This Team, Y’all: Week 12 Snapshot
Photo: Bruce Bennett This team, y'all. Whether it be through elite goaltending, top-notch special teams, strong 5v5 play, luck, some sort of…
Inflection Point: Week 11 Snapshot
The Capitals have played sixteen games since the beginning of December. In that time, the team added 24 standings points, making them…
The Past Can’t Be Changed: Week 10 Snapshot
Photo: Maddie Meyer Welcome to the final snapshot of 2015. To note that Jason Chimera's 13.3 percent shooting percentage isn't likely to…
Asses Not Inside Heads: Week 9 Snapshot
Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images Friday night's thrilling comeback win over Tampa Bay propelled the Caps into first place in the NHL standings.…
Keep On Keepin’ On: Week 8 Snapshot
Photo: Rob Carr For a good part of the early season, the Caps were playing like they had discovered the goal cheat…
Bless You, Braden: Week 7 Snapshot
Photo: Amanda Bowen The weekly snapshot has been a very happy place so far. Overall, the Caps have been racking up points…
And the Beat Goes On: Week 6 Snapshot
Photo by Amanda Bowen Twenty-three games into the season, the Caps sit atop the Metropolitan Division (worst division name in sports? yes!)…
Spread the Love Around: Week 5 Snapshot
Photo: Amanda Bowen Ahoy, snapshot people! The season is almost a quarter of the way over (not to be confused with the…
Stay the Course: Week 4 Snapshot
The Caps grabbed three of six available standings points this week against teams that are far from the NHL's elite. Their performance…
Listening, Not Fixing: Week 3 Snapshot
Photo: Amanda Bowen 10-3-0. Through thirteen games the Caps are 10-3-0 good for fifth in the NHL with 20 points. The team's…
The Long Road: Week 2 Snapshot
The Caps are now 10 games into the season, which means we can start to put our guard down about sample sizes. But…
The Caps Are Who We Thought They Were: Week 1 Snapshot
Photo: Amanda Bowen There was a lot of optimism surrounding the Caps coming into the season. And rightfully so, as GM Brian…
Week 25 Snapshot: This Was a Triumph
I'm making a note here: huge success. The Washington Capitals had a great 2014-15 season. That's true for dozens of reasons, some…
Week 24 Snapshot: The New Young Guns
The Capitals' new young gun. Understanding 5v5 hockey using shot attempts starts with a number: 50 percent. That is even possession-- one for the other…
Week 22 Snapshot: At Least We’ve Got Ovi
Photo: Lance Thomson For me, the snapshot has been about opening up the analytic process on a micro level-- adding transparency and immediacy…
Week 21 Snapshot: Everything Falls Apart
Photo: Alex Brandon There's a stat called CHIP, as in salary Cap Hit of Injured Players. It measures the impact of injuries…
Week 20 Snapshot: Roughing Up the Scrubs
Photo: Amanda Bowen The Washington Capitals had a good week. With three wins in four games, the third best possession in the league, and…
Week 19 Snapshot: Out Into Nothing
From Capstagram, which is what I call it now. I don't know if what I'm doing with the snapshot is really "analytics." Hearing…
Week 18 Snapshot: Shot-Attempt Differential Diagnosis
Hockey legend Igor Larionov captured the hockey news cycle on Monday with a provocative article in the Players Tribune. Larionov's thesis is that…
Week 17 Snapshot: If You Don’t Like the Lines
There's a great Mark Twain quote about weather in New England, but it sort of applies to how the Caps organize their forwards. If…
