Author Archive
Dale Hunter: Samurai Warrior
Washington Capitals head coach Dale Hunter follows the Samurai arts of bushido and haragei to quietly lead his team.
More »Caps Top Rangers, Force Game 7
The Capitals defeat the NY Rangers 2-1 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
More »Rangers Outlast Caps in Triple OT
The Capitals lost to the NY Rangers 2-1 in the 3rd overtime of Game 3 of the NHL Eastern Conference Semifinals.
More »Caps Beat Bruins to Tie Series
Braden Holtby makes 44 saves and Alexander Semin scores a highlight reel goal as Caps top Bruins 2-1 to even NHL series.
More »Bruins Beat Caps in OT, 1-0
The Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 1-0 in overtime in the opening game of the NHL playoffs.
More »Caps Secure Playoff Spot
The Caps defeated the Florida Panthers 4-2 in the final home game of the regular season to earn a spot in the playoffs.
More »Sabres Cut Down Caps, 5-1
Jason Chimera can’t beat Ryan Miller and the Buffalo Sabres. courtesy of bhrome In a game rife with playoff implications for both teams, the Buffalo Sabres humiliated the Washington Capitals at Verizon Center last night, handing the home team a resounding 5-1 defeat in front of a large contingent of boisterous Buffalo fans. Coming into [...]
More »Caps Collapse in Loss to Jets
Alex Ovechkin spotted the Caps to a 3 goal lead. courtesy of clydeorama It was a tale of two games: it the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of swiftness, it was the age of slacking off, it was the epoch of crisp passes on the tape, it [...]
More »Caps Top Bolts in OT
Ovechkin Takes To The Ice courtesy of clydeorama For the second time in five games, Alex Ovechkin scored in overtime to cap a comeback victory as the Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 last night at Verizon Center. The win kept the Capitals’ fragile playoff hopes alive. After a fiery speech by head coach [...]
More »Ovie Scores in OT as Caps Come Back to Defeat Islanders 3-2
Ovechkin Fist Pump courtesy of clydeorama Alex Ovechkin played a terrible game last night. His passes weren’t connecting, he was often out of position, and he turned over the puck repeatedly. He shot wide to the left. He shot wide to the right. But when the game – and perhaps the season – was on [...]
More »Caps Fall to Jets in Shootout, 3-2
Capital’s coach Dale Hunter courtesy of photopete Like many sports, hockey is a game of momentum and lucky bounces. As Caps’ coach Dale Hunter likes to say, “That’s hockey.” The Winnipeg Jets got a few lucky breaks last night to beat the Caps 3-2 before a sellout crowd at Verizon Center. Ii was a wild [...]
More »Caps Blank Panthers, 4-0
Tomas Vokoun Makes a Pad Save courtesy of clydeorama The Caps scored early and often and rode a hot goaltender to a 4-0 win over the Florida Panthers last night at Verizon Center. With the win, the Caps vaulted past the Panthers into first place in the Southeast Division and a spot in the playoffs. [...]
More »Caps Outlast Lightning, Win 4-3
Brouwer Skates Over Blue Linecourtesy of clydeorama The Caps rode two early power play goals and a hat trick by Troy Brouwer to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning last night at Verizon Center. Tampa Bay stormed back in the third period to draw within a goal twice. With the goalie on the [...]
More »Caps Edge Penguins, 1-0
Vokoun Moving in Crease courtesy of clydeorama A breakaway goal and solid goaltending was enough to beat the conference rival Pittsburgh Penguins, 1-0, last night at Verizon Center. Jason Chimera scored on a first period breakaway for the winning goal and Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves to earn the shutout. The game had consequences in [...]
More »Caps Top Predators, 4-1
Mike Knuble has played 1,000 NHL games. courtesy of bridgetds The Capitals honored 39-year-old Mike Knuble last night for playing in 1,000 NHL games, then went out and earned a hard fought 4-1 victory over the Nashville Predators before a festive crowd at Verizon Center last night. Riding goals from marquee players Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas [...]
More »Flyers Flatten Caps, 5-1
Flyers goalie Ilya Bryzgalov courtesy of bridgetds The Caps carried their resurgent power play and a two-game winning streak into last night’s game against Conference-leading Philadelphia Flyers. But they came undone through a combination of Philadelphia muscle and poor goaltending. A series of soft shots and deflections got past starting goalie Tomas Vokoun as the [...]
More »
