The Washington Capitals have been knocked out of the 2020 NHL playoffs in the first round by their old bench boss and his New York Islanders in only five games. The 4-0 defeat marks the second season in a row that the Caps haven’t at least seen the second round after seeing it in the prior four.
The Caps outshot the Isles 21 to 17 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 52 to 23.
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
The Washington Capitals have staved off utter humiliation with an effort that they should be proud of. The 3-2 victory ensures that this first-round series will at least have to go five games.
The Caps outshot the Isles 29 to 26 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 48 to 27.
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
The Washington Capitals are moving on…to Game Four with a 0-3 series deficit after a 2-1 overtime loss to the New York Islanders. It’s not “over”, over, but it’s over.
The Isles outshot the Caps 34 to 23 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 58 to 43.
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
The Washington Capitals laid a big ole stinky egg in Game One of their first-round series against the New York Islanders and followed that up by laying just a slightly less stinky egg in Game Two. The Caps were pummeled by the Isles 5-2 and are now in a 2-0 series deficit.
The Caps were out-shot by the Isles 32 to 25 and out-attempted at five-on-five 45 to 43.
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
The Washington Capitals opened their first-round series with the New York Islanders and promptly dropped a complete stinker of a game. The Caps took a two-goal lead and then allowed the Isles to score four unanswered to take Game One by a score of 4-2.
The Islanders outshot the Caps 27 to 26 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 37 to 26.
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
The Washington Capitals opened up the fine year of 2003 with an absolute blowout of the Florida Panthers at the MCI Center in DC. The Caps, led by a massive night from Jaromir Jagr, dispatched the Cats with a 12-2 final score.
The Caps out-shot the Panthers 40 to 26.
By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago
The Washington Capitals followed up their great performance in Pittsburgh with the opposite of that in Buffalo. They were able to salvage a loser point out of the festivities, but ultimately fell in the shootout 3-2 to the Sabres.
The Caps out-shot the Sabres 35 to 26 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 50 to 34.
By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago
The Washington Capitals continued their up and down, up and down, up and down play on Saturday afternoon with an impressive 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. That one felt good.
Total shots were deadlocked at 28 apiece, but the Caps out-attempted the Pens at five-on-five 41 to 39.
By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago
The Washington Capitals are still a mess. They let Mika Zibanejad score on them five times and lost to the New York Rangers 6-5 in overtime.
The Rangers out-shot the Caps 39 to 34 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 42 to 36.
By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago
The Washington Capitals have many problems this season and one of them is the Philadelphia Flyers continuing to toss them around like toddlers. The Caps dropped another to Philly 5-2 on Wednesday night.
The Flyers out-shot the Caps 29 to 27, but were out-attempted at five-on-five 44 to 34.
By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago
