Barry Trotz bumps hips with Marcus Johansson’s dancing father, Evgeny Kuznetsov cannot stop laughing (GIFs)
Thursday night, the Washington Capitals defeated the St. Louis Blues 7-3 at Scottrade Center. To celebrate, the team was treated to a…
Girls night out: Caps host annual Hockey ‘N Heels event (Photos)
The Washington Capitals' Scarlet Caps group hosted their annual Hockey 'N Heels event Thursday evening at Kettler Capitals Iceplex. Each rink at…
Philipp Grubauer misses most of Caps 5-0 win over Blue Jackets due to illness
On Tuesday, Washington Capitals goaltender Philipp Grubauer led the Capitals to a nail-biting 6-5 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs after replacing…
Auston Matthews opens Leafs dads’ trip by schooling Capitals
On Tuesday night against the Washington Capitals, the Maple Leafs brought along around 30 dads, brothers, and father-in-laws for a highly-anticipated trip.…
Did the Isles deserve a penalty on their third goal?
Three minutes after Alex Ovechkin tied the game up 2-2, Andrew Ladd took back the lead for the Islanders on a broken…
Zach Sanford recalled from Hershey, likely to play against Canadiens
On Saturday morning, as the roads piled up with cars driven by Washingtonians befuddled by winter, the Capitals jumbled their roster, calling…
Barry Trotz reamed his players out during the second intermission
The Capitals have been sputtering lately and things came to a head Monday night. After a second period which featured some of…
Jay Beagle is now a member of the Capitals’ power play
The Washington Capitals have lost three straight games. Their offense has been anemic lately. But one aspect of their game has become…
Barry Trotz’s toughness goes viral after soccer coach gets hit by paper airplane and fakes injury
A day after his players looked meek in a 3-0 loss to the Islanders, Barry Trotz went viral Friday for the toughness…
Barry Trotz takes a puck to the head and doesn’t miss a shift
The start of the Caps/Leafs game was strange. Leafs' grinding extraordinaire Matt Martin opened the scoring with a breakaway goal. But I…
Nicklas Backstrom’s high-stick penalty that led to Blue Jackets GWG wasn’t actually a penalty
The Columbus Blue Jackets won their fourth straight game Sunday, but not it was not without controversy. Captain Nick Foligno drew a…
No, players cannot ‘game’ Corsi
USA Today published an article on Thursday that describesthe skeptical attitude many inhockey's orthodoxy have towardspuck possession statistics. The Corsi denialism movement,…
Barry Trotz sticks up for Philipp Grubauer after Caps ‘left him on an island in Carolina’
There's no goaltending controversy in Washington, but Tuesday night in Columbus, backup goaltender Philipp Grubauer will receive a second-straight start. Reigning Vezina…
Capitals and Canucks matchup as they both search for offense
After a solid start to the season, the Washington Capitals lost their second straight game in regulation on Wednesday night. It was the…
It’s not time for Capitals fans to panic, but Barry Trotz might not have gotten the message
On Wednesday night, the Washington Capitals lost their second straight game in regulation for the first time in 19 months. Hours earlier…
The Capitals are left bewildered by something rare — a losing streak
The last time the Washington Capitals lost two straight games in regulation was March 13, 2015. Curtis Glencross led the way for…
Capitals prepare to face ‘incredible’ Connor McDavid and surging Oilers
For years, the Edmonton Oilers were in the cellar of the standings, raking in high draft picks like fall leaves. Last offseason,…
Dmitry Orlov on sending Matt Duchene into orbit: ‘It’s good that he didn’t get hurt’
Tuesday night, Dmitry Orlov delivered a perfect hip check to Matt Duchene. The hit lit up both Duchene and social media, garnering…
What’s wrong with the Capitals power play?
Over the past four seasons, the power play has been the lifeblood of the Washington Capitals. Since 2013, nearly one-fourth of the…
Zach Sanford tried and failed to ‘keep it cool’ with Barry Trotz when he made the roster
Tuesday, Zach Sanford officially made the Washington Capitals roster. He actually found out the news days earlier.
