Caps Enforcer Tom Wilson to Bensten: “Keep Fighting; Every Given Night We’re Playing For [You]”
When word spread that six-year-old Bensten got hit by a car sledding late last week, one of the first players to wish…
Ping! Post Stops Caps Three Times in Second Period (Vine)
By the end of Saturday's game against the Caps, Canadiens goaltender Carey Price hadn't let in a goal since Tuesday, a shutout streak…
Capitals Locker Room Divided After John Carlson’s Patriots Defeat Joel Ward’s Ravens in Playoffs
Photoshop by Ian Oland While the Capitals and Red Wings were busy boring a mostly full Verizon Center, a sporting contest of…
John Carlson Scores a Birthday Goal (GIF)
Not-All-Star John Carlson scored a super-smart goal tonight. As the Caps skated into the Red Wings zone, Carlson joined the rush as…
Scenes From the Caps’ Winter Classic Family Skate
Following their sun-splashed practice at Nationals Park on Wednesday, the Washington Capitals stayed on the ice for an informal skate around the…
At Least Half of Our Readers Will Go Bananas Over These Photo Portraits of the Caps
Tonight at 10 PM, the first episode of EPIX's Road To The Winter Classic will air online featuring (hopefully) organic, not-at-all-contrived coverage of…
John Carlson’s First Ever Two-Goal Game (GIF)
Photo: Rob Carr Playing against the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night, Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson had one of his most electrifying…
All This Happened, More or Less: Isles Beat Caps 3-2 (OT)
Photo credit: Al Bello “That is my principal objection to life, I think: It's too easy, when alive, to make perfectly horrible…
No, Brian MacLellan, Brooks Orpik Doesn’t Bring John Carlson “Stability”
Photo: Sergei Belski Last week, Brian MacLellan spent time answering questions from the media. During the session, MacLellan spoke about his two…
Karl Alzner, Troy Brouwer, and John Carlson Bartend with Superheroes for Charity, Give Relationship Advice
When we heard a superhero foundation was holding a fundraiser in D.C. featuring Caps players Karl Alzner, Troy Brouwer, and John Carlson, we…
After Half a Season, Nate Schmidt Looks Real Good
If I were to tell you that the Caps have a new young defensemen whose first half season compares very respectably relative…
How the Best Caps Defense in Years Could Be Even Better
Photo: Amanda Bowen Last week we looked at the Caps forward deployment thus far under Barry Trotz. This week, I'm going to take…
“Killer” Turnovers Cost Caps Victory Over Red Wings
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott For the last few games, Washington’s offense has been lacking. Alex Ovechkin has struggled to score — going…
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.…
