The thing about losing hockey games is that it’s a bummer. It means the other team got to hug way more AND they got to give their goalie pats on his lil noggin after.
However! Just because the end result (…and performance…) was bad against the Blues on Monday doesn’t mean there wasn’t a lot to appreciate. Let’s dig in!
By Brennin Weiswerda 2 months ago
The Washington Capitals played a stinker of a game that just seemed to get worse as it progressed. The St. Louis Blues picked up their third straight victory, downing the Caps 4-1 and moving themselves suddenly back into the Western Conference playoff hunt.
The Blues out-shot the Caps 37 to 29 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 52 to 38.
By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago
A sleepy snow day in the DC area definitely extended into Capital One Arena where the Capitals hosted the St. Louis Blues. Unfortunately, it looks like the Capitals also took the day off because it looked like they didn’t show up. At least Capitals fans in the arena got a cool pair of free gloves?
A lazy start to the game would be disrupted about eight minutes in the first period by Alex Ovechkin. That was the best part of the first period because it went back to sleep mode. Second period rolled around and the Capitals continued to looked sluggish and out of sync. The Blues took advantage and steal the lead with two goals by the 5:11 mark of the second period. The Blues tacked on one additional goal to bring the Blues up 3-1 heading into the third. The third period happened and the Blues scored again. That’s all you gotta know.
Caps lose 4-1
By Elyse Bailey 2 months ago
In the snowy nation’s capital, the Washington Capitals are playing host to the St. Louis Blues. While the ceremony won’t be taking place until the game on Friday evening, Mr. Brooks Orpik will be playing his 1000th game tonight! I don’t think I’ve ever done anything serious 1000 times, so extreme kudos to Batya. He is the 330th player to make it to 1000 games.
Puck drop is at 7PM and you can catch the game on NBCSWA. Are you not near a TV tonight? Have no fear, you can always stream the game via the My Teams app on your devices. Recap will be provided by yours truly. I am sick, so it might read with a hint of cold medicine, but I like to keep things exciting.
By Elyse Bailey 2 months ago
There’s a new trend in the NHL. A year after the Winnipeg Jets hired a new security puppy, five different NHL teams have brought in adorable pups of their own this season. It’s almost as if the NHL is realizing puppies + hockey players = viral content.
This season, the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, and New York Islanders are all training their own puppies to do better deeds in life. These cute dogs will go on to become service dogs, ranging from seeing-eye dogs to dogs that help with motor impairments and Autism.
There really is not much is better than a dog with a job, so let’s acquaint ourselves with these five new fantastic hockey doggos.
By Cara Bahniuk 2 months ago
The Washington Capitals opened the 2019 part of their season with quite the stinker. In their 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues, the Caps gave up four unanswered goals and displayed general inability to defend their net.
The Caps were out-shot 42 to 25 and out-attempted at five-on-five 67 to 40.
By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago
The Capitals opened up 2019 with a loss against the league basement dwelling St. Louis Blues. The dropped two points brings the Caps real close to capitulating their division lead to a couple surging Metro foes just below them in the standings.
The lead singer of Matchbox Twenty opened scoring on the evening, but that lead proved Unwell as Alex Ovechkin scored his 30th of the season to bring things Back 2 Good. Brett Connolly gave the Caps their first lead and said lead would evaporate after goals from Colton Parayko and Oskar Sundqvist. Alex Pietrangelo and Tyler Bozak added to the shellacking.
Blues beat Caps 5-2.
By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago
The Washington Capitals open up 2019 with a trip to the Show-Me State to take on the current league worst, St. Louis Blues. The Caps will enter into the new year with a new lineup that looks very much like an old lineup from around last June.
It’s a central standard time puck drop so things will kick off at 8 PM tonight. You can still catch all of your pre and post game coverage on NBCSWA, starting an hour before the game starts, with their streaming service. I will have your recap tonight!
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
Things have been rough for the Blues this season, and Tuesday was another bad night–however, not for the Blues, just for referee Tim Peel.
In the first period of the Blues’ 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers, St. Louis had their first goal of the game disallowed when a Robert Bortuzzo dump-in nailed Peel in his family jewels.
The puck then ricocheted towards the net and dribbled past Panthers’ goaltender Roberto Luongo.
By Alex Hayes 3 months ago
Most hockey fights happen during games when teams want to even the score or retaliate for a bad hit. But during Blues practice Tuesday morning, it was two teammates who dropped the gloves and threw some hard punches.
According to the Athletic’s Jeremy Rutherford, defenseman Robert Bortuzzo and former Capital Zach Sanford were in an intense battle drill and tempers boiled over.
By Brennin Weiswerda 3 months ago
