Justin Williams credits Jay Beagle for his Game Five OTGWG
Jay Beagle wasn't on the ice when Justin Williams scored his Game Five OTGWG. But Beags was the first person Williams credited…
In a battle between Braden Holtby and an orange balloon, the balloon wins
Braden Holtby ranks first among active NHL goaltenders in career playoff save percentage and goals-against average, but on Friday, there was one…
Game Five LFR: Steve Dangle on the Kadri-Ovechkin hit and Sunday’s big game (Video)
Just like you, Leafs fan and Sportsnet contributor Steve Dangle watched Game Five. Unlike you, he didn't love the experience. In the…
Alan May’s celebration of Justin Williams’ OTGWG was great, but we couldn’t stop staring at Brent Johnson (Video)
The Capitals' Friday night game against the Leafs was a big one for them, giving them the chance to secure a 3-2…
Barry Trotz wants to push the Toronto Maple Leafs off a cliff
When a team takes control of a playoff series, players and coaches come up with all sorts trite ways to say they…
Caps win the coin flip: numbers for the morning after
Friday night, the Caps beat the Leafs 2-1 in overtime, taking a 3-2 lead in the series. It was yet another stressful…
After the Nazem Kadri hit, Alex Ovechkin was chilling in the locker room drinking a Coke
With two minutes and twenty-eight seconds remaining in the first period, Alex Ovechkin absorbed a painful leg-on-leg hit from Nazem Kadri. It…
The Maple Leafs tried to explain away Nazem Kadri’s dangerous hit on Alex Ovechkin
After Justin Williams put home yet another goal in this first-round series to give the Washington Capitals an overtime win and 3-2…
We were all Ted Leonsis after the Caps’ Game Five win
Every year in the postseason, the Washington Capitals take years off their fans' lives, and this year has been no different. After…
Braden Holtby on Alex Ovechkin: ‘There’s a website named after him for a reason’
For nearly two minutes, Alex Ovechkin lay on the ice with his head in his hands, having absorbed a hit from Nazem Kadri…
Mr. Game Five: Justin Williams scores in first overtime to give Caps 3-2 series lead
The Capitals' second line have a tough job in Game Five: shut down Auston Matthews. And while Auston Matthews scored in the…
Unbreakable! Caps beat Leafs 2-1 in overtime!
This series, tight and tense, did not relent at all for Game Five. Not so much of a track meet this time, instead…
Alex Ovechkin hockey-murders Jake Gardiner AGAIN in first shift back from injury
Late in the first period, we all feared the worse as we watched Alex Ovechkin get helped to the locker room. Ovechkin…
Nazem Kadri tried, failed to injure Alex Ovechkin, Caps make him pay
Alex Ovechkin laid out Jake Gardiner in the first period with a mighty (and clean) hit. One wonders if that hit pissed…
Alex Ovechkin hockey-murdered Jake Gardiner
Alex Ovechkin didn't have any offense in a chippy first period, so he had to settle for hockey-murdering Jake Gardiner. Put another…
Caps at Leafs pregame: Clean slate (Game Five)
The Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals series is all tied up at 2-2 and is back at the Verizon Center for…
The Canadian finance minister is taking his Mexican counterpart to Friday’s Caps-Leafs Game
Washington Capitals games attract an eclectic crowd. Over the years, we’ve seen the moderator of Meet the Press, Wizards players, Redskins players…
