The Stanley Cup Playoffs have been devastating to your bracket, probably. Early exits from Boston, Colorado, and Toronto meant that a ton of pre-loffs favorites have lost their chance at a Cup. They’ve also meant that a ton of former Capitals players have been eliminated from the postseason, leaving just a scant few remaining.
Here are those losses and survivors.
By Peter Hassett 2 weeks ago
Game One between the Vegas Golden Knights and Winnipeg Jets turned scary midway through the first period. Jets forward Morgan Barron took a skate blade to the face during a pile-up in front of Vegas’ net.
Former Capital Chandler Stephenson, who had inadvertently pushed Barron down, immediately saw what had happened. Visibly concerned, he helped his opponent up in a touching display of sportsmanship.
By Katie Adler 1 month ago
Lil’ Steve will be delivering at the NHL All-Star Game.
Former Capitals forward Chandler Stephenson was named an All-Star by the NHL on Monday after Seattle Kraken forward Matty Beniers was forced to pull out of the event.
Stephenson is the Vegas Golden Knights’ leading scorer (44) and leading assist man (33). He’s also tied for sixth on the team in goals (11).
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. Not only do I get to do a family-themed costume with my son every year, but I also get a lot of joy seeing what former and current Capitals dress up as.
In the past, we’ve had such classics as TJ Oshie walking on all fours in a dalmatian costume and Tom Wilson as Wilson the volleyball from Castaway.
This year, spooky szn is starting strong via two former Capitals: Vegas Golden Knights forward Chandler Stephenson and New Jersey Devils goaltender Vitek Vanecek.
Both revealed their couple costumes for team Halloween parties and they’re fantastic.
Nicklas Backstrom isn’t the only big-name Washington Capitals player to get married this summer. Tom Wilson is tying the knot to fiancee Taylor Pischke on Saturday per an RMNB reader who knew one of the vendors and asked to remain anonymous.
Wilson’s wedding is being held in the DC area and it is believed many current and former Capitals teammates are attending. Two we’re aware of include Chandler Stephenson and Michael Latta.
The Washington Capitals defeated the Vegas Golden Knights four games to one to win the Stanley Cup four years ago this week.
Since then, the Capitals have not won a playoff series since, getting first-rounded four consecutive times. While the Caps’ core and identity have largely stayed the same, the 2018 team’s supporting cast has moved on. Only nine of those 27 players are still on the team while two others, Shane Gersich and Pheonix Copley, remain in the organization.
Some key members of the 2018 championship team have flourished elsewhere. Others have wound down their careers or retired in different organizations or leagues.
By Ian Oland 12 months ago
Chandler Stephenson and Andre Burakovsky found love in a hopeless place on Thursday.
During Game Six between the Avalanche and Golden Knights, the former teammates hugged it out while a feisty scrum happened in front of them.
The coronavirus pandemic wreaked havoc on every major sport this year and rewrote the NHL’s calendar. 2020 has been so wacky that Christmas Day, usually occurring during the second month of the regular season, fell in the NHL’s offseason.
The Capitals and their significant others went all out to celebrate Christmas. The holiday marks one of the final days the families have with each other exclusively before Capitals’ training camp begins on January 3.
Here’s how they spent the holiday.
Chandler Stephenson’s future is now secure in more ways than one.
Three weeks after signing a four-year, $11 million extension with the Vegas Golden Knights, Stephenson proposed to longtime girlfriend Tasha Maltman. And Tasha said yes.
“Forever ♥️ 10.28.20,” Stephenson wrote on Twitter.
The Vegas Golden Knights announced Wednesday that they have signed a four-year extension with forward Chandler Stephenson.
You might remember Stephenson, 26, from such memories as “that time the Caps won the Stanley Cup.”
By Peter Hassett 3 years ago
