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 »

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 a 14 game winning streak in tow the Washington Capitals headed to Montreal to take on the Canadiens in one of the toughest buildings to play in the NHL. Caps Coach Bruce Boudreau had been warning everyone that the team has been sloppy lately and he was prophetic on Wednesday night as Washington made ... Read More »

With the Caps 12 game winning streak on the line, goalie Michal Neuvirth, who was in goal for three of the previous 12 victories, was recalled from Hershey to play against the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday with Jose Theodore, who is 9-0 and at times has been incredible, needing a contest off with Washington scheduled to play four games in ... Read More »

For the first time since February of 1984 the Washington Capitals have won nine games in a row. On Friday night at the Verizon Center, in a performance Caps Coach Bruce Boudreau said was not one of their best, Washington crashed the net to get their first three goals en route to a 4-1 victory over the ... Read More »

If on Wednesday night you tuned in to something ridiculously boring and a waste of time, like say the State of the Union address, instead of the Washington Capitals game, shame on you for missing out on another Caps impressive and exciting victory, their eighth in a row. The offensive juggernaut that is the 2009-10 ... 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 »

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 »

The Washington Capitals had not won a game in which they had trailed by three goals at any point in the contest in 2009-10. Well you can throw that stat right out the window as the Caps rallied with goals from Brian Pothier, Alexander Ovechkin, and Nicklas Backstrom after trailing 4-1 midway through the contest ... Read More »