Nicklas Backstrom’s Assist Helps Lead Sweden to Gold Medal Game in Sochi (GIF)
Nicky celebrates his apple. (Photo: Andre Ringuette/HHOF-IIHF Images) Washington Capitals forwards Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson will play for a gold medal…
Team Sweden’s Off Day in Photos
Backstrom and Mojo, whatta pic. (Photo: @ErikKarlsson65) Caps Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson and the rest of Team Sweden were busy on…
Marcus Johansson Drives Henrik Lundqvist Around Olympic Village on his Bicycle (Photo)
Photo: @ErikKarlsson65 On Friday, we were treated to amazing photos of Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson riding bicycles to their games. In…
Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson Ride Bicycles to Olympic Game (Photos)
Team Sweden pulled out their second straight win this morning, defeating Switzerland 1-0 on a late Daniel Alfredsson goal. That's cool, but…
Nicklas Backstrom and Team Sweden Take Team Photo
Backstrom and Johansson (middle row, center) pose for the team photo. Unlike Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson, Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson…
Marcus Johansson Named As Injury Replacement to Sweden’s Olympic Team
Photo: Brace Hemmelgarn With Swedish twin Henrik Sedin still ailing from a rib injury, Washington Capitals center Marcus Johnasson has been named…
Just Messing Around: Joel Ward, Jason Chimera, and Marcus Johansson Shove Each Other on Bench (GIF)
Let's be honest, in a 2-1 shootout loss to the league's worst team there are few good moments to focus on. But as…
That’s the Stuff: Marcus Johansson Scores Powerplay Goal With Power Move to Net (GIF)
Photo credit: Kim Klement Washington Capitals forward Marcus Johansson has long struggled to be strong on the puck, but this year he…
Nick Backstrom Named to Swedish Olympic Team
Photo: Bruce Bennett Sweden has released its roster for the 2014 Sochi Olympics, and a familiar face is right in the middle. Caps…
Adam Oates Looks for Scoring Balance With New Top-Six
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott This season, Alex Ovechkin’s shot has been an unstoppable force of destruction. Ovi has registered 31 goals. His…
Holtby Overtime: Caps Top Isles 3-2 (OT)
Ballgame. (Photo credit: Bruce Bennett) Like the Bond marathon on SyFy over the last few days, the Washington Capitals are a fickle…
Festival of (Red) Lights: Sens Edge Caps 6-4
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott [Note: This recap is Chanukah-themed tonight. Why? Because there's literally no one on the Internet right now.] Last…
Marcus Johansson’s Strong Move to the Net, Alex Ovechkin’s Goal Gives Caps Overtime Win (GIF)
Photo credit: Alex Brandon It was Russian Heritage Night at Verizon Center on Tuesday, so how else could the Washington Capitals game…
Marcus Johansson’s Lucky Goal Leads Caps Past Wild
Photo credit: Rob Carr The Washington Capitals were outplayed by the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Despite Troy Brouwer's protestations otherwise, the…
The Marcus Johansson Stick Fail (GIF)
GIF by welshhockeyfan Late in the second period of the Caps/Panthers game, Marcus Johansson shanked a one-timer set up by Mike Green,…
Missing Defense, Missing Teeth: Flames Drop Caps 5-2
Look at these idiots. (Photo credit: Derek Leung) Utterly stunning as it may be, the Washington Capitals came into Saturday’s late night…
Winning Feels Nice: Caps Top Blue Jackets 4-1
Happy times! (Photo credit: Patrick McDermott) Finishing up their longest home stand of the season, the Washington Capitals took on new look…
Friendly Fire: Alex Ovechkin Elbows Marcus Johansson in the Head
Scary moment early in Saturday's game between the Capitals and Avalanche. As Alex Ovechkin prepped a hit on Gabriel Landeskog, he accidentally…
One of the Greatest Assists of Alex Ovechkin’s Career Wasn’t Televised (GIFs)
The Washington Capitals apparently hosted the Nashville Predators to an exhibition game on Wednesday night. The Capitals won, reportedly, 4-1 and most…
So That Happened: Team Sexy Legs Falls to Team Swede in Capitals Player Ping Pong Tournament (Photos)
Yep. (Photos by Chris Gordon) There were some wild panels at this year’s Capitals Convention. My friend Kate cooked with Mike Green,…
