Antero Niittymaki stopped 28 shots on Friday night at the Verizon Center to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Caps, who finished this five game homestand at 3-1-1. For the most part, the Capitals did not work hard against a Bolts team that is fighting for their playoff lives, and therefore they came out on the ... Read More »

If you attended Wednesday night’s Caps-Carolina game at the Verizon Center you definitely got your money’s worth witnessing this one. The Capitals and the Canes, who are two of the NHL’s hottest teams right now despite Carolina’s 13th position in the Eastern Conference standings, put on an exciting end-to-end brand of hockey with super goaltending and it ... Read More »

The Washington Capitals threw the proverbial “everything but the kitchen sink” at Marty Turco on Monday night, but the net minder that has struggled mightily this season picked the wrong time for the Caps to look like the dominant goalie he once was in the NHL. #35 made a career high 49 saves and then stopped 4 of 5 ... Read More »

It what was not a thing of beauty, except for Jose Theodore’s goaltending, as the Washington Capitals won their third straight game, 2-0, over the New York Rangers in front of the 46th straight sellout at the Verizon Center. Theodore, who was the easy choice as the game’s number one star, stopped 30 shots and his ... Read More »

It was old man night at the Verizon Center on Thursday evening as newly acquired 36 year old Scott Walker and 37 year old Mike Knuble each scored twice to lead the Capitals to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Walker, who was playing his first game with the Caps after coming over from ... Read More »

On a wild NHL trade deadline day that saw Caps GM George McPhee make four separate deals, the Washington Capitals opened up their post Olympics break in Buffalo, a place the franchise has struggled in like no other. Making matters seemingly worse was that Washington was going to have to face the 2010 Olympic MVP, ... Read More »

The Washington Capitals have added more players to the mix after acquiring right wing Scott Walker and center Eric Belanger earlier in the day for draft picks (7th and 2nd round choices, respectively). They have traded a 6th round pick to the Columbus Blue Jackets to re-acquire defenseman Milan Jurcina (was traded with Chris Clark ... Read More »

The Washington Capitals traded a 7th round pick today to the Carolina Hurricanes for right wing Scott Walker. Walker, who is an unrestricted free agent this summer (making $2.5M this season), is a physical right wing that will mix it up and go to the net. He adds depth and toughness to a very talented ... Read More »

Well hockey fans, Wednesday, March 3rd at 3pm is the NHL trade deadline and after making no moves on that same day in 2008-09 the question is whether or not Capitals General Manager George McPhee will make any deals to bolster what, right now, looks like Washington’s best chance ever to win a Stanley Cup? There is an argument that says that McPhee should ... Read More »

With 20 games to go in the 2009-10 regular season the Washington Capitals are in a position they have never been in before: 1st place overall in the National Hockey League. The Caps, with a 41-13-8 record, have a one point lead over the San Jose Sharks and a three point advantage over the Chicago Blackhawks ... Read More »