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The Washington Capitals were the top team in the NHL for 1 hour and 58 minutes after beating the Islanders

The Washington Capitals are integrating a new coach, a new system, and a bunch of new players. Last week, they lost four of their best players, including their future Hockey Hall of Fame winger, Alex Ovechkin, to COVID protocol. The injury bug has also claimed two centers (Nicklas Backstrom and Lars Eller) their other best winger (Tom Wilson). They are already without Michal Kempny and Henrik Lundqvist to season-ending injuries. And, oh yeah, some guy named Michael Sgarbossa was their fourth-line center tonight.

Regardless of all these issues, the Cardiac Caps keep not losing in regulation and also sometimes winning. The Capitals have collected standings points in every game this season – a seven-game streak – and are 4-0-3. With their thrilling, last-minute win against the Islanders, the Capitals were sprung into first place in the NHL.

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By Ian Oland 1 day ago

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Report: NBCSN is being shut down by the end of the year

Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand is reporting that NBC will be shutting down NBCSN, the home of most national NHL games, by the end of 2021.

The move is being done, according to Ourand, so that NBC can consolidate its offering and “is part of a bigger strategy to grow its Peacock streaming service.”

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By Ian Oland 6 days ago

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Report: Ilya Samsonov tested positive for COVID-19 after Penguins game

The Washington Post’s Samantha Pell is reporting that Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov has tested positive for COVID-19. The team learned of Samsonov’s positive test after Tuesday’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

This news comes after a confusing press conference by Peter Laviolette who said that none of the four Russians tested positive after being asked by NBC Sports Washington’s JJ Regan.

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By Ian Oland 7 days ago

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Nastya Ovechkina criticizes NHL after Alex Ovechkin, Caps’ Russians placed on league’s COVID unavailability list

Alex Ovechkin’s wife, Nastya, took to Instagram on Thursday to share her thoughts on the Russian Capitals’ placement on the NHL’s COVID-19 unavailability list. Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, Orlov, and Samsonov were disciplined and uneligible to play for a while after hanging out together in a hotel room during the Capitals’ most recent road trip. The Capitals were fined $100,000 as a team.

“I regret my choice to spend time together with my teammates in our hotel room and away from the locker room areas,” Ovechkin said in a statement released by the Capitals. “I will learn from this experience.”

Nastya took umbrage with the arbitrary nature of the league’s protocol.

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By Ian Oland 7 days ago

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Evgeny Kuznetsov: NHL ‘strictly warned’ Capitals for breaking COVID protocols after first game of season

The NHL announced on Wednesday that four of the Capitals’ biggest stars – Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuzetsov, Dmitry Orlov, and Ilya Samsonov – were all placed on the NHL’s COVID unavailability list due to hanging out together in a hotel room during their recent road trip, violating the league’s “no individual shall permit guests” protocol. The Capitals were also fined $100,000.

Days earlier on January 17, Evgeny Kuznetsov spoke to Sport Express’s Alexey Shevchenko and revealed that the Capitals were “strictly warned” after their first game of the season against the Buffalo Sabres.

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By Ian Oland 1 week ago

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NHL suspends use of tracking pucks after concerns are raised about its performance

The NHL began the season with tracking pucks, but that release has already gone sideways.

Tuesday night, the league announced that it would be suspending the use of tracking pucks because “concerns were raised about the puck’s performance.” The league went on to say that “finishing treatments” were off during the manufacturing process. The league will reintroduce the tracking pucks once it received a new shipment which will be “available soon.”

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TJ Oshie does a PSA for mask-wearing: ‘I wear a mask and you should, too.’

Not only is TJ Oshie a good hockey player, but he’s also a responsible citizen.

The Capitals’ right-wing recently filmed a PSA for the NHL, promoting mask use.

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By Ian Oland 2 weeks ago

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NHL: 17 different players on the Dallas Stars tested positive for COVID-19 during training camp

The Dallas Stars were forced to postpone their first three games of the season (at least) and now we’re learning more about why.

Tuesday night, the NHL announced that 27 different players tested positive for COVID-19 during league-wide training camps. 17 of those were from the Dallas Stars.

Previously, it was reported that only six players on Dallas contracted the deadly disease and two staff members.

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By Ian Oland 2 weeks ago

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Willie O’Ree honors: Boston Bruins to retire his number 22, NHL announces O’Ree helmet decals

The NHL will be honoring Hockey Hall of Famer Willie O’Ree multiple ways this season.

First, the Boston Bruins announced in a press release Tuesday morning that O’Ree will have his number retired by the team ahead of a game against the New Jersey Devils on February 18.

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There are 116 consecutive nights of hockey beginning on January 13

The NHL drops the puck on its new season on Wednesday. And while Day One of the regular season isn’t a quintuple header like the opening day of the 2020 playoffs (it’s merely a triple header), there is one amazing factoid that will satiate every hockey fan.

There will be hockey games for the next 116 consecutive nights* per ESPN’s Emily Kaplan.

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