New York Islanders (29-14-5 63pts) v. Washington Capitals (31-13-4 66pts) Game Recap: With fans in Capital One Arena for the first time in over 400 days, the Washington Capitals would host the New York Islanders for the final game of their eight game regular season series. In the first period the Daniel Sprong would strike … Continue reading Islanders v. Capitals – Vanecek Blanks the Isles for Caps 1-0 Win
Buffalo Sabres (10-25-7 27pts) v. Washington Capitals (28-11-4 60pts) Game Recap: In Washington celebrating Nicklas Backstrom's 1000th career NHL game, the Capitals would host the Buffalo Sabres. In the first period things would start slow for both teams, and then midway through the period Backstrom would be called for interference, but the Sabres would be … Continue reading Sabres v. Capitals – Caps Fall Short to Sabres
Philadelphia Flyers (19-16-6 44pts) v. Washington Capitals (27-11-4 58pts) Game Recap: After making a splash at the Trade Deadline, Anthony Mantha would make his Washington Capitals debut as they would play host to the Philadelphia Flyers. In the first period we would see both teams feel eachother out a little bit, but as the period … Continue reading Flyers v. Capitals – Mantha Shines in Debut
Washington Capitals (27-11-4 58pts) vs Boston Bruins (21-12-6 48pts) Game Recap: After getting dominated by the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at home, the Washington Capitals returned the favor by putting up their own dominating performance tonight. In the first period, Washington would get three goals within a span of about two and a half … Continue reading Caps Dominate the B’s 8-1
New York Rangers (12-13-4 28pts) v. Washington Capitals (20-6-4 44pts) Game Recap: Back in DC for the second game of their back to back with the New York Rangers, the Washington Capitals look to continue their winning ways as Tom Wilson returns from his seven game suspension. In the first period both teams would get … Continue reading Rangers v. Capitals – Similar Script, Different Result
New York Rangers (12-12-4 28pts) v. Washington Capitals (19-6-4 42pts) Game Recap: Coming into the weekend the New York Rangers would come to town to faceoff with the Washington Capitals for a back to back series. In the first period it would be a very quiet period until the last five minutes when we would … Continue reading Rangers v. Capitals – Ovi to the Rescue
Washington Capitals (15-6-4 34pts) v. Philadelphia Flyers (13-7-3 29pts) Game Recap: In Philadelphia for their third meeting of the season the Flyers would play host to the Washington Capitals. In the first period the Capitals would get the first powerplay of the game, and despite some good scoring opportunities, the Caps would not strike, but … Continue reading Capitals v. Flyers: Dowd’s Pair Edge Flyers
Washington Capitals (13-6-4 30pts) v. Philadelphia Flyers (12-6-3 27pts) Game Recap: In Philadelphia for a battle in front of fans for the first time since March of 2020, the Washington Capitals would do battle with the Flyers. In the first period it would be a very quiet for the first half of the period, but … Continue reading Capitals v. Flyers: Jensen’s First as a Cap Sinks Flyers
So yesterday I took some time to break down Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson's hit on Boston Bruins defender Brandon Carlo, and speculated on what the League's Department of Player Safety could be looking at, how they interpret it, and what they could ultimately hand Wilson in regards to his suspension, which you can read … Continue reading TXHT Review – Tom Wilson’s Suspension
Well. Here we are again a little over two years later after Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson was suspended for 20 games (reduced to 14) due to an illegal check to the head. This time though, Wilson sees himself on the hot seat for boarding Boston Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo on Friday night in Boston. … Continue reading TXHT Opinion – Tom Wilson’s Board
