The Washington Capitals are now 7-2 without Alexander Ovechkin in the lineup this season, but before anyone gets too excited about that statistic, please remember that four of those wins have come against the Florida Panthers (and the two losses were against the New Jersey Devils while the Caps were 1-0-1 against NJ with Ovie). The Caps ... 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 »

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 »

After a 10 day Olympic break, the Washington Capitals hit the ice at Kettler Ice Plex on Wednesday afternoon for practice without the five players who were still competing in the Olympics as of this afternoon (Alex Ovechkin, Alex Semin, Semyon Varlamov, Tomas Fleischmann, and Nicklas Backstrom). Before Washington went on break they followed a club record 14 ... Read More »

The Olympic Break can not come soon enough for the Washington Capitals. After their 14 game winning streak was snapped in Montreal on Tuesday night in overtime the Caps had to face a very hot Ottawa Senators club (winners of 12 of 13 prior to this one) on Wednesday evening and despite a hat trick from Alexander ... Read More »

The Washington Capitals are so hot right now, they might be the only thing that can turn this predicted monster snowstorm headed our way into rain! On Broadway on Thursday night the Caps played their second straight poor first period but escaped only one goal down, gave up four power play goals but scored three of their ... Read More »

After pounding the Penguins on Thursday night and following victories over the Red Wings and Flyers earlier in the week, Saturday night’s tilt against the Phoenix Coyotes, who are in 4th place in the Western Conference, appeared to be a game that the Washington Capitals could possibly overlook. The Caps did not so the players ... Read More »

Jose Theodore put on a goaltending clinic tonight and he deserved all three stars in this one as he stopped 44 of 46 shots allowing the Washington Capitals to rally with two goals within 46 seconds in the last seven minutes to knock off the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, at the Verizon Center. In a game ... Read More »

Nicklas Backstrom notched his fifth two goal game of the season and also added an assist to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night at sold out Verizon Center. The Caps are now 26-11-6 on the season and continue to dominate teams at home improving to 14-3-3 at the ... Read More »

Despite jumping to an early 2-0 lead the Alexander Ovechkin-less Washington Capitals made too many offensive zone turnovers and had a horror show second period that saw the New Jersey Devils score three times as they rolled to a 5-2 victory. The Caps were on a four game winning streak heading into this contest against the Devils, who were even hotter ... Read More »