The Washington Capitals are figuratively murdering their competition right now
The 2016-17 Washington Capitals are the best team in the NHL by a country mile. Tuesday, the Capitals won their tenth straight…
Maybe, possibly, this could be the year: Snapshot 7
The Caps are at it again. They are piling up points at a dizzying pace and are one of the best teams in the…
Caps efficiently dismantle the Kings: numbers for the morning after
On Sunday the Capitals successfully closed out a difficult weekend, beating the LA Kings 5-0 on home ice. They also honored Alex…
Capitals outlast the Habs, Pierre approves: numbers for the morning after
Saturday afternoon the Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 on the first half of a rare back-to-back of early afternoon marquee matchups.…
Caps make it eight in a row against Bruins: numbers for the morning after
Wednesday night the Washington Capitals beat the Bruins 5-3, making it their eighth victory in a row against Boston. The win streak…
What Jay Beagle means to the Capitals
Look at this ink blot... what do you see? Do you see a hardworking and lovable forward who can play up and…
Alex Ovechkin’s defense is getting worse
When Barry Trotz came to Washington in 2014, one of his primary goals was to broaden Alex Ovechkin's game. From the Washington Post:…
Caps back in business: numbers for the morning after
Thursday night in New Jersey the Capitals re-found their footing, with a 5-2 road win against the Devils. The game produced some…
Caps uninspired in Ottawa: numbers for the morning after
RIP points streak. Last night, the Capitals' 14-game point streak came to an end in the dreariest of ways: a three-nothing loss…
Caps outsnipe the Hurricanes: numbers for the morning after
Last night the Washington Capitals kept steaming along, beating the Carolina Hurricanes by a score of six to one. This is the…
We’ll settle for pretty great: Snapshot 6
The win streak is over. Long live the points streak. The Capitals are still the hottest team in the league, but they're…
Do you even get how unbelievably good the Caps are right now?
With the Washington Capitals' 5-0 beatdown over the Philadelphia Flyers, the franchise records their 1500th win, and their current streak extends to nine…
Elite company: Snapshot 5
We're now into January, and the Caps are sitting in good shape. The team has 55 points, good for fifth in the…
Are the Caps lucky or are they good?
Let me interrupt your Friday afternoon with a downer. The conversation of the day goes like this: the Capitals are enjoying results that they…
Dmitry Orlov’s high-risk, high-reward style worked out for the Caps
Dmitry Orlov may be the player on the Washington Capitals roster that fans and analysts alike are most divided on. Known for…
Taylor Chorney should never ever play over Nate Schmidt
Taylor Chorney scored on Sunday night to give the Capitals a win over the Ottawa Senators. The game-winner was a great release…
With production lacking, Lars Eller still brings stability to Caps’ third line
The Capitals' defeat by the Penguins last season was due in part to Pittsburgh's bottom six outplaying Washington's. In the offseason GM Brian MacLellan vowed to make…
Dmitry Orlov: Corsi-gaming businessman?
Dmitry Orlov has caught a lot of heat for his defensive lapses. At the beginning of December, we detailed a game lost solely,…
Carlzner isn’t working as a shutdown pair
Barry Trotz shook up his defensive pairings a few weeks ago and in doing so he reunited John Carlson and Karl Alzner as…
Undue praise and punishment: Snapshot 4
On the day of the last Sunday snapshot, the Washington Capitals had 14 wins and 31 standings points, enough to own 4th place…
