NHL Head Coaches Are Having to Manage the Game More in the Playoffs
It was Game 6 of the 2020 Major League Baseball World Series. Blake Snell of the Tampa Bay Rays tossed five scoreless innings to give the team a 1-0 lead…
Category Archives: Washington Capitals
Ovechkin Scores OT Winner in Capitals’ 3-2 Victory Over Canadiens in Game 1
Alex Ovechkin scored the overtime game-winning goal in a 3-2 win for the Washington Capitals over the Montreal Canadiens at Capital One Arena on Monday night. In a physical Game…
Projected Lineups for the Canadiens vs. Capitals – 04/21/25
The Montreal Canadiens take on the Washington Capitals for Game 1 of their first round matchup at Capital One Arena this evening. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com…
Capitals News & Rumors: Ovechkin Retirement, Dowd, Playoff Doubt?
The Washington Capitals have bounced back in a big way this season and dominated the Metropolitan Division after barely making it into the playoffs during the 2023-24 season. They are…
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 1 Predictions
The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, and Round 1 is set and ready to go. The writers at The Hockey Writers took a poll on the first-round matchups and cast their…
4 Keys to the Capitals Winning Round 1 Against the Canadiens
The top team in the Eastern Conference, the Washington Capitals, will begin their quest for Stanley Cup glory with a Round 1 matchup against the Montreal Canadiens, starting on Monday,…
NHL Rumors: Tocchet, Canucks, Ovechkin, Capitals, Bedard, Blackhawks
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are updates on the future of head coach Rick Tocchet in Vancouver. Is he staying or is he going? Meanwhile, Alex Ovechkin was asked…
The 4 Stanley Cup Wild Card Teams Most Likely to Pull Off an Upset
Last season saw anything but a typical first round in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. All the favorites, or every higher seed except for the Winnipeg Jets, won their matchups in…
2025 NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Teams: Who’s Hot & Who’s Not
To conclude our mini-series assessing the NHL’s 16 playoff teams, let’s wrap up with the Eastern Conference. The East does not look like as much of a gauntlet as the…
Penguins Win Season Finale vs Capitals 5-2
On Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals faced off in the final game of their regular seasons. Despite the Capitals having locked up first place in the Metropolitan…