Game Recap – 2/17/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Anaheim Ducks

Washington Capitals (32-19-7 71pts) v. Anaheim Ducks (22-27-9 53pts)   Game Recap: The Washington Capitals come into Anaheim looking to crash the Ducks party on Scott Niedermayer's jersey retirement, and that they would on an early powerplay thanks to a Hampus Lindholm tripping penalty. John Carlson would find Alex Ovechkin in his office for the … Continue reading Game Recap – 2/17/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Anaheim Ducks

NHL ALL-STAR SKILL COMPETITION

Here are your results for the NHL All-Star Game Skill Competition Faster Skater Connor McDavid – 13.378 Jack Eichel – 13.582 Matthew Barzal – 13.780 Miro Heiskanen – 13.914 Elias Petterson – 13.930 Cam Atkinson – 14.152 Kendal Coyne – 14.346 Clayton Keller – 14.526 Puck Control Johnny Gaudreau – 27.045 Patrick Kane – 28.611 … Continue reading NHL ALL-STAR SKILL COMPETITION

Game Recap – 1/20/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Chicago Blackhawks

Washington Capitals (27-15-5 59pts) v. Chicago Blackhawks (16-24-9 41pts)   Game Recap: The Washington Capitals started the game strong as they drew an early penalty, but despite generating some really good opportunities the Capitals would not be able to capitalize on their first powerplay. But the Chicago Blackhawks would be able to weather the Capitals … Continue reading Game Recap – 1/20/2019 – Washington Capitals v. Chicago Blackhawks

2019 NHL All Star Teams are Announced

The National Hockey League has announced the 2019 All Star Game rosters. Here is how the rosters are looking for each Division: For the Atlantic Division, they will be captained by Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews, who will be joined by his Leafs teammate John Tavares. Also the Tampa Bay Lightning have two representatives … Continue reading 2019 NHL All Star Teams are Announced

Game Recap – 12/27/2018 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals

Carolina Hurricanes (15-15-5 35pts) v. Washington Capitals (22-10-3 47pts)   Game Recap: The Washington Capitals return from the Holiday break well rested as they took on the Carolina Hurricanes in a Metropolitan Division match up. The Capitals would control most of the tempo of this game despite taking three penalties in the first period. The … Continue reading Game Recap – 12/27/2018 – Carolina Hurricanes v. Washington Capitals

Game Recap – 11/24/2018 – Washington Capitals v. New York Rangers

Washington Capitals (12-7-3 27pts) v. New York Rangers (12-9-2 26pts)   Preview: The Washington Capitals are going to try to extend their season-long winning streak to five games when they play the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden today. Meanwhile, the Rangers have won seven in a row at home, and will be looking … Continue reading Game Recap – 11/24/2018 – Washington Capitals v. New York Rangers

November 9th, 2018 — News and Notes

      Today is Friday, November 9th, 2018, and these are your news and notes... In action yesterday, there were nine contests...   Vancouver 8, BOSTON 5   Vancouver had eight goals in a contest for the first time in nearly a decade in the win over Boston at TD Garden last night. https://twitter.com/PR_NHL/status/1060738869929406464 … Continue reading November 9th, 2018 — News and Notes

Game Recap – 10/22/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Vancouver Canucks

    Washington Capitals (3-2-2 8pts) v. Vancouver Canucks (5-3-0 10pts)   Lineups: Washington Capitals: Alex Ovechkin -- Evgeny Kuznetsov -- Devante Smith-Pelly Chandler Stephenson -- Nicklas Backstrom -- T.J. Oshie Jakub Vrana -- Lars Eller -- Brett Connolly Dmitrij Jaskin -- Nic Dowd -- Andre Burakovsky Dmitry Orlov -- Matt Niskanen Michal Kempny -- John Carlson Brooks Orpik -- Christian Djoos Braden Holtby Pheonix Copley Scratched: Madison Bowey, Nathan Walker  Injured: Travis Boyd (lower body) Suspended: Tom Wilson … Continue reading Game Recap – 10/22/2018 – Washington Capitals v. Vancouver Canucks