RecordGoaltenderGAA / SV%Washington Capitals2-0-1Vitek Vanecek1.00 / .968Pittsburgh Penguins1-2-0Casey DeSmith2.12/ .889Predicted Goaltenders After dropping their first game of eight against the Pittsburgh Penguins in a shootout, the Washington Capitals are looking to add to their five of six possible points through three games as they take on Pittsburgh once again to close out their four-game road … Continue reading Momentum Swings; Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins →

 RecordGoaltenderGAA / SV%Washington Capitals2-0-1Ilya Samsonov2.77 / .889Pittsburgh Penguins1-2-0Casey DeSmith2.77 / .870 TLDR: In a game of trading chances, Alex Ovechkin scores his first of the season and the Capitals keep Crosby off the score sheet, but ultimately fall in the shootout to drop their third game, 4-3. It has been 316 days since the Capitals … Continue reading Capitals Succumb to Pens in 4-3 Shootout Loss in the Steel City →

 2020-21 RecordGoaltenderGAA / SV%Washington Capitals2-0-0Ilya Samsonov4.00 / .846Pittsburgh Penguins0-2-0Casey DeSmith1.25 / .923Predicted Goaltenders The Washington Capitals kicked off their 2020-21 campaign with back-to-back wins in Buffalo to get a 2-0-0 jump-start. Now, they’re hoping to write the same story in Pittsburgh. The Capitals were looking to defeat the Sabres for a second time in two … Continue reading Rivalry in the ‘Burgh; Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins →

Day 2 of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft featured picks 32 through 217. As expected, Alexis Lafreniere was drafted first overall by the New York Rangers last night, and Quinton Byfield went 2nd, making history as the highest drafted African American prospect in NHL history. The Washington Capitals drafted four additional players in addition to … Continue reading Capitals Select Trineyev, Hughes, Bjorklund, and Magnusson on Day 2 of 2020 Draft →