The Capitals Don’t Like Your Narrative
Photo: Patrick McDermott In Game Five, the Philadelphia Flyers had the fewest shots they’ve ever had in a game. But they won.…
Penalties Doom Capitals As Flyers Claw Back Into Series
Photo: Rob Carr After Monday night’s anarchic attempt at a hockey game, the Washington Capitals held a 3-0 series lead. In 180…
Tom Wilson Would Like to ‘Send [Flyers] Packing’ After ‘Cheap’ Cross-Check By Brayden Schenn
Photo: Patrick Smith Wednesday night during Game Four, Brayden Schenn got dangerous again. The Flyers forward cross-checked Evgeny Kuznetsov in the leg…
‘Have Some Class’: How a Tribute to Ed Snider Became One of Philadelphia’s Most Embarrassing Sports Moments
Photo: Elsa At first, it all went according to plan. The house lights went down at exactly 7 PM. The arena lit…
One Day After Getting Benched in Game One, Nate Schmidt is All Smiles
Photo: Patrick Smith Wednesday morning, Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner was asked about the defensive pairing of Nate Schmidt and Dmitry Orlov. They…
How Mike Richards Talked Tom Wilson Out of Taking a Retaliatory Penalty in Game One
Richards during Thursday's morning skate. (Photo: Chris Gordon) In Game One, a late game boarding penalty by Tom Wilson almost ended in…
Tom Wilson’s Board Goads Wayne Simmonds Into Fight, Barry Trotz Considers Hit Unnecessary
Photo: Patrick Smith Tom Wilson almost made it through a Caps-Flyers game without getting involved in something foolish. But with six minutes…
Injured At Wednesday’s Practice, TJ Oshie’s Status for Game One Unknown
Photo: Patrick Smith With everything locked up and only days to wait until their first round playoff matchup with the Philadelphia Flyers,…
The Caps Are Wearing ‘Entitled to Nothing’ Concert-Style T-Shirts for the Playoffs
The Washington Capitals' new playoff shirt is totally rad, you guys. Modeled by Michael Latta, the shirt is a riff on classic…
For Barry Trotz, the Playoffs are No Time for Patience
Sometime next week, after 82 games and a Presidents’ Trophy, the Washington Capitals will host Game One of the Eastern Conference First Round.…
Barry Trotz Threatens Players’ Roles and Minutes If They Don’t Start Producing
The Washington Capitals have not played well for weeks and panic is setting in. Thursday night against the Penguins, the Caps looked…
Head Coaches Vote Barry Trotz Best Bench Boss in NHL
Photo: Patrick Smith Wednesday morning, TSN's Bob McKenzie posted his annual coaches poll, where NHL bench bosses anonymously vote for who they…
Braden Holtby on Overtime Loss to New York Islanders: ‘That One’s On Me’
Braden Holtby sat at the far end of the Capitals locker room for a few minutes, staring straight ahead. As reporters began…
Barry Trotz Did Not Enjoy Dmitry Orlov’s Pizza
The Capitals gave up one goal Monday night in their 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The victory clinched the President's Trophy,…
Barry Trotz On How He’s Making Alex Ovechkin a More Complete Player
Photo: Bruce Bennett During a wide-ranging interview with Igor Rabiner of Sports-Express , Barry Trotz talked about what it's like to coach four Russians and…
How Barry Trotz Is Turning Evgeny Kuznetsov into the Next Pavel Datsyuk
Photo: Bruce Bennett Tuesday night against the Carolina Hurricanes, Evgeny Kuznetsov made some nice sauce, registering his league-leading 37th primary assist of…
Barry Trotz Is Now the NHL’s Ninth Winningest Coach of All-Time
Photo: Sanford Myers As the Caps continue their historic season, it’s easy to focus on the incredible achievements of their players. Alex…
Blackhawks’ Game-Winning Goal Scored on Botched Icing Call
The Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks played an entertaining, mostly even game on national TV Sunday afternoon. The Caps dominated the first…
Nicklas Backstrom on the Capitals’ Poor Starts: ‘That’s Not Going to Work in the Playoffs”
Photo: Patrick Smith The Capitals came back to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2. Though they eventually had dramatic goals from Alex Ovechkin…
Barry Trotz on Tom Wilson’s Recent Rash of Minor Penalties: ‘That’s Just Something That He Has to Grow’
Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images Tom Wilson has taken a ton of minor penalties lately. Wednesday night, head coach Barry Trotz benched Wilson…
