Backstrom, Neuvirth Get Caps Back to .500
Coming off of a huge and emotional win in Filthadelphia on Friday night, the Caps were back at home to take on the Florida Panthers at the Verizon Center on Saturday evening. As one might expect,...
View ArticleEffort Wasn’t Problem in Caps’ Road Trip Defeats
Through the first 14 games of the Washington Capitals season, effort was a problem on many of the nights when the Caps were on the wrong end of the score. This past weekend, against two very good...
View ArticleOvechkin Nets Winner as Caps Grind Out OT Victory
“Every night is a grind.” That was what Caps Coach Adam Oates had to say after his team rallied in the third period before winning in overtime on Alexander Ovechkin’s 14th goal of the season, 4-3, over...
View ArticlePens Expose Caps D in Dominating Victory
It was NHL rivalry night on NBC on Wednesday night. It was Penguins-Capitals, two teams that have despised each other since the early 90′s, playing for first place in the new Metropolitan division. It...
View ArticleFehr, Grabovski Help Caps End Losing Skid
In pro sports, talent is a nice thing to have, but effort is every bit as important. On Friday night against Montreal, the Caps started slowly again but fortunately Coach Adam Oates made some big in...
View ArticleCaps Make a Statement By Whipping the Rangers
The King is Dead. Well not exactly, but after 200+ minutes of failing to score a goal on Henrik Lundqvist, dating back to game 5 of last season’s playoffs, the Washington Capitals erupted for four...
View ArticleCaps Lose in Shootout to Ryan Miller
The Washington Capitals had 50 shots on net and only allowed 17 to the Buffalo Sabres, yet they lost, 2-1 in a six round shootout. The Caps out shot attempted Buffalo, 78-39! So much for FancyStats,...
View ArticleHow Are the Caps Evolving Under Barry Trotz?
After only eight days and four pre-season games, it’s too early to tangibly see the impact new Coach Barry Trotz is having on the Washington Capitals, but rest assured, “change” is occurring. In the...
View ArticleCaps Heading in Right Direction at Season’s Midpoint
What a difference a year makes. At the 2013-14 midpoint, the Washington Capitals were sitting at 20-15-6, good for 46 points. But boy were things coming apart at the seams in a downward trend that...
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Part 2: Life On The Road, 30 Days of #GiveASpit and baseball (The journey)
“It ain’t never been done ‘cause we ain’t ever done it. You’ve got to stop thinking so negative, son!” – Bo “Bandit” Darville (as performed by Burt Reynolds) Smokey & The Bandit ONCE...
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