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…
Braden Holtby is the Wonderwall: Caps beat Flyers 4-1
Chimera-bration! The pain of the playoffs usually goes like this: the Caps are dominating play but can't crack the goalie. They do…
Alex Ovechkin Scores From His Office After Nicklas Backstrom Needles a Pass Through TJ Oshie’s Legs
Alex Ovechkin just scored his first goal of the postseason. It was an Ovi Shot From The Ovi Spot on the power…
Jason Chimera’s Goal a.k.a. Why Steve Mason Will Be Drinking This Summer
Jason Chimera has put the Capitals up 2-0 in the second period, but that ain't the story. Philadelphia goalie Steve Mason, who…
Fist-Pumping John Carlson Scores a PPG In Consecutive Games
Capitals defenseman John Carlson scored the game-winning goal in Game One. Saturday night during Game Two, Carlson began the scoring for the…
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…
Round 1, Game 2 Live Blog: Caps vs Flyers
Photo: Patrick Smith Game Two is upon us. The Caps pulled out a very solid 2-0 victory over the Flyers in Game…
Caps vs Flyers Pregame: Will Cooler Heads Prevail?
^ Inevitable The Caps are off to a rockin’ start against the Flyers. Their 2-0 win on Thursday gave us a lot to…
Three Examples of Brayden Schenn Trying to Hurt Caps Players Last Game
Tom Wilson's punching bag Brayden Schenn has turned himself into one heck of a player. In the regular season, Schenn scored a…
In the Playoffs, Blocked Shots and Net Crashing Create Havoc for Goaltenders
Photo: Patrick Smith This season, the Washington Capitals blocked just under 1,000 shots in 82 regular-season games. That averages out to about…
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…
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…
Sweet Fifteen: Caps Blank Flyers 2-0 in Game One
Just before four AM this morning, I pulled myself from bed, took my medication, and crawled back upstairs. But I never went back…
Brooks Orpik Loses a Tooth After High Stick, Doesn’t Miss a Shift
He looks like Ovi now. Brooks Orpik took two penalties in the first period of game, drawing the ire of some fans…
John Carlson Scores the Caps First Goal of the Postseason, Which Makes Alex Ovechkin Pumped
The Caps let two power plays go by with no goals but a bunch of chances. Finally in the second, they broke…
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…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Really Wants to Win This Faceoff
After a slow end to the regular season, Evgeny Kuznetsov was hyped for Game One. Kuzy had some of the Capitals' best…
TJ Oshie Says Hi to Daughter Lyla During Warm-Ups
Photo: @loshie17 After suffering a minor injury during practice Wednesday, TJ Oshie's status was unknown heading into Game One. But not only…
Round 1, Game 1 Live Blog: Caps vs Flyers
Photo: Patrick Smith Gulp. Today's the day. The spotlight is on, the bandwagon is full and I already feel like I'm going…
