Nicklas Backstrom Scores 500th Point (GIF)
Playing the Atlanta Thrashers on October 5th, 2007, Nicklas Backstrom scored his first NHL point, an assist on Michael Nylander's power-play goal.…
35 Photos from the Caps Dog Calendar Photoshoot That Will Turn Your Heart into a Puddle
On Friday, the Washington Capitals held a photoshoot for their annual dog calendar, benefitting Homeward Trails Animal Rescue. While we posted everything…
Ask Not the Sparrow How the Eagle Soars, Hockey’s Back!
If you're like me, October can only mean two things: Halloween is coming, and HOCKEY IS BACK!!! To celebrate the return of…
Barry Trotz Basically Reveals Opening Night Line Combinations and Defense Pairings
Photo: Amanda Bowen With the final preseason game in the books for the Capitals, the team’s opening night line-up is shaping up:…
John Carlson Got Married Today, Looked Really Happy
Photo: @lexsolofs via @CAPLDY Earlier this evening, Washington Capitals defenseman and fifth member of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles John Carlson got…
John Carlson Really Really Dislikes Evgeny Kuznetsov and Stan Galiev’s Russian Electronica Music
A few weeks ago, we reported that Russians Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov had come back early to the states to start…
Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson, Craig Laughlin, and Apparently Future-Cap Paul Bissonnette Complete Ice Bucket Challenge (GIF)
On Sunday, we posted a story about former Capital Mikhail Grabovski completing the Ice Bucket Challenge with Nikolai Kulemin in ridiculous fashion.…
You Should Adopt John Carlson’s Dogs Amy and Jo
That sound is your heart melting. Earlier in the year, Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson did an ad for Show Your Soft…
John Carlson, Steve Oleksy Help Promote Strachan Strays at Nationals Game
Photo: @Nationals On Sunday afternoon, Washington Capitals John Carlson and Steve Oleksy joined Tyson Strachan at Nationals Park to help promote Strachan…
John Carlson Awesome to Caps Fan at Joppa Wawa #SummerPosts
[Editor's Note: Laurie C., a long-time RMNB reader, randomly ran into a Caps player today. I'll let her explain.] Today, my addiction…
John Carlson: 2013-14 Season Review
Photo: Eric Hartline The other half of Carlzner. This is the one with all the offense. And the flow. Let's talk John…
Packing Up: Inside the Capitals Locker Room After the Final Game
Evgeny Kuznetsov takes off his pads after Sunday's game. (Photos by Chris Gordon) By tomorrow morning, big changes may have already struck…
The Achilles Heel of the Capitals Power Play
Photo: Patrick Smith The Caps are bad at defense and give up a lot of odd-man breaks. Even when they win, Washington…
John Carlson Gets Engaged While Eating Pizza (Photos)
Engagement selfie! We have some sad news to deliver to the ladies of RMNB: according to reader @MariannaStaplet one more Washington Capital…
John Carlson is Still Wearing His Team USA Mouthguard From the Olympics (Photo)
Early in the first period, as CSN+ came back from commercial, the end-zone camera zoomed in on Washington Capitals defenseman/dudebro John Carlson…
Eric Fehr Narrowly Avoids Injury; This is Why All Players Should Wear Visors (GIF)
Eric Fehr: Whew. Midway through the second period of the Washington Capitals game against the Anaheim Ducks, Caps defenseman John Carlson had…
Gambling with Play Money: Caps Casino Night in Photos
Yep. (Photos by Chris Gordon) Wednesday night, the Washington Capitals held their fourth annual Casino Night at the Pentagon City Sheraton. Fans…
John Carlson’s Canadian Caps Teammates Mess With His Locker Before USA/Canada Game (Photo)
Photo: @AdamVingan Last week I solicited Sochi predictions from the non-Olympians on the Washington Capitals. It was apparent that the Caps locker…
Alex Ovechkin Shakes Hands With John Carlson After Shootout Loss (Photo)
Photo: Jeff Vinnick/HHOF-IIHF Images Yesterday, after the United States beat Team Russia in the shootout 3-2, there was a handshake line --…
John Carlson Essentially Benched After Pavel Datsyuk Goal (GIF)
Photo: Streeter Lecka Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson scored the United States' first goal of the Olympic tournament Thursday. Team USA head coach…
