Neil Goes on the Record: A Look Back at his Predictions
Part of being a stat geek "numbers guy" means I go on the record a lot with predictions, and this season was…
Wings! Caps Win Home Finale, 5-2; Close In On No. 1 Seed in East
Just another ho-hum night for Ovechkin: 1 goal, 2 assists. (Photo credit: Mitchell Layton) In a matchup between the Eastern Conference's best…
Knuble KO’s Leafs in Shootout; Caps Clinch Division with 3-2 Win
What can't Knuble do? (Photo credit: Graig Abel) In their first game of the final back-to-back of the season, the Capitals found…
Crash the Net. Score Goals.
Kanoobs pots a rebound goal after crashing the net against Columbus. (Photo credit: Luis M. Alvarez) Eight of the last nine Capitals…
Fans Appreciated; Caps Dance Over Sabres, 5-4 (OT/OVI)
Just another night at the office for Ovechkin: a goal, two assists and the invention of a new dance. (Photo credit: Mitchell…
Winning Ugly: Chimera Pushes Caps Past Jackets, 4-3
(Photo credit: Luis M. Alvarez) Risking dropping their second straight game to a sub-par team, the Washington Capitals were rescued by none…
Caps Get Ruutu’d By Hurricanes, 3-2 (SO)
Wideman grimaces in pain after being laid out by Tuomo Ruutu. (Photo credit: Chris Gordon!) After an extended 10 day break to…
Whose Goals Contribute the Most to the Caps’ Victories?
Photo credit: Rob Carr Not all goals are created equal. A team scoring first has almost twice the win percentage of a…
PLAYOFFS! Caps Top Flyers, 5-4! (SO)
#GoodSasha (Photo credit: Paul Bereswill) The Washington Capitals are in the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Now, don't start panicking. The Caps of…
Carlson Looks Right at Home as Caps Blank Devils, 3-0
Michal Neuvirth make a save on the bewildered $100 million dollar man (Photo credit: Bruce Bennett). It’s easy to forget about John…
Johansson’s Two Goals Push Streak to Nine: Caps Top Habs, 4-2
#Winning (Photo credit: Richard Wolowicz) Returning to the Bell Center for the first time since the ill-fated 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, the…
Caps Wear Green to Honor St. Patrick’s Day
For the second time in ten days, the Washington Capitals took the ice for pre-game warm-ups in some unusual duds. The occasion…
The Streak Goes to Eight: Caps Knuble ‘Hawks, 4-3 (OT)
GROUP HUG! (Photo credit: Rob Carr) In dramatic fashion, in front of a national television audience and a sellout crowd at Verizon…
A Milestone Night at Verizon Center: Caps Destroy Oilers, 5-0
Apparently, Ovi wants you to have a new desktop wallpaper every other day now. (Photo credit: Greg Fiume) Entering tonight's game with…
A Solid Sixty Minutes of Hockey: Caps Spear Sabres, 2-1
"Perry, we did it! We actually score on power play!" (Photo credit: Rick Stewart) After going 1-4 in their last five games…
Caps Fall to Coyotes, 3-2, on Valentine’s Day
Photo credit: Norm Hall We're reaching a key point in the season, as Capitals veteran winger Mike Knuble said after the loss…
The Caps Go Bowling For Charity
The Caps may have had trouble scoring lately, but on Saturday afternoon players were racking up scores by the hundreds. Then again,…
This Ain’t No Puppy Bowl, Caps beat Pens 3-0
Matt Cooke and Alex Ovechkin in happier times. (Photo credit: Mitchell Layton) Once again the Super Bowl Sunday rendezvous between the Washington…
Coffee’s for Closers: Habs beat Caps 3-2 (SO)
Aww (Photo credit: our own Chris Gordon) The quintessential 2010-2011 Washington Capitals game includes a worthless first period, so the opening frame…
How Not to Win at Hockey: Flyers beat Caps 3-2 (OT)
King vs. Shelley: a portrait of pointlessness. (Photo credit: Len Redkoles) The Washington Capitals quenched their wanderlust, beginning their 15-game voyage (only…
