The Dallas Stars played with an absurd amount of injuries during their Stanley Cup Final run
Coming into the 24-team playoff, many players suggested that the NHL's three-month shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a…
The weirdest part of the bubble was living with rival teams in the same hotels
ESPN's Greg Wyshynski and Emily Kaplan published a must-read story about the NHL bubble experience on Tuesday. And it's remarkable because it…
The Stanley Cup is currently quarantining in Edmonton
In another sign of the times, the Stanley Cup and its keeper, Philip Pritchard, are currently under quarantine in Edmonton before entering…
The Athletic’s Michael Russo says the Capitals turned their bubble experience into a vacation: ‘They had no interest in being there’
Longtime Minnesota Wild beat writer Michael Russo had some harsh words for the Washington Capitals on the latest episode of his podcast…
Ryan Reaves suspended one game for head shot on Tyler Motte
Just in from DoPS: the Vegas Golden Knights will be without Ryan Reaves for one game. Following his hearing with the NHL…
Andre Burakovsky, who is our son, scored a big big goal in a big big game like the big big boy that he is
Colorado Avalanche golden boy Andre Burakovsky is having quite the postseason. On Friday, with the Avs facing elimination, Burakovsky just scored the go-ahead…
NHL announces fifth-straight week of no positive COVID-19 tests inside bubble
The NHL announced on Monday that it has had no positive COVID-19 tets for the fifth-straight week inside the bubble. There were…
NHL postpones two days of playoff games due to police brutality and systemic racism after inaction the night before
The NHL postponed its playoff games on Thursday and Friday after the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, sparked outrage…
Gabriel Landeskog gave Cale Makar an old-school speed boost
Late in the second period of Saturday's Stars-Avs game, Colorado skaters Gabriel Landeskog and Cale Makar were desperately back-checking to catch Tyler…
Avs goalie Philipp Grubauer got hurt
Game 1 has been a catastrophe for the Colorado Avalanche. The Dallas Stars, on the strength of their productive first line, put…
Playoff predictions, second round: Peter vs Ian vs Keith, a coin
Aside from the unbearable pain of the Capitals playing terribly, the first round was every bit as exciting as I hoped it…
Here’s your schedule for Round 2
With round one abruptly in the books, the NHL kicks off the second round the NHL playoffs on Saturday. Here's your life…
Whose bandwagon are you hopping on?
The Caps are done, and our lives are empty. . . until we pick a new team to become sudden diehard fans…
The fat lady has sung: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals have been knocked out of the 2020 NHL playoffs in the first round by their old bench boss and…
It’s over
The Capitals lost their last hockey game of the season. The New York Islanders advance to the second round with a gentlemen's…
There is life: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals have staved off utter humiliation with an effort that they should be proud of. The 3-2 victory ensures that…
Russians to the rescue: Caps beat Isles 3-2!
This is not going to be a normal game recap. This game was too powerful, too weird, too Capitals-ish to be a…
The 🦅 💩 the 🛏️
Going down 3-0 in a playoff series is virtually the same thing as elimination. It's incredibly unlikely that a team in the…
Down and probably out: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals are moving on...to Game Four with a 0-3 series deficit after a 2-1 overtime loss to the New York…
All over but the shouting: Isles beat Caps 2-1 in overtime
The Washington Capitals played Sunday's Game Three against the New York Islanders with desperation, which is not necessarily the same thing as…
