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Jakub Vrana has the third-most even-strength goals in the NHL

The NHL-leading Washington Capitals have 36 standings points, seven more than any other team, and have scored 89 goals this season, 15 more than the next closest organization.

Part of what is fueling that success is the ridiculous amount of even-strength goals the Capitals have scored this season. The Capitals have lit the lamp a league-leading 65 times at even-strength, scoring nearly three even-strength goals per game.

Jakub Vrana leads the Capitals with 10 even-strength goals. He scored again at 5-on-5 Monday against the Anaheim Ducks.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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‘Low’ things you should not do in hockey games, ranked

On Monday night, Garnet Hathaway spat his spit at an opponent. This was, we can all agree, naughty. Outraged, wandering defenseman Erik Gudbranson called the spitting incident “about as low as you can get.”

Here now is the Official and Final ranking of Low Things You Should Not Do in Hockey Games.

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By Peter Hassett 3 months ago

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Victory found in fiery fight night: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals responded to their dominant effort in Boston against the Bruins, with yet another effort of that kind at home against the Anaheim Ducks. The boys fought, literally, to a very sweet 5-2 win.

The Ducks out-shot the Caps 34 to 31, but were out-attempted at five-on-five 54 to 46.

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By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago

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Erik Gudbranson on Garnet Hathaway spitting on him: ‘That’s about as low as you can dig a pit, really’

The Washington Capitals beat the Anaheim Ducks 5-2 Monday night, but the only thing anyone was talking about after the game was the Garnet Hathaway spitting incident involving Erik Gudbranson.

Hathaway took full responsibility for his actions while speaking to reporters, saying there’s no place in the game for such behavior. Meanwhile, Gudbranson was furious.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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‘It has no place’ in the game: Garnet Hathaway admits to spitting at Erik Gudbranson, regrets it

Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway was ejected for spitting at Erik Gudbranson during the second period of the Capitals’ 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks. Hathaway was given a match penalty and will await word from the league on if he will receive a suspension or not.

Hathaway spoke to reporters after the game and chose his words carefully. He admitted to spitting on Gudbranson and pointd out that it was an emotional reaction after being sucker-punched by the Ducks’ defenseman. He also said that spitting “has no place” in the game.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Spit on a stranger: Caps beat Ducks 5-2

The Washington Capitals walloped the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night, but the only thing folks are gonna talk about tomorrow is how a Caps player spat on a Ducks players. Still, let’s go through the motions with the hockey part of the hockey game before we can talk about the sideshow.

Richard Panik finally got his first goal as a Cap after a blazing fast start by the home team. Alex Ovechkin added a power-play marker in the second period, and then the universe exploded as Chandler Stephenson scored and fights broke out. The Caps killed a long penalty in the third period, then Jakub Vrana exploited a turnover to make it 4-0.

The Ducks cracked Holtby’s shutout during a supersized power play in the third and Deslauriers added another with a couple minutes left, but they ran out of runway. Tom Wilson got an empty-netter.

Caps win 5-2!

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By Peter Hassett 3 months ago

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Garnet Hathaway spits on Erik Gudbranson, receives match penalty

The second period of the Caps-Ducks game erupted into chaos. After a tense period in which the Ducks struggled to seize back control of the game, tensions finally boiled over. It was an unlikely series of events, started by Brendan Leipsic’s monster hit on Erik Gudbranson, and then ending with an even rarer event — a Chandler Stephenson goal.

Once the dust settled, the Caps took a 3-0 lead into the second intermission — and Garnet Hathaway got a match penalty.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Richard Panik finally scored first goal as a Capital. His goal song was by Panic! At The Disco.

Richard Panik has scored his first goal as a Washington Capital.

Twelve games and 50 seconds into his stint as a Cap, Panik caught a pass from Travis Boyd and then positively roofed it.

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Injury report for Capitals vs Ducks

The Capitals are back home and are hosting the Anaheim Ducks. No changes to note from the previous game.

Puck drop will be at 7 PM. Here is your injury report.

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By Elyse Bailey 3 months ago

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Caps vs Ducks pregame: Quack quack

The Capitals have arrived back at home and are hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Three of the Capitals’ last four games have ended in a shootout. I think I can speak for the majority of us when I say, it would be great to see the Capitals win in regulation. It’s a school night.

The puck will be dropping at around 7PM. Peter will be delivering your recap.

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By Elyse Bailey 3 months ago

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