Hey hockey fans! Welcome to "Michael's Musings" where I look at the past week in the hockey world and give my takes on them. Kinda like Elliotte Friedman's "31 Thoughts" blog, but with some more snark to it. Cool Hockey Affiliate So if you haven't noticed on the website and with all of our articles, … Continue reading Michael’s Musings – Prepping for Expansion
Ladies and gentlemen welcome to another edition of TXHT Jersey Share where today we are mixing it up with not one, but two jerseys as we take a look at the Washington Capitals Reverse Retro, and we look at the real authentic version and a cheap knockoff version. Can you tell which one is the … Continue reading TXHT Jersey Share – Reverse Retro and the Imposter
This past week in the National Hockey League has been a very interesting one to say the least, and Tom Wilson once again drew the ire of the NHL fan base, outside of Washington that is. However, one has to ask. Is Tom Wilson really the problem, or is he a symptom to a bigger … Continue reading Tom Wilson – The Symptom to the Real Problem
Washington Capitals (33-14-5 71pts) v. New York Rangers (26-21-6 58pts) Game Recap: Back at Madison Square Garden for the final regular season game against each other, the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers would start with an explosion as we would finally see the fallout from the last 48 hours. Right off the bat we … Continue reading Capitals v. Rangers – Oshie’s Hat Trick the Perfect Tribute
Pittsburgh Penguins (33-15-3 69pts) v. Washington Capitals (32-13-5 69pts) Game Recap: Back in Washington it would be the Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins for the second time in three days, and for the final time this regular season. In the first period it would be a bad bounce and break for Garnet Hathaway as he would … Continue reading Penguins v. Capitals – Caps Lackluster in Defeat
Pittsburgh Penguins (32-15-3 67pts) v. Washington Capitals (32-13-4 68pts) Game Recap: In the seventh game of their eight game regular season series, the Washington Capitals would host the Pittsburgh Penguins. In the first period the Caps would strike first thanks to an Evan Rodrigues delay of game penalty. On the powerplay TJ Oshie would deflect … Continue reading Penguins v. Capitals – Playoff Berths Clinched
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
