Tag Archives: 2021-22 Season

Top 10 Capitals Games Of 2021-22 Season

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images With another season of Washington Capitals hockey in the books, 2021-22 brought some lows but numerous highs. Before putting it behind us, NoVa Caps counts down the top 10 Capitals games of the season.

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A Look At The Key Races Across NHL With Two Weeks Left In Regular Season

Photo: Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images With two weeks remaining in the regular season after Thursday night, there is still plenty to watch for as just five spots in the Stanley Cup Playoffs are taken, teams are battling for positioning, and … Continue reading

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Looking At The Capitals’ Records vs. Teams Currently In 2022 Stanley Cup Playoff Position

Photo: Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images With nearly one month until the 2021-22 NHL regular-season ends and first-round Stanley Cup Playoff matchups are set, NoVa Caps takes a look at the Washington Capitals’ record against teams currently in postseason … Continue reading

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Capitals 2021-22 Season Player Grades Through NHL All-Star Break

With the 2022 NHL All-Star Game in the books, the 2021-22 regular season is about to enter its peak level when games resume on Monday. With 47 games of the Washington Capitals’ season in the books, NoVa Caps grades each … Continue reading

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NHL Announces Revised 2021-22 Regular-Season Schedule; Two Capitals Games Moved, Four Rescheduled

Photo: John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images The NHL announced schedule changes for all 32 teams on Wednesday after the league entered the holiday break two days early and more games were postponed this winter due to COVID-19. The Washington Capitals had … Continue reading

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NHL Reduces COVID-19 Quarantine To Five Days With Negative Test

The NHL announced on Wednesday that it has shortened its quarantine mandate for players that test positive for COVID-19 so that they have to do so for just five compared to 10 before if local authorities give teams permission to … Continue reading

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NHL Postpones 10 Games Due To COVID-19, Canadian Attendance Restrictions, Including Capitals-Canadiens On Tuesday

Photo: Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images The NHL announced on Tuesday that 10 games have been postponed, one due to COVID-19 (Detroit Red Wings at New York Islanders originally scheduled for Wednesday) and nine due to border issues (including the … Continue reading

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Bruins’ Marchand Scolds NHL On Twitter For Not Sending Players To 2022 Winter Olympics

Photo: SI Boston Bruins left-wing Brad Marchand had some choice words after the NHL pulled out of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China due to COVID-19, suggesting that the players should have the choice on whether or not to … Continue reading

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Capitals Recall Kempny, Copley From AHL Hershey, Reassign Alexeyev, Leason, Johansen To Taxi Squad

The Washington Capitals have recalled goaltender Pheonix Copley and defenseman Michal Kempny from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) and have re-assigned defensemen Lucas Johansen and Alex Alexeyev and forward Brett Leason from Hershey to the taxi … Continue reading

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NHL, Players’ Association Finalize Plans To Bring Taxi Squads Back Temporarily

The National Hockey League Players’ Association and the National Hockey League today announced agreement on the temporary formation of “Taxi Squads” as well as temporary changes to the Collective Bargaining Agreement to address issues related to the ongoing COVID pandemic. … Continue reading

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