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Brawl On Broadway Part II: Capitals, Rangers Drop The Gloves One Second Into Chaotic First Period

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Michael Fleetwood

After Monday night’s dramatic 6-3 win over the New York Rangers in which Right Wing Tom Wilson found himself in the crosshairs of the National Hockey League and the Rangers themselves, there was little doubt that there would be fireworks … Continue reading →

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Brawl on Broadway: Scramble In Front of the Capitals’ Net Leads To Two-Team Brawl

Posted on May 3, 2021 by Michael Fleetwood

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images With the Washington Capitals having lost captain Alex Ovechkin after one shift, with two forwards and a defenseman already out of the lineup, the team would require grit and grind from the rest of the lineup to … Continue reading →

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Dilly Dilly Fight Night: Brenden Dillon Drops Penguins Teddy Blueger in One-sided Fisticuffs

Posted on May 1, 2021 by Michael Fleetwood

Not much went right for the Washington Capitals in their 3-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night, just a few nights after clinching a spot in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. As one might expect, frustrations mounted and … Continue reading →

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Boxing In Beantown: Physicality Erupts In Capitals-Bruins Rematch

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Michael Fleetwood

After their Wednesday night victory over the Boston Bruins saw some animosity develop between their respective benches, the Washington Capitals’ and Boston Bruins’ rematch on Friday night proved to be a much more physical sequel, with both teams’ tempers flaring.

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Capitals’ Tom Wilson Drops Gloves With Islanders’ Anders Lee in Physical First Period

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Della Young

Screencap: @TheReplayGuy It’s already getting feisty in Game 1. Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson dropped the gloves with New York Islanders captain Anders Lee in the first-round series at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

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Capitals’ T.J. Oshie Drops the Gloves With Lightning’s Yanni Gourde During Round-Robin Opener

Posted on August 3, 2020 by Della Young

Screencap: @faiello_mari It’s getting real now, folks. Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie dropped the gloves with Tampa Bay Lightning’s forward Yanni Gourde during the second period of Monday’s round-robin opener at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

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Dillon vs. Malkin: Brenden Dillon’s First Fight As A Capital

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Della Young

Photo: @Capitals A scrum by the net turned into a big fight with Washington Capitals defenseman and newest acquisition Brenden Dillon and Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin, and it was a good one.

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Our Favorite Capitals Bouts From The Past Five Years

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Harrison Brown

Photo: CBS Sports While the NHL has tried to discourage fighting for quite some time, players around the league haven’t been afraid to drop the mitts when they think it’s necessary, including members of the Washington Capitals. Capitals fans have … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes’ Andrei Svechnikov, Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin Pointing Fingers At One Another On Who Sparked Game 3 Fight

Posted on April 20, 2019 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NBC Sports Washington One of the biggest subjects of conversations after Game 3 of the First Round series between the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes was the fight between Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and Hurricanes rookie forward Andrei Svechnikov … Continue reading →

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Retro Recap: Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils – October 9, 2010

Posted on March 7, 2019 by Diane Doyle

Photo: Getty Images With the Capitals set to host the Metropolitan Division rival New Jersey Devils on Friday night, NoVa Caps takes a look back at a contest between the two teams just under nine years ago on Opening Night … Continue reading →

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