The Washington Capitals came out of the gate strong, then hit a speed bump, and then got back on the wave they were riding at the start of the season and are now sitting in second place in the Mass Mutual East Division as of this writing. The team in first place? The New York
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On June 26, 2004, the Washington Capitals drafted Alexander Ovechkin with the first overall selection in the NHL Draft. It was known then that he would be a special player for the Capitals moving forward, but did anyone know just how historic he would be? Since coming into the league, he’s been arguably the most
In today’s NHL rumors, one report notes the Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t started negotiating with Zach Hyman yet. When they do, what will he cost on an extension? Meanwhile, there are comments from Washington Capitals’ GM on Henrik Lundqvist’s health and Alex Ovechkin’s contract extension. Plus, as the team keeps an eye on their goaltending
On March 6, Tom Wilson was issued a seven-game suspension for his hit on Boston Bruins’ defender Brandon Carlo. Whenever one of these types of hits happens, a clear line in the sand is drawn in the minds of hockey folks. There are two main schools of thought regarding it. One school says that it’s
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Boston Bruins are reportedly open to re-signing both of their goaltenders. Meanwhile, Tom Wilson is looking at sitting five or more games since the NHL Department of Player Safety appears ready to come down hard on his boarding play against Brandon Carlo. Jack Eichel has apparently not asked for
On Jan. 18 of last year, the Washington Capitals exploded for five goals in the third period to overcome a three-goal deficit against the New York Islanders. Alex Ovechkin scored his 26th career hat trick, and Jakub Vrana, Tom Wilson, and Carl Hagelin also chipped in with goals. Ilya Samsonov came on in relief for
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are updates on the Pittsburgh Penguins GM search and what the team expects the top candidates to make a priority. Could one of the potential GMs be coming from an unexpected place? The Washington Capitals will be getting back two of the four players removed from the team for
To say that the Washington Capitals took a hit to their roster this week is an understatement. With the sudden and surprising temporary disbandment of the Russian core comprising of Evgeny Kuznetsov, Alexander Ovechkin, Dmitry Orlov, and goaltender Ilya Samsonov, no one really knew what to expect over the stint of games that they would
It has been 10 days since the Washington Capitals lost four key players to the NHL’s COVID Unavailability List. These players are Alex Ovechkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Dmitry Orlov and rookie netminder, Ilya Samsonov, who tested positive for COVID-19. After missing four games and having not been on the ice for those 10 days, both Ovechkin
The St. Louis Blues’ 2019 Stanley Cup victory seems in hindsight like the culmination of ten years of sustained success. But a closer look at the decade shows that the Blues built a contender from 2011 to 2016, then underwent a miniature rebuild in 2017 and 2018 before embarking on the 2019 campaign that ultimately
In today’s NHL rumors rundown there is bad news for the Toronto Maple Leafs as it looks like Joe Thornton is going to miss some time with an injury. The Philadelphia Flyers are are also being affected by injuries and the Washington Capitals might be without a few big names as the team places a
We’re two games into this condensed season and there are already some story lines developing with the Washington Capitals. Even though they came away from the Buffalo Sabres with two victories, it wasn’t particularly pretty. Games come hard and fast this season, so they’re going to have to make some adjustments on the fly and
The Calgary Flames still can’t win on opening night, not even with a two-goal lead. But the start of the 2020-21 NHL season portended good things for two East Division rivals, the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals, and showed why the Minnesota Wild eagerly awaited the arrival of Kirill Kaprizov. The Flames dropped their
With the NHL season rapidly approaching, like a long game of telephone, many projections are going to be shouted from the rooftops by fans far and wide throughout this upcoming season. With the league now split into four divisions this season, it will be interesting to see the possible ignition of new and old rivalries
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is buzz that the New York Islanders have worked out terms with a couple of players not named Mathew Barzal and the announcement of those deals could be imminent. What is the status of talks between the Washington Capitals and Alex Ovechkin? Is there anything to the Patrik Laine