The Pittsburgh Penguins Need an Escape Goat: Who Will Be Their Sacrificial Dan? Whoops, I Mean Lamb
The home team led their lower-seeded opponent three games to one. Then the goalie got hot. In those final games, the opposing goalie…
Columbus Fans Hang Blue Jackets Flag at Penguins Zoo Exhibit, Gain All of My Respect
Photo: @tim_guthrie Since entering the NHL in 2000, the Columbus Blue Jackets have been a laughingstock. Sure, Rick Nash's goal scoring gave…
Pens beat Caps 2-0: Olli Maatta Means No Worries For the Rest of Your Days
Photo: Gregory Shamus It was right around this time last year the Washington Capitals kicked off a hot streak that lofted them to…
High Tension in Kuzya’s Debut: Pens beat Caps 3-2
One legged ant-eater (Photo: Nick Wass) Caps-Pens! The biggest rivalry in DC sprots! With only 18 standings points between them-- Wait, really?…
Exclusive: Evgeny Kuznetsov Talks to RMNB About His First Day in America
Photo: Chris Gordon Sunday was Evgeny Kuznetsov's first full day as an official Washington Capital, and we were all over it. Our…
Playing Well and Losing Again? Ugh: Pens beat Caps 4-3
Photo: Gregory Shamus I pity people who can't get up for a Penguins-Capitals game. I know intellectually that these games last just…
Brendan Witt and RMNB Readers Rock Our Anti-Pittsburgh Penguins Shirt
Photo credit: @Whitemooseranch The Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins renew their rivalry at 8pm tonight. I'm very excited. Also, excited: former Caps…
No One Cares About Penguins-Capitals Games Anymore
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals used to be a big deal, but that was a long time ago. It's over…
No More Southeast Division, No Big Deal
Before tonight's home opener, the Washington Capitals will raise a new Southeast Division Champions banner for the last time. The Capitals won…
16 Days Out: The Honeymoon is Over in Pittsburgh
Our friends at the Pensblog wrote an interesting item last week about how the five-year post-championship grace period is already over for…
Sixth-Round Pick Riley Barber Continues Unlikely Climb Up Caps Depth Chart
Photo credit: @JessieMartin The Washington Capitals had a few pleasant surprises from their prospects last year. Tom Wilson showed the kind of…
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Penguins beat Caps 2-1: Special Teams Squander Good Road Game
Photo credit: Joe Sargent Everyone writing about the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins talks about how the rivalry isn't what it used to…
A Less Than Superb Owl: Penguins beat Caps 6-3
Photo credit: Greg Fiume The Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins have a storied history-- especially on Superb Owl Sunday. Snowmageddon, anyone?…
No Caps/Pens Tonight; Here are Ovi “Sorry Penguin” GIFs Instead
This t-shirt can be bought here. (Illustration by Rachel Cohen) Wednesday night was supposed to be the Pittsburgh Penguins' first visit to…
Alternate Cut of the Alex Ovechkin Suspension Video
Our Russian spies have infiltrated NHLHQ and recovered this alternate cut of Brendan Shanahan's suspension video for Alex Ovechkin. This video, archived…
TSN’s Bob McKenzie on Possible Alex Ovechkin Suspension
Photo credit: Ryan Remiorz 11:46 PM Update: NHL.com reports that both Ovechkin and Michalek will meet with the Department of Player Safety…
Everything is Happening! Pens beat Caps 4-3 (OT)
Photo credit: Justin K. Aller Yawn. These Washington Capitals / Pittsburgh Penguins games are always such tedious affairs. Nothing interesting ever happens.…
Video: Paul Martin Appears to Use an Anti-Gay Slur on Jason Chimera
At the end of the second period between the Capitals and Penguins, Paul Martin seems to say words to Jason Chimera that…
Video: Alex Ovechkin Hits Zbynek Michalek
During the second period of the Capitals-Penguins game on Sunday, Alex Ovechkin leveled a bad hit on Zbynek Michalek. Michalek was stuck…
