Tag Archives: 2017-2018 Season

Capital Review 2017-18: Alex Ovechkin

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images After the Capitals’ Stanley Cup win on Thursday night, the NHL season, in terms of game action is officially over. In the coming weeks, teams will begin preparing for the offseason, including the NHL Entry Draft, Free Agency, and … Continue reading

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Capitals to start training camp on Friday, September 15th

The Washington Capitals announced today that training camp will open on Friday, September 15th at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Virginia. That will also be the first day of the season that coaches, management, and players are open to the … Continue reading

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Washington Capitals Player Preview: John Carlson

What will Capitals fans see from defenseman John Carlson in 2017-18? Continue reading

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Washington Capitals Player Preview: Lars Eller

Photo: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports We continue our annual pre-season player previews with “The Great Dane”, Lars Eller. 

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Washington Capitals Player Preview: Tom Wilson

As we do each and every year in the weeks leading up to Capitals training camp, NoVa Caps is preparing key “player previews” for the coming season. Today our annual player previews continue with Tom Wilson. 

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Video Evaluation Of Hershey Bears Players And How They Fit With The Capitals – Part 2: Other Defensemen

Photos: Tori Hartman The Washington Capitals have had a lot of turnover since the end of last season. Marcus Johansson, Justin Williams, Daniel Winnik, Karl Alzner, and Nate Schmidt are all gone. Though it may be sad to see some of them go, it’s an exciting … Continue reading

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Evgeny Kuznetsov Continues Preparations for 2017-2018 NHL Season

Washington Capitals’ star centerman Evgeny Kuznetsov continued  preparations for the 2017-2018 season this week with workouts at Citrus Fitness, an upscale fitness center located in his hometown of Chelyabinsk, Russia. Several fitness instructors and fans shared pictures taken with Kuznetsov … Continue reading

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NBC Sports to air 15 Capitals games in the Regular Season

Today, the NHL on NBC Sports announced their schedule for 2017-18. NBC networks will air 15 Capitals games, 13 of which will be on NBCSN. 

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Our ‘Dark Horse’ Pick to Make the Capitals’ Opening Night Roster: Connor Hobbs

We are batting a thousand with these “dark horse” picks (uh, yep, 1 for 1). Last summer we made Zach Sanford our dark horse pick to make the Capitals opening night roster, and he did. This year’s NoVa Caps “dark … Continue reading

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