Peter Laviolette

Peter Laviolette says Carl Hagelin returning to hockey is ‘secondary right now’

Washington Capitals forward Carl Hagelin suffered a severe eye injury late in a practice in early March. Since then, he has had surgery on his eye that will keep him out indefinitely and general manager Brian MacLellan revealed that the Swedish forward will go under the knife yet again and have a second surgery.

Caps head coach Peter Laviolette spoke about Hagelin’s current status in his morning spot with 106.7 The Fan’s Sports Junkies on Wednesday.

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By Chris Cerullo 11 months ago

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Peter Laviolette played Matt Irwin 29 seconds against the Blues

With TJ Oshie unable to play due to a lower-body injury, the Washington Capitals played 11 forwards and seven defensemen against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday. It did not work. At all.

The Capitals lost to the Blues 5-2 in what was one of their worst defensive outings of the season. Matt Irwin, the team’s seventh defenseman on the night, received one shift from head coach Peter Laviolette. The final 29 seconds of the game.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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Who is to blame for the Capitals being bad?

The Washington Capitals have gone 8-12-2 since the new year, earning just 41 percent of the standings points available to them. That places the team 26th out of the league’s 32 teams in the calendar year of 2022. That’s a dramatic drop from the first three months of the season, when the Caps were third best at collecting standings points (71 percent, behind only Carolina and Tampa). Now the only teams worse are Buffalo, Arizona, Montreal, New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Seattle. Those are, to be precise, ass-tier hockey teams, and Washington is among them.

So let’s have some fun. Let’s play the blame game!

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By Peter Hassett 11 months ago

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‘Say chili!’: Capitals players award Peter Laviolette with silver stick for 700th career win before Wednesday’s practice

Peter Laviolette recorded his 700th career win as an NHL bench boss against the Nashville Predators on February 15.

His pupils took time before their optional practice on Wednesday to award him with a silver stick for the accomplishment. The group also posed for a team photo.

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By Chris Cerullo 12 months ago

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Every Capitals player skates during practice for first time this season: ‘Guys are happy to see their teammates out there’

The Washington Capitals saw TJ Oshie, Justin Schultz, and Vitek Vanecek participate fully in practice on Monday after the team was given three days off from head coach Peter Laviolette over the weekend. Anthony Mantha, who underwent shoulder surgery in November, even joined the team in a light blue non-contact jersey.

Laviolette put the Capitals through some heavy conditioning work before finishing practice with some fine-tuning of system play. The head coach, who recently won his 700th career NHL game, was hopeful the returns buoy the team down the stretch.

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By Ian Oland 12 months ago

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Peter Laviolette becomes tenth coach in NHL history to win 700 career games

Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette reached an impressive personal milestone in the arena he once called home, Tuesday. With Washington’s 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators, Laviolette became the tenth head coach in NHL history to reach the 700 win mark.

Laviolette is the second head coach to do so while being the Capitals bench boss. 2018 Stanley Cup champion, Barry Trotz, hit the same mark in March of 2017.

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By Chris Cerullo 12 months ago

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Are the Caps bad now?

The Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night, a 5-2 victory over the worst team in hockey that did nothing to improve Washington’s long-term outlook. Since the beginning of January, the Capitals have looked merely mediocre. They’ve lost half of their last ten games, seen their special teams (both of them) drop to the league’s basement, and have seen their ability to drive play erode.

So are the Caps bad now?

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By Peter Hassett 12 months ago

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Capitals point to bad puck luck after losing eighth game in their last 11

The Washington Capitals can’t score on the power play, are getting mediocre goaltending, and have seen their overall shooting percentage fall off a cliff. Those three things have combined to sabotage a hot start where the Capitals spent much of the season leading the Metropolitan Division. The Capitals have fallen to fourth place in the Metro after losing eight of their last 11 games. They are currently in a stretch where they’ve won four games in regulation over their last 19 games. They have only one regulation win in January.

The Capitals tried to explain what was wrong after their latest listless loss, a 4-1 failing against the San Jose Sharks.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Peter Laviolette on the Capitals losing five of their last six games: ‘There’s not a common thread’

Since the clock struck 12 on New Year’s Day, the Washington Capitals have not played their best hockey. The team has lost five of its last six games, being outscored 22 to 13 during that span. The team has sunk to fourth place in the Metropolitan Division.

Finding answers for what’s wrong, however, has been elusive. Conor Sheary pointed to the team’s “attention to detail”, but Nic Dowd suggested it was deeper than that.

“We’re losing games in all types of styles rights now,” Nic Dowd remarked last week. “I’m not going to say it’s one thing or another. We’re up and down. We’re losing in overtime.”

Tuesday, after the Capitals’ morning skate, The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir asked Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette about what he thought the state of the team was.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Peter Laviolette on Alex Ovechkin’s upper-body injury: ‘Hopefully, it’s not major’

Alex Ovechkin missed practice on Thursday with an upper-body injury. Ovechkin has not skated with the team since the Capitals played the Bruins on Monday night.

Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette spoke about Ovechkin’s injury after the team’s skate on Thursday. Laviolette was both optimistic and non-committal that Ovechkin would play in the Capitals’ back-to-back games over the weekend.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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