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- Sabres Flatten Capitals, 5-2, In Nicklas Backstrom’s 1,000th Game; Anthony Mantha Scores Twice In As Many Games Since Trade
- Ant-Man Strikes Again: Anthony Mantha Scores In Second Straight Game, Nicklas Backstrom Records An Assist on His Big Night
- Stick Taps to Nicky: Former and Current Teammates, Fellow Swedes, And More Pay Tribute To Nicklas Backstrom on the Night of His 1,000th Game
- N1KY: Capitals Honor Nicklas Backstrom With Pregame Ceremony For Playing 1,000th Game
- Capitals Recall Craig Anderson From Taxi Squad, Assign Zach Fucale To Taxi Squad
- Vitek Vanecek Will Start In Goal Tonight, Ilya Samsonov Out Day-To-Day With Upper Body Injury: Notes From Morning Skate
- Big Night For Big John: John Carlson Records 400th Career Assist in 800th Career Game
- Red Wings’ Jakub Vrana On Trade From Capitals: “I Was Kind Of Shocked But At The Same Time, It’s A Great Opportunity I’m Looking Forward To”
- Grading Each East Division Team’s Trade Deadline
- Capitals Sign Conor Sheary To Two-Year Contract Extension Worth $3 Million
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Washington Capitals Second Trimester Review: 2020-21 Season
Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Images In a “typical” season, NoVaa Caps has traditionally reviewed the Washington Capitals’ performance after each quarter. With the 2020-21 season being an abbreviated 56-game season instead of the normal 82-game season, we will change our … Continue reading
Posted in News, NHL, Players, Washington Capitals
Tagged 2020-21 NHL Season, Analytics, Diane Doyle, Games, NHL, Second Trimester Review, Statistics, Washington Capitals
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The Capitals Wanted The Fourth Line To Be a Difference Maker. How Is It Doing?
Photo: Getty Images After the Washington Capitals lost to the Carolina Hurricanes in seven games in Round 1 of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, GM Brian MacLellan expressed a desire to upgrade the fourth line after it was a revolving … Continue reading
HBK Line, Capitals’ Edition? Carl Hagelin’s Addition to the Caps Could Make a Difference Come the Start of the Playoffs
Photo: Getty Images What might have gone down as a minor depth trade for the Washington Capitals right before the 2019 Trade Deadline could end up paying huge dividends. Forward Carl Hagelin was flailing with the Los Angeles Kings after … Continue reading
Posted in Data and Analytics, Lineups, News, NHL, Offense, Players, Teams, Washington Capitals
Tagged Analytics, Brett Connolly, Carl Hagelin, Lars Eller, Luke Adomanis, Trade Acquisition, Washington Capitals
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Capitals vs. Hurricanes – Inside The Numbers: Taking Care Of Business
Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images The Carolina Hurricanes came into Capital One Arena tonight lined up to play against the Washington Capitals in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, at least as the standings dictated. So … Continue reading
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Tagged Analytics, Carolina Hurricanes, Luke Adomanis, Possession Data, Washington Capitals
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Capitals vs. Flyers – Inside The Numbers
Photo: Patrick McDermott/NHL via Getty Images The Capitals’ 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday wasn’t the most high-scoring affair, but an ultimately crucial one for the Caps in their push for the Metropolitan Division title. In this piece, … Continue reading
Posted in Data and Analytics, Game Re-Caps, Games, News, NHL, Teams, Washington Capitals
Tagged Analytics, Luke Adomanis, Philadelphia Flyers, Possession Data, Statistics, Washington Capitals
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Travis Boyd Getting the Job Done For the Capitals in Relatively Unstable Role
Heading into to this season, the Capitals had somewhat of a logjam on their fourth-line with a number of players vying for regular playing time. Over the course of the season, the team has often rotated several players on the … Continue reading
Posted in Games, News, NHL, Offense, Players, Washington Capitals
Tagged Analytics, Michael Fleetwood, New Jersey Devils, Offense, Productive, Travis Boyd, WAshingto Capitals
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Tale of the Tape: A Statistical Comparison Between This Season and Last Season
The Capitals are 53 games into their 2018-2019 campaign. We decided to take a quick look at the teams current basic stats and compare them to last season (after 53 games) and provide a brief analysis. A number of the … Continue reading
Travis Boyd Is Bringing Offensive Flair And Adding To the Capitals’ Depth
It took awhile but it looks like Travis Boyd has finally cemented himself on the Capitals roster. Going from a sixth-round pick, to two promising American Hockey League seasons, to now finding himself on a steady scoring pace for the … Continue reading
Posted in Lineups, News, NHL, Offense, Players, Washington Capitals
Tagged Analytics, First Goal, Luke Adomanis, NHL, Offense, Travis Boyd, Washington Capitals
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Capitals vs. Ducks – A Look At The Numbers: Embarrassing
Photo: @Capitals Well that’s embarrassing. After taking a 5-1 lead half way through the game the Capitals completely gave up and the Anaheim Ducks rallied to score five unanswered. There’s really nothing good to see here.
Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils – A Look At The Numbers: A Wild Dance With The Devils
Photo: @Capitals That was an eventful game. Everything from the fast-paced play to the Tom Wilson’s hit that has caused an uproar. It wasn’t exactly a well-played game by the Washington Capitals, but when you have a goalie like Braden Holtby, … Continue reading
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Tagged Analytics, Luke Adomanis, New Jersey Devils, Possession Data, Washington Capitals
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