Tag Archives: Faceoffs

The Capitals Are Playing Too Loose and Need To Tighten Their Game Up

Posted on November 5, 2018 by George Foussekis

How can the Capitals adjust their game in the middle of this lengthy home stand? Continue reading →

Posted in Defense, Game Re-Caps, Games, Goaltending, News, NHL, Players, Teams, Washington Capitals | Tagged Braden Holtby, Craig Laughlin, Defensemen, Faceoffs, Games, George Foussekis, Goaltending, Pheonix Copley | 2 Comments

The Lack Of Faceoff Wins: How Can the Capitals Improve Inside the Faceoff Dot?

Posted on October 16, 2018 by George Foussekis

Why are the Washington Capitals struggling in the faceoff dot? Continue reading →

Posted in Coaching, News, Players, Todd Reirden, Washington Capitals | Tagged Chandler Stephenson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Face-offs, Faceoffs, George Foussekis, Lars Eller, Nic Dowd, Nicklas Backstrom, Penalty Kill, Washington Capitals | 4 Comments

The Defending Champions Return To Pittsburgh: Capitals @ Penguins

Posted on October 4, 2018 by George Foussekis

After a memorable Banner Raising Night, the Capitals hit the road for Pittsburgh. Continue reading →

Posted in Lineups, News, NHL, Power Play, Teams, Washington Capitals | Tagged Braden Holtby, Dmitrij Jaskin, Evgeni Malkin, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Faceoffs, Game Preview, Games, George Foussekis, Jayson Megna, Metropolitan Division, News, Nicklas Backstrom, Phil Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup, Stanley Cup Champions, Stanley Cup Playoffs, T.J. Oshie, Washington Capitals | 1 Comment

Saving Face(offs): Nic Dowd Could Help Fill the Void Left by Beagle

Posted on August 27, 2018 by

Photo: NHL via Getty Images On July 1st, 2018, the Washington Capitals signed forward Nic Dowd to a one year, league minimum contract. However, since his signing, the trail has gone quiet for our newest center forward. The twenty-eight year … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Chandler Stephenson, Chris Laroche, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Face-offs, Faceoffs, Free Agency, Jay Beagle, Los Angeles Kings, Nic Dowd, Nicklas Backstrom, Stanley Cup, Todd Reirden, Travis Boyd, Vancouver Canucks, Washington Capitals | 17 Comments

Where the Series Is Won and Lost: What Factors Will Decide the Playoff Series Between the Blue Jackets and Capitals?

Posted on April 12, 2018 by George Foussekis

What will be the factors that decide the playoff series between the Blue Jackets and Capitals? Continue reading →

Posted in Barry Trotz, Coach, Coaching, Games, News, NHL, Penalty Kill, Playoffs, Power Play, Teams, Washington Capitals | Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Artemi Panarin, Barry Trotz, Faceoffs, Games, George Foussekis, Goalies, Goaltending, John Tortorella, News, Penalty Kill, Philipp Grubauer, Playoffs, Power Play, Sergei Bobrovsky, Special Teams, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Tom Wilson | 1 Comment

Dogged on the Dot: Jay Beagle’s Faceoff Numbers Speak Volumes About His Value to the Capitals

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Michael Fleetwood

Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images Jay Beagle is without a doubt, one of the hardest-working and defensively responsible members of the Capitals’ offensive corps, and those traits alone are one reason why the undrafted center has been so successful at … Continue reading →

Posted in Data and Analytics, News, NHL, Players, Washington Capitals | Tagged Faceoffs, Jay Beagle, Michael Fleetwood, Washington Capitals | 7 Comments

Which Capitals Prospects Are Sticking Out in the Preseason? And, What is With All of the Preseason Penalties?

Posted on September 22, 2017 by George Foussekis

Which Capitals prospects have performed well early in the preseason? Continue reading →

Posted in Defense, News, Penalty Kill, Players, Playoffs, Power Play, Propsects, Washington Capitals | Tagged Carolina Hurricanes, Devante Smith-Pelly, Faceoffs, George Foussekis, Jakub Vrana, Madison Bowey, Montreal Canadiens, Nathan Walker, New Jersey Devils, Penalty, Philipp Grubauer, Phoenix Copley, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Washington Capitals Prospects | 3 Comments

Capitals Preseason Opener Features Slew of Penalties

Posted on September 18, 2017 by

Photo: NHL As the Capitals and Devils dropped the puck to the excitement of the fans at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, the vibe of excitement quickly changed with the whistles coming from those in the zebra stripes on … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, News, Players, Washington Capitals | Tagged Andre Burakovsky, Chandler Stephenson, Face-offs, Faceoffs, Lars Eller, Michael Marzzacco, NHL Preseason, Penalty, Washington Capitals, Washington Capitals Prospects, Washington Capitals Training Camp | 4 Comments

Washington Capitals Player Preview: Jay Beagle

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Harrison Brown

NoVa Caps has been preparing key “player previews” for the upcoming season as the Washington Capitals begin to gear up for the start of training camp in two weeks. Today, we continue our player previews with center Jay Beagle.