Friday night, the Washington Capitals took down the New York Rangers 5-2 in their last home game before a five game road trip. Safe travels, boys.
The Caps out-shot the Rangers 36 to 28 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 50 to 32.
By Chris Cerullo 1 day ago
The Washington Capitals secured their first win at Capital One Arena this season, downing the fast paced Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3.
The shots were locked at 32 apiece after regulation, but the Leafs out-attempted the Caps at five-on-five 58 to 55.
By Chris Cerullo 3 days ago
The Washington Capitals returned home from their short road trip and quickly decided that they were not going to win this game, going down 4-0 in the first period. The later two periods were better, but too little too late and the boys fell 6-3 after an empty netter sealed an Avs win.
The Caps out-shot the Avalanche 32 to 25 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 46 to 44.
By Chris Cerullo 5 days ago
The Washington Capitals and Dallas Stars have now wrapped up their season series and the Caps were able to receive revenge for the Stars overtime win in DC only a few days ago. The good guys got great special teams work and a sparkling performance from their rookie goaltender on the way to the 4-1 win.
The shots were even at 25 apiece, but the Caps out-attempted the Stars at five-on-five 37 to 35.
By Chris Cerullo 1 week ago
The Washington Capitals blew a third period lead for the third straight game in a row, giving them their first regulation loss of the season to the Nashville Predators by a score of 6-5.
The Preds out-shot the Caps 38 to 26 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 54 to 35.
By Chris Cerullo 1 week ago
The Washington Capitals collapsed late in a game for the second match in a row, ruining a dominant start against the Stars. Another night of futility on the power play also contributed to the 4-3 overtime loss that saw the Caps scrape a point with a pulled goalie goal.
The Caps out-shot the Stars 32 to 26 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 43 to 28.
By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals dropped their first game of the season at home to the Carolina Hurricanes in overtime. After starting off the season with two wins, the Caps couldn’t stave off a third period Carolina comeback, leading to the eventual 3-2 overtime winner.
The Caps out-shot the Canes 35 to 28 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 44 to 31.
By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago
The Caps faced their second away game of the season against a home opening squad and spoiled yet another as they took down the New York Islanders 2-1 in regulation.
The Caps out-shot the Isles 28 to 26 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 53 to 37.
By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago
It’s that time of year again, folks. Hockey season is upon us once more and with that comes your obvious favorite series of posts, numbers for the morning after. Join me on yet another 82-game journey of numbers both large and small, complicated and elementary, maybe even sometimes fun. One thing I can promise is that they will always go well with your morning caffeinated drink of choice.
Your Washington Capitals opened the 2019-20 NHL season with a tasty 3-2 overtime victory over the defending Cup champion St. Louis Blues. They out-shot the Blues 34 to 22 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 40 to 28.
By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago
The 2019 Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and St Louis Blues got underway on Monday night. The Blues shot out to an early hot start, but were eventually doomed by discipline issues and a fiery Bruins comeback.
The Bruins out-shot the Blues 38 to 20.
By Chris Cerullo 5 months ago
