Tag Archives: Craig Smith

Grading Every NHL Team’s Offseason So Far: Central Division

Posted on July 14, 2023 by Harrison Brown

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 →

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Assessing Evgeny Kuznetsov’s Line Combinations For The 2022-23 Season: What Worked (And What Didn’t Work)

Posted on May 13, 2023 by Jon Sorensen

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 →

Posted in News | Tagged 2022-23 Washington Capitals, Alex Ovechkin, Craig Smith, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Sonny Milano, Washington Capitals Analytics | 24 Comments

What Forward Lines Worked (And Didn’t Work) For The Capitals In The 2022-23 Season?

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Jon Sorensen

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].

Posted in News | Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas, Anthony Mantha, Conor Sheary, Craig Smith, Dylan Strome, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Nic Dowd, Nicklas Backstrom, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Sonny Milano, Tom Wilson | 4 Comments

Capitals’ GM Brian MacLellan’s Annual Report Card For 2022-23

Posted on April 23, 2023 by Harrison Brown

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.

Posted in News | Tagged 2022-23, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Brett Leason, Brian MacLellan, Charlie Lindgren, Connor Brown, Contracts, Craig Smith, Darcy Kuemper, Dmitry Orlov, Dylan Strome, Erik Gustafsson, Free Agency, Gabriel Carlsson, Garnet Hathaway, Harrison Brown, Henrik Borgstrom, Ilya Samsonov, Lars Eller, Marcus Johansson, Matt Irwin, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Rasmus Sandin, Sonny Milano, Stats, Trade, Vitek Vanecek, Washington Capitals | 12 Comments

Key Dates Ahead For The Washington Capitals 2023 Off-season

Posted on April 18, 2023 by Jon Sorensen

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 →

Posted in News | Tagged 2023-24 Washington Capitals, Alex Alexeyev, Bobby Nardella, Carl Hagelin, Connor Brown, Conor Sheary, Craig Smith, Dylan McIlrath, Garrett Pilon, Kody Clark, Martin Fehervary, Matt Irwin, Mike Sgarbossa, Mike Vecchione, Riley Sutter and Henrik Borgstrom, Zach Fucale and Hunter Sheaprd | 11 Comments

Devils Rally To Down Caps, 5-4 (OT); Joe Snively, Tom Wilson Score In Season Finale

Posted on April 13, 2023 by Jon Sorensen

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.

Posted in News | Tagged 2022-23 Washington Capitals, Craig Smith, Joe Snively, New Jersey Devils, Rasmus Sandin, Tom Wilson | 31 Comments

Capitals Fall to Bruins, 5-2, in Final 2022-23 Road Game; Nick Jensen & Tom Wilson Score; Charlie Lindgren Exits With Injury

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Della Young

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 →

Posted in Game Re-Caps, Games, News, NHL, Players, Teams, Washington Capitals | Tagged Alexander Alexeyev, Aliaksei Protas, Beck Malenstyn, Boston Bruins, Charlie Lindgren, Conor Sheary, Craig Smith, Della Young, Dylan Strome, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Game Recaps, Henrik Borgstrom, Joe Snively, John Carlson, Martin Fehervary, Matt Irwin, Nick Jensen, Nicklas Backstrom, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Rasmus Sandin, Sonny Milano, Tom Wilson, Washington Capitals | 22 Comments

Capitals Sink Islanders, 5-2; Rasmus Sandin Scores, Dylan Strome Scores In Fourth Consecutive Game

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Jon Sorensen

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.

Posted in News | Tagged Craig Smith, Dylan Strome, New York Islanders, Rasmus Sandin, Tom Wilson, Washington Capitals | 18 Comments

Capitals Fall To Panthers, 4-2; Dylan Strome and Tom Wilson Score

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Della Young

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 →

Posted in Game Re-Caps, Games, News, NHL, Players, Teams, Washington Capitals | Tagged Alexander Alexeyev, Aliaksei Protas, Beck Malenstyn, Charlie Lindgren, Conor Sheary, Craig Smith, Della Young, Dylan Strome, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Florida Panthers, Game Recaps, John Carlson, Martin Fehervary, Matt Irwin, Nic Dowd, Nick Jensen, Nicklas Backstrom, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Rasmus Sandin, Sonny Milano, Tom Wilson, Washington Capitals | 13 Comments

Montreal Dumps Washington, 6-2; Strome Hits 20 Goals

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Harrison Brown

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 →

Posted in News | Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Alexeyev, Aliaksei Protas, Anthony Mantha, Carl Hagelin, Charlie Lindgren, Connor Brown, Conor Sheary, Craig Smith, Darcy Kuemper, Dylan Strome, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Game Recap, Games, Harrison Brown, Joe Snively, John Carlson, Kevin McCarthy, Martin Fehervary, Matt Irwin, Montreal Canadiens, Nic Dowd, Nick Jensen, Nicklas Backstrom, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Peter Laviolette, Rasmus Sandin, Sonny Milano, T.J. Oshie, Tom Wilson, Trevor Van Riemsdyk, Washington Capitals | 13 Comments