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2023 Stanley Cup Final Preview: Vegas, Florida Eye First Championship In Battle Of Sunbelt

Photo: Las Vegas Review Journal The Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers will clash in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. Both teams have yet to win a championship. For just the third time this century, the NHL will see a … Continue reading

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2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals Preview: Florida’s Deep Run, 2020 Third-Round Rematch Among Headlines

Photo: The Daily Faceoffs The third round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs gets underway on Thursday night and all four qualifiers it features come from the sunbelt states for the first time in NHL history. The Vegas Golden Knights, … Continue reading

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Top Upsets In Stanley Cup Playoffs Since 2010

Photo: Sporting News After the Florida Panthers clinched a Stanley Cup Playoff berth on the third to final day of the regular campaign, the team came back from a 3-1 first-round series deficit to down the greatest regular-season team of … Continue reading

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Checking In On Former Washington Capitals Goaltenders In The 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Photo: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports The Washington Capitals did not qualify for the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs this season, but several former Capitals goaltenders are playing for teams that are still playing hockey, including three goaltenders that were in the … Continue reading

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2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs First-Round Preview: Toronto Under Pressure To Break Through, Battle Of The Hudson, Boston Top Storylines

Photo: NJ.com With the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs set to start with four first-round series getting underway on Monday night and the last four starting on Tuesday, NoVa Caps previews what should be a thrilling first two weeks.

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Does It Matter If NHL Coaches Have A Stanley Cup Winning Pedigree?

As we near the end of the three-year contract for Head Coach Peter Laviolette, there’s an increasing chance that the Washington Capitals will be seeking a new head coach for the 2023-24 season and beyond. One of the selling points … Continue reading

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Report: 2018 Stanley Cup Champion Trotz To Take Over Nashville’s GM Job June 30

Photo: SN According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, former Washington Capitals GM David Poile will retire from the role with the Nashville Predators on June 30. It is believed that he will be replaced with former Washington and Nashville head coach … Continue reading

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Capitals Pay Tribute To Stanley Cup Champion Jakub Vrana

The Washington Capitals paid tribute to former Capitals forward and Stanley Cup champion Jakub Vrana during the first period of Tuesday night’s game against the Detroit Red Wings. The Capitals presented a “thank you”  tribute video played in the arena … Continue reading

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2018 Stanley Cup Hero Devante Smith-Pelly To Join Capitals For Black History Night on February 25: “I Think it’s Only Right to Help the Next Generation of Players…Be A Good Influence”

Ethan Miller/Getty Images The Washington Capitals will host Black History Night on February 25 at Capital One Arena, and among those in attendance will be a man whose name is etched in the franchise’s and NHL history forever.

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Barry Trotz Says He Knew After Game 3 Double-Overtime Win In Columbus That Capitals Were Going To Win The Stanley Cup

He’s still very much a free man. But it sounds like it won’t be for much longer. Former Washington Capitals’ head coach Barry Trotz recently told The Athletic Hockey Show that his time away from the game has been well … Continue reading

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