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 »

On their third try of the season the Washington Capitals finally have a seven game winning streak following a 7-2 rout of the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. The win was sparked by a four goal first period, including two in the final two minutes to break open a 2-1 contest. Alexander Semin continued his torrid play ... Read More »

The Washington Capitals have recalled defenseman Karl Alzner from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. Alzner, 21, is a second-year pro who stands 6’3”, 206 pounds and has recorded four assists in 14 games with the Capitals this season. The Burnaby, British Columbia, native ... Read More »

From the NHL and the Washington Capitals: Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, St. Louis Blues goaltender Chris Mason, and Minnesota Wild left wing Guillaume Latendresse have been named the NHL ‘Three Stars’ for the week ending Jan. 17. FIRST STAR - ALEX OVECHKIN, LW, WASHINGTON CAPITALS Ovechkin led all scorers with 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists) ... Read More »

Friday night at the Verizon Center it was the Alexander Ovechkin show in full force as the Great #8 scored just 49 seconds into the contest and then added four more assists in the Washington Capitals 6-1 pasting of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jose Theodore (28 saves) made several super stops in the first period when ... Read More »

The holidays have come and gone but don’t look now, with an 18-day Olympic break looming in February where rosters will be frozen and the NHL trade deadline fast approaching on March 3rd, there are roughly 30 or so days left for NHL General Managers to make trades to either better themselves for the playoffs or load ... Read More »

The Washington Capitals have assigned defenseman Karl Alzner to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. Alzner, 21, is a second-year pro who stands 6’3”, 206 pounds. The Burnaby, British Columbia, native has four assists in 14 games with the Capitals this season. Alzner has ... Read More »

It is time for my 3rd annual Washington Capitals mid-season grades and analysis of the players, the coaches, the GM, and the owner. Before we get into individual details it should be noted that this 2009-10 Caps team was the fastest to 50 points in team history. Suprising though is that this squad is three points ... Read More »

The Washington Capitals, who have won four straight games, head to Philadelphia to take on the despised Flyers tonight. Both Corey Masisak and Tarik El-Bahir, who provide outstanding coverage of the Caps on a daily basis, said that Jose Theodore will be in net tonight and that it appears that defenseman Tom Poti will return to the line-up. ... Read More »

The Washington Capitals played a pretty good road game for 50 minutes but then the Caps started taking lazy penalties in the offensive zone and the New Jersey Devils made them pay, scoring two goals on the power play in the last 10 minutes to win, 3-2. The Capitals, who played without injured superstar Alexander Ovechkin, ... Read More »