John Carlson Crushes Sidney Crosby With Big Hit in Neutral Zone
Late in the third period, John Carlson caught Sidney Crosby with his head down, trying to control a bobbling puck in the…
Alex Ovechkin’s Big Hit on Trevor Daley Turns Pens Defenseman Into Bowling Pin
In Alex Ovechkin's opening shifts, he often likes to make his presence felt. Game One of Round Two was no exception. Thirteen seconds after…
Alex Ovechkin Checks Ryan White So Hard His Helmet Spins Around His Face
The Capitals came out flying in the first period, and their captain led the way. Alex Ovechkin levied five huge hits in 6:02 of…
John Carlson Nails Brayden Schenn With a Counter Hit, Admires It
During the third period of Game One, Flyers forward Brayden Schenn dispensed several questionable hits. Schenn launched himself into Mike Richards along…
Mike Richards Nails Nick Cousins at Center Ice With Huge Open Ice Hit
In Game One, Brayden Schenn leaped off the ice to try and lay out Mike Richards. "It’s Game One," Richards said to…
Alex Ovechkin Checks Brayden Schenn into the Flyers Bench
The Capitals kind of stunk in the first ten minutes of Game Two. I was frustrated, you were frustrated, we were all…
Alex Ovechkin Injures Sean Couturier After Big Hit at Center Ice
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has gone 30 minutes without a goal, so obviously he’s cranky. In the second, period, Ovi took…
Tom Wilson’s Giant Hit on Nikita Zadorov
With the Colorado Avalanche fighting for the final spot in the West and the Washington Capitals trying to get Braden Holtby his…
Dmitry Orlov Checks Bruins Forward So Hard He Knocks Linesmen Into Caps Bench
Saturday night in Boston, Dmitry Orlov welcomed recent call-up Noel Acciari to the NHL. Late in the third period, the 24-year-old Bruins…
Tom Wilson Hits Derrick Pouliot So Hard That Pouliot’s Hair Comes Out of His Helmet
Caps forward Tom Wilson, the man behind a million big hits, just leveled another player in the second period of Caps-Pens. The unlucky…
Dmitry Orlov’s Old School Hip Check of Anders Lee (GIF)
Caps fans have always marveled at Dmitry Orlov's offensive ability, but the dude can absolutely wreck people too. The latest example was…
Alex Ovechkin Destroys Jacob Josefson With Big Open-Ice Hit (GIFs)
Three-on-three overtime was looking grim for the Capitals. Hemmed in the defensive zone for long while, the Caps were looking gassed. A…
TJ Oshie Returns From Turks and Caicos, Bulldozes Aleksander Barkov Into Capitals Net (Video)
If there was one player who looked to be fully refreshed after the All-Star Break, it'd be TJ Oshie. Oshie spent the weekend in…
Dmitry Orlov’s Perfect Defense: Just Destroy Your Man at the Blue Line (Video)
Big bopper Dmitry Orlov just lit up a Sabre at the blue line in his first shift. It was like two beefy…
Matt Niskanen’s Game-Changing Hit (GIF)
Photo: Geoff Burke The Washington Capitals had just grabbed some momentum in the third period when TJ Oshie scored on a wrist…
TJ Oshie Injures Beau Bennett With Big Hit Into Boards (Video)
TJ Oshie might be tiny, but he sure can land a hit. Last Thursday, Oshie went hockey bowling and knocked over two…
TJ Oshie Maximizes Efficiency, Fells Two Panthers With One Hit (Video)
Photo: Robert Mayer The Caps are down 1-0 to the Panthers, and TJ Oshie doesn't like that one bit. He showed his…
Dmitry Orlov’s Big Open Ice Hit On Matt Beleskey (Video)
Dmitry Orlov is having himself a game against the Bruins. He assisted on Brooks Laich's second period goal. A shift later he…
Mike Green Gets Leveled Behind Detroit’s Net By Josh Jooris, Leaves Game With Injury
Poor Mike Green has been injured again. This time after some apparent bad blood between Detroit and Calgary. The former Caps defenseman…
Alex Ovechkin Calls Jaromir Jagr Olympic Bodycheck ‘The Best Hit In My Life’
Photo: NY Times Alex Ovechkin has been an elite goal scorer since he first set foot in the NHL. He's also has…
