Monthly Archives: February 2016

Game Preview: Wild vs. Capitals

The Capitals conclude their four game homestand with a Friday night matchup against the Minnesota Wild at Verizon Center. This game marks the second and final meeting between the two teams this season.

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Could These Be Brooks Laich’s Final Days As A Washington Capital?

Photo: CBS Sports For almost 13 seasons, Brooks Laich has been a member of the Capitals lineup, playing all sorts of roles for numerous coaches. Once a very productive player, Laich’s play has slowly deteriorated after a slew of injuries … Continue reading

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MacLellan Press Conference – Caps “Window” is Basically This Year and Next

Patrick Smith/Getty Images Washington Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan held a Q and A this morning with local media. Some of the highlights are presented herein.

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Caps Rally Falls Short, Lose 4-3 to Habs

Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Washington Capitals fell to the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Wednesday night at Verizon Center.  The Capitals record drops to 44-11-4 (92 points).  The Canadiens record improves to 29-27-5. The Capitals next play host to the Minnesota Wild … Continue reading

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This is Evgeny Kuznetsov (Video)

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports NoVa Caps is always looking for your creative input.  Whether it’s writings, graphics, art or a product of other creative outlets, we would love to share it with Capitals fans.

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Who is Mike Weber and where does he fit in with the Caps?

Photo: NHL/NBC Michael ”Mike” Weber is a stay-at-home kind of defender who plays a hard game and is very reliable in his own end. He is said to be a very good team-mate and he was quoted to be “Captain … Continue reading

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Washington Capitals Face-offs Review – Update #4

NoVa Caps presents part four of a season-long review of the Capitals’ face-off successes (or lack thereof).  To recap, the initial goal of this assessment was to track the team’s loss of key face-off players over the summer, and to follow … Continue reading

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Collectable Kuzy and Latta

Photo: @kimipavlik It may have been a day off in the hockey schedule from games but two members of the Washington Capitals had plans for the evening of February 23, 2016.  Evgeny Kuznetsov and Michael Latta appeared at the Collectable … Continue reading

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Game Preview: Canadiens @ Capitals

The Capitals continue their four game homestand on Wednesday night at Verizon Center as the Montreal Canadians make their second trip to the district.

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Capitals have acquired defenseman Mike Weber from the Buffalo Sabres

Photo:NHL.com The Washington Capitals have acquired defenseman Mike Weber from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a 2017 third-round draft pick. Weber, 28, has 53 points in 341 career games played.

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