TJ Oshie lands gigantic hit on Charlie McAvoy
Monday in Boston, TJ Oshie landed the biggest hit of the night in a very physical game between the Capitals and Bruins.…
Tom Wilson accidentally checks Alex Ovechkin, ends up with tampon up nose
Alex Ovechkin has been in the middle of a few big hits this weekend. Friday, he nailed Jonathan Drouin with a monster…
Alex Ovechkin levels Jonathan Drouin with thunderous hit
In the second period of Friday's game against the Montreal Canadiens, Caps captain Alex Ovechkin positively flattened left wing Jonathan Drouin. It's…
Radko Gudas hip checks Dylan Strome into the air, lands three hits in six seconds
Radko Gudas had himself quite a night against the Chicago Blackhawks. During the waning seconds of the first period, Gudas fought Connor…
Three years ago today, Dmitry Orlov launched Matt Duchene into outer space
On the same day we celebrate the first all-female spacewalk, we honor the anniversary of another historic flight: three years ago today,…
Tyler Lewington nearly checks Jamie Benn into Capitals bench
Capitals defenseman Tyler Lewington landed the biggest hit of the game in the second period. And Big Lew delivered it on one…
Garnet Hathaway delivers huge open-ice hit, wins first fight as a Capital seconds later
The Washington Capitals signed penalty killer and checking line forward Garnet Hathaway to a four-year, $6 million contract over the offseason. The…
Tom Wilson and Alex Ovechkin dominate NHL’s regular-season hit highlight reel
The NHL shared its best regular-season hits highlight reel in super slow-mo, so you can enjoy the bone-crunching hits with exquisite precision.…
This huge Alex Ovechkin hit sent Brady Skjei upside down into Russia’s bench
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin delivered one of the biggest hits of his career Thursday against the United States. Ovechkin deposited Brady…
Hit of the year? Junior players go flying into the boards during Memorial Cup game
The 2019 Memorial Cup, an annual tournament that determines the best team in junior hockey, began on Friday. The Memorial Cup host…
Alex Ovechkin flattens Brett Pesce, sets up Nicklas Backstrom for third goal of playoffs
And just like that, Nicklas Backstrom has opened up scoring again in Game Two. For his third goal of the still-baby-fat playoffs,…
Madison Bowey lights up Brad Marchand with a big hit
Madison Bowey wasn't known for laying the lumber in Washington, but Sunday against the Boston Bruins, the Detroit Red Wings' newest defenseman…
Mikhail Sergachev misses most of first period after big hit from Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson is one of the most physical players in the NHL and he made his presence felt immediately in the first…
Tom Wilson knocks Josh Anderson out of game with big (clean) hit (UPDATED)
Early in Tuesday's game against the Blue Jackets, Tom Wilson pounded Josh Anderson along the boards, forcing the Columbus forward out of…
TJ Oshie checked face first into glass by Kevan Miller, breaks stick when forced to leave game
During the second period, the Capitals were up 1-0 and were about to get a power play for a Patrice Bergeron trip.…
Alex Ovechkin checks Zdeno Chara onto the Capitals bench
Alex Ovechkin is a big rig. And 6-foot-9-inch Zdeno Chara is nicknamed The Big Z. So physics demands that when these two…
Predators’ Ryan Hartman sent Alex Ovechkin flying with a questionable hit
Towards the end of the Washington Capitals' 6-3 loss against the Nashville Predators, both tempers and hits were escalating. The Capitals were…
Tom Wilson leaves game after late, blindside hit by Ryan Reaves
Ryan Reaves and Tom Wilson both left Tuesday's game after a bad hit. While Wilson was unaware, Reaves lined up and delivered…
Choo choo! Alex Ovechkin railroaded Tomas Nosek with his biggest hit in years.
Alex Ovechkin did a boom on Tomas Nosek. Nosek, sadly, is dead now. Ovi killed him. You need to see it.
Andre Burakovsky lands biggest hit of his life on Troy Stecher
Remember when we wrote about Andre Burakovsky turning into Andre Swoleakovsky during the offseason? Well, Young Dre and his beefy muscles don't…
