Caps Clinch Home Ice in First Round After Islanders Loss; Blue Jackets Demand Pizza
Photo: @WashCaps After losing 4-2 to the New York Rangers Saturday afternoon, the Washington Capitals had to wait until after the Islanders'…
Caps vs Islanders Pregame: Every Game Ovi
Photo from the Capstragram I officially renounce my every-other-game theory about Alex Ovechkin. For a few weeks, Ovi would do something ridiculous in…
What’s Behind the Caps’ Rise in the Standings?
After Friday's Caps' 3-2 win over the Ducks, Adam Vingan of NHL.com put out this tweet: (If you're not already following Adam on…
Isles beat Caps 4-3 (OT): Compete Level Chaos and Orpik’s Hurt
Photo: Kathy Kmonicek At first, the Caps weren't prepared to compete against the New York Islanders. Head coach Barry Trotz left two good players…
Caps at Islanders Pregame: Last Stop at Nassau
Photo: Islesblogger Barring a postseason meeting, tonight will be the last time the Washington Capitals will ever play at Nassau Coliseum. Nassau…
Bailamos is Back! Caps beat Isles 5-2!
"Red rover, Red rover, send Niskanen over!" (Photo: Rob Carr) The Washington Capitals looked terrible for the first ten minutes of their…
Caps vs Islanders Pregame: Okay, Now Someone OTHER Than Ovi Score Some Goals
Photo: Kathy Kmonicek For the most part, the Caps held their own at Nassau on Wednesday. Now, back home in the sub-.500 confines…
Caps at Islanders Pregame: Ovi’s a Game-Time Decision for Number 700
The New York Islanders are really good, and the Washington Capitals lost their last game to the Buffalo Sabres. The Caps' best…
Playing for Pride: Caps beat Isles 4-3 (SO)
Photo: Mike Stobe With a 1.2 percent chance of a postseason, the Washington Capitals were basically playing for pride against the New…
Nabby Nabs the Shutout: Isles beat Caps 1-0
Strachan vs Martin (Photo: Patrick Smith) They're not all barnburners. Some games merely are. They start, sixty minutes pass, and then they're…
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…
Take it to #TheBank: Caps beat Isles 6-2!
Photo: Nick Wass Alex Ovechkin had missed the last two games due to an upper-body injury. Returning to active service against the…
Caps beat Isles 2-1 (SO), Take Division Lead (Probably)
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott The Washington Capitals emerged from the trade deadline a more dangerous team. Facing the New York Islanders in…
Relive Caps vs Islanders in Six-Second Snippets
Back when we started this whole hockey-blogging folly, Twitter ran on steam and Internet video was reserved for senators and people who…
Islanders beat Caps 3-2: Did the Whole Season Get Lost Between Mike Green’s Skates?
Photo credit: Patrick McDermott As the Washington Capitals returned home to face the New York Islanders, they were likely pondering the 6…
Hot-heads and High Sticks: Isles beat Caps 5-2
Totally not a picture of Grubauer btw. (Photo credit: Bruce Bennett) The Washington Capitals had a great chance to jump up the…
New York Islanders Pregame: Fishsticks! (PuckBuddys Preview)
Photo credit: Jim McIsaac/Getty Images [Ed note: PuckBuddy, and hockey's own Hemingway, Jason Rogers, is back to praise where it's earned and…
Rollercoaster! Caps beat Isles 5-4 (SO)
Photo credit: Bruce Bennett The Washington Capitals began their epic road trip with a stop on the Long Island and its New…
Spurned by Lady Luck: Matt Moulson’s Fluke Goal Beats Neuvirth
"What is this doing here?" Halfway through the first period of Tuesday's Capitals-Islanders game, Matt Moulson sent a shot towards Michal Neuvirth's…
New York Islanders Pregame: They’re Still Horrible
Here's Doug Johnson with your pregame report. Read PuckBuddys and then follow 'em on Twitter. "What Wha?" There are some things that…
