Tag: Washington Capitals

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 →

November 8th, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Thursday, November 8th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.   There were three contests in League action yesterday... WASHINGTON 2, Pittsburgh 1   The Washington Capitals went on to defeat their arch-rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins last night. Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby would open up the scoring, and Washington's Alex Ovechkin would score … Continue reading November 8th, 2018 — News and Notes →

November 6th, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Tuesday, November 6th, 2018, and these are your news and notes.. There were five contests yesterday... BOSTON 2, Dallas 1 (OT)   Boston Bruins Brad Marchand recorded his 13th overtime goal to give the Bruins a record of 8-4-2 thus far on the season. Marchand sits at a five-way tie for 10th place … Continue reading November 6th, 2018 — News and Notes →

November 5th, 2018 — News and Notes

Today is Monday, November 5th, 2018 and these are your news and notes... There were three contests last night.   Tampa Bay 4, OTTAWA 3 (OT)   Brayden Point had a stellar game in netting the game-tying goal with less than 30 seconds left in regulation and recorded an assist on Yanni Gourde's game-winning goal … Continue reading November 5th, 2018 — News and Notes →

Gary Bettman and Suspensions – Why you should stop blaming him for everything

So before I go into this, because this will probably be one of the most "controversial" topics I'll ever write about, I'd like to start with a quote that my father always says and that is "11 out of 10 people are stupid", and right now I'm going to try to fix the stupid so … Continue reading Gary Bettman and Suspensions – Why you should stop blaming him for everything →

Commissioner Bettman Upholds 20 Game Suspension

    Source: NHL Department of Player Safety   After a lengthy seven hour meeting between Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman last week in regards to Wilson's 20 game suspension, which was announced on October 3rd, 2018 in the video above, it has been announced that Bettman has upheld 20 … Continue reading Commissioner Bettman Upholds 20 Game Suspension →

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 →

News and Notes: October 18th, 2018

Here are your news and notes for Thursday, October 18th, 2018...   There were four contests on the schedule. Alex Ovechkin scored twice, his second multi-goal game of the season to guide the Washington Capitals over the New York Rangers 4-3 in overtime. Ovechkin has notched 122 multi-goal games during his career and his five … Continue reading News and Notes: October 18th, 2018 →

News and Notes: October 17th, 2018

  Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, these are your news and notes for Wednesday, October 17th, 2018.   There were eight contests in the NHL yesterday... Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers went on to defeat the Winnipeg Jets 5-4 in overtime.Connor McDavid scored twice in the contest and in doing so, McDavid continued … Continue reading News and Notes: October 17th, 2018 →