with the Philadelphia Flyers,…
These Are Your Presumptive Caps Playoff Lines
Photo: Geoff Burke Tuesday morning's practice debuted the line combinations and defensive pairings we're likely to see on Thursday's game one against…
