Fans Appreciated; Caps Dance Over Sabres, 5-4 (OT/OVI)
Just another night at the office for Ovechkin: a goal, two assists and the invention of a new dance. (Photo credit: Mitchell…
Alex Ovechkin 
Winning Ugly: Chimera Pushes Caps Past Jackets, 4-3
(Photo credit: Luis M. Alvarez) Risking dropping their second straight game to a sub-par team, the Washington Capitals were rescued by none…
Whose Goals Contribute the Most to the Caps’ Victories?
Photo credit: Rob Carr Not all goals are created equal. A team scoring first has almost twice the win percentage of a…
Alex Semin’s Fourth Hat-Trick Leads Caps Past Ducks, 7-6
Photo credit: Mark J. Terrill [Ed note: This post is by the Carroll County Times' Brandon Oland, Ian's very own flesh and…
Feed The Machine: Faceoffs, Haunting Photos, the Caps-ocalypse
It's been another rip-roaring week of sifting through piles of your inane ramblings. Judging by reader letters, most of you seem to…
Caps Care Casino Night, Year Two
Editor's note: One year ago, Emily Karol gave a newborn RMNB a kick in the pants with her report on the first…
Thrashers beat Caps 3-1 as Pavelec Soars
Burmistrov's devastating chip shot eludes Varlamov. (Photo by Luis M. Alvarez) It's not like the Washington Capitals have a hard time getting…
Devils beat Caps 5-0
Braden Holtby's body language says it all. (Photo credit: Bill Kostroun) It was like the end of the Wild Bunch if the…
Poor Effort, Bad Bounces Sink Caps: Thrashers Win 5-0
A despondent Braden Holtby looks on after giving up the third goal of the night. (Photo credit: John Bazemore) When Joe B.…
The Mess at MSG: Caps beat Rangers 5-3
Brooks Laich with the book-end goals. (Photo credit: Frank Franklin II) Well, that was an ugly one. The Washington Capitals' first appointment…
Caps Scoring Chances thru Nov 7, 2010
Boyd Gordon leads in scoring chance percentage. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Another week in the books, and I have three questions:…
Game Over Strikes Again: Caps beat Flyers 3-2 (OT)
Game Over. (Photo credit: Luis M. Alvarez) Traditionally, Sunday games have been trouble for the Washington Capitals. The crowd might be docile,…
Caps (and Braden Holtby) beat Bruins (finally) 5-3
You'd think the Capitals, after suffering two consecutive beatdowns at the hands of the Boston Bruins, would have the good sense not…
Caps Scoring Chances thru Oct 31, 2010
The Capitals are undefeated in games in which Boyd Gordon plays. (Photo credit: Greg Fiume) Another week has passed, and we saw…
Neuvirth Invictus: Caps beat Canes 3-0
Michal Neuvirth robs Eric Staal. (Photo credit: Gregg Forwerck) The Washington Capitals began their transcontinental road trip in style. Undisputed #1 goalie, Michal…
Armchair GM: Fiddling with the Roster
The Capitals' awful, awful, very bad, no good week came to an unexpectedly pleasant finish on Saturday night. Alex Semin's hat trick…
Caps Scoring Chances thru Oct 24, 2010
Perreault's debut yields two assists & a +7 scoring differential. (Photo credit: Clydeorama) What a week. We saw the PK streak come…
Bruins beat Caps 3-1: We’re Grumpy
Matt Hendricks makes sure Gregory Campbell remembers to never mess with #8 again. (Photo credit: Mitchell Layton) In the first of their…
This or That: Tiger Woods or Phil Mickelson?
Have any of you ever wanted to watch some of your favorite NHL players sweat it out on camera? Well if you…
Caps Scoring Chances: Week 1
Readers of the blog know I put a lot of stock into numbers to help put context around which players are performing…
