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Tom Wilson Got a Roughing Penalty For Spinning Patric Hornqvist Around By The Neck

There’s a reason Adam Oates once called Tom Wilson a “man child.” While a skilled, baby-faced player, the 6’4″ Wilson has the penchant for hulking out (i.e. turning a metaphorical shade of green and smashing things) and showing a physicality that few in the NHL can match.

Wednesday, we saw another example of Wilson destroying things with ease. It happened after Jay Beagle took a shot on Marc-Andre Fleury and Wilson crashed the net. A melee ensued.

Then: WILSON! SMASH!!

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Capitals Salute Eric Fehr With Tribute Video During Penguins Game

Wednesday night, the Washington Capitals hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins at Verizon Center. That meant that All-Time NHL Outdoor Goal leader Eric Fehr returned home.

It was not so glorious. Fehr was unable to suit up due to offseason elbow surgery, though he is expected to return as early as this weekend.

In the first period, the Caps Game Entertainment crew cued up a a tribute video for Fehr. The former Capital got a loud applause from the crowd as he waved from the media area.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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How Brooks Orpik Misread a Breakout and Got Burned On the Penguins’ First Goal

Photo: Geoff Burke

At 1:28 of the third period on Wednesday, Evgeny Kuznetsov scored to give the Caps a 1-0 lead. Twenty-four seconds later the Penguins answered to tie the game. On the ice for the Caps at that time was Brooks Orpik and Tate (?) Chroney. One of these two was at fault.

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By Patrick Holden 4 years ago

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The Streak is Over: Pens Beat Caps 3-1

Photo: Patrick McDermott

Ovechkin vs. Crosby. Reality vs. 2009 storylines. That’s right, Caps vs. Pens from Verizon Center.

The game got off to an interesting start for the Capitals, taking three penalties before the 10 minute mark of the first period. But Pittsburgh’s power play sucks, so the Caps were fine. Both goalies — Braden Holtby and Marc-Andre Fleury — were great and the game was scoreless after one.

The Caps dominated the second period, but the Flower remained excellent. The game started to get chippy, but no one put the biscuit into the basket. Onto the third!

Early in the period, NHL First Star of the Week, Evengy Kuznetsov deflected a puck home to give the Capitals the lead. Then the Caps did that whole let’s screw up every time we score thing and allowed Beau Bennett to convert a stretch pass to even the score just 24 seconds later. A few minutes later, Phil Kessel used a nice passing play to give Pittsburgh the lead. Despite a valiant Capitals effort, the Pens held it. Nick Bonino sealed the deal. Pens beat Caps 3-1.

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By Chris Gordon 4 years ago

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According to Pierre McGuire, Sidney Crosby and Evgeny Kuznetsov Wanted to Fight Each Other (Video)

The Washington Capitals haven’t dropped the gloves once this year, but that almost changed in the first period. According to NBCSN’s Pierre McGuire, Sidney Crosby and Evgeny Kuznetsov challenged each other to a fight.

Wait.. what?

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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Tom Wilson Runs Over Olli Maatta After Faceoff (GIF)

There’s a reason why Tom Wilson was nicknamed The Ten Train in junior hockey. The below video shows you why.

Watch as Willy Baby levels Penguins defenseman Olli Maatta with a big hit right after an early first period faceoff.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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A Rare Sight: The Capitals Practice Rink All Fogged Up

Photo: @ChuckGormleyCSN

Halloween is just a few days away, and in the true spirit of the holiday, the Caps arrived at their practice rink at Kettler Capitals Iceplex this morning to a very unusual and spooky sight: Fog on the ice.

Check this out.

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By Rachel Cohen 4 years ago

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Caps vs Penguins Pregame: Viewer Beware

The Penguins come to town tonight. You already knew this, right? Or do you count on these game previews to inform you of the schedule? Please advise, reader.

Tonight’s game worries this writer. The Caps are shooting 12.4 percent at 5v5 this season, a number they won’t be able to sustain all season. The Penguins are shooting 4.9 percent at 5v5 this season, a number that is too low to be sustainable. So, will the PDO gods visit DC tonight to normalize things? Hopefully not. Hopefully, like Wilson Phillips, they can hold on for one more day. But if the percentages do normalize tonight, let the viewer beware.

Speaking of viewer beware, tonight’s game in on NBCSN at 8 PM.

~~Watch on CSN if you can.~~ Sike. You can’t.

Team	Record	Possession	PDO	Power Play	Penalty Kill
Washington Capitals	6-1-0	55.1%	103.2	31.8%	83.3%
Pittsburgh Penguins	4-4-0	47.9%	98.7	7.1%	84.6%

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By Patrick Holden 4 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin Will Not Answer Your Silly Sidney Crosby Question

Ever since Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby entered the league in 2005-06, they have been saddled with comparisons. The Crosby/Ovechkin rivalry is somewhat an NHL invention, eagerly marketed though the players have been friendly off the ice. It seems every few months, one player is asked about the other.

On Wednesday, CSN Washington’s Chuck Gormley had a simple question for Ovechkin: who’s better right now? Ovechkin’s answer is literal fire.

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By Ian Oland 4 years ago

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