Tag Archives: Craig Smith
Grading Every NHL Team’s Offseason So Far: Central Division
Photo: Nashville Hockey Now With the 2023 NHL Draft done and most of the marquee players on the trade block and in free agency off of the board, NoVa Caps grades each team’s offseason by division so far. We will … Continue reading
Assessing Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Line Combinations For The 2022-23 Season: What Worked (And What Didn’t Work)
Late last month we took a look at the performance of each and every forward line combination that was deployed by the Washington Capitals over the course of the 2022-23 season. Yesterday we began refining the analysis by beginning to … Continue reading
What Forward Lines Worked (And Didn’t Work) For The Capitals In The 2022-23 Season?
We began our postseason assessment of the Capitals forward group last week with a look at the individual points per minute of ice time and expected goals performance for each forward for the 2022-23 season [here].
Capitals’ GM Brian MacLellan’s Annual Report Card For 2022-23
With the 2022-23 campaign in the books for the Washington Capitals, NoVa Caps grades GM Brian MacLellan’s moves since Game 6 of the 2022 Stanley Cup first-round series against the Florida Panthers.
Key Dates Ahead For The Washington Capitals 2023 Off-season
The Washington Capitals 2022-23 season wrapped less than a week ago, but we are already looking ahead and preparing for the 2023-24 season (Our 10th year here at NoVa Caps!). Here are a few of the (known) key dates for … Continue reading
Devils Rally To Down Caps, 5-4 (OT); Joe Snively, Tom Wilson Score In Season Finale
Photo: Twitter: @Capitals The Washington Capitals closed out their 2022-23 season Thursday night with a 5-4 (OT) loss to the New Jersey Devils. The Capitals end the season with a 35-37-10 record (82 points), 6th place in the Metropolitan Division.
Capitals Fall to Bruins, 5-2, in Final 2022-23 Road Game; Nick Jensen & Tom Wilson Score; Charlie Lindgren Exits With Injury
Photo: @Capitals/Twitter The Washington Capitals fell to the Boston Bruins by a score of 5-2 Tuesday night at TD Garden in their final 2022-23 season road game. The loss dropped the Capitals’ record to 35-37-9 and 79 points on the season. Goaltender … Continue reading
Capitals Sink Islanders, 5-2; Rasmus Sandin Scores, Dylan Strome Scores In Fourth Consecutive Game
Photo: Twitter: @Capitals The Washington Capitals downed the New York Islanders, 5-2 Monday night at Capital One Arena. The victory improves the Capitals record to 35-36-9 (79 points) on the season.
Capitals Fall To Panthers, 4-2; Dylan Strome and Tom Wilson Score
Photo: John McCreary/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals fell to the Florida Panthers by a score of 4-2 Saturday night at Capital One Arena. The loss dropped the Capitals’ record to 34-36-9 and 77 points on the season. Goaltender … Continue reading
Montreal Dumps Washington, 6-2; Strome Hits 20 Goals
Photo by David Kirouac/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Washington Capitals fell to the Montreal Canadiens by a score of 6-2 at Bell Centre and below .500 (34-35-9) on Thursday night. Both teams were eliminated from the 2023 Stanley Cup … Continue reading