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Preview: Washington Finishes Homestand vs. Florida

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Washington Capitals host the Florida Panthers on Thursday for the first time since Florida eliminated Washington in Game 6 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoff first-round series last May. Florida also took the first meeting … Continue reading

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Alex Ovechkin Meets The Press On All-Star Media Day

Photos: Washington Capitals Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals’ lone representative at the 2023 NHL All-Star game, met with the media in South Florida on Thursday. The actual All-Star game will take place at the Florida Panthers’ home arena in Sunrise, Florida, not … Continue reading

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Silver Jubilee: Capitals Celebrate 25 Years At 7th And F Streets

25 years ago, the Washington Capitals and the Washington Wizards moved into the MCI Center, their new downtown home, located at the corner of 7th Street and F Street in Northwest DC.  Prior to that, both teams resided at the … Continue reading

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Capitals Fall In Florida, 5-2

Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images The Washington Capitals fell to the Florida Panthers by a score of 5-2 at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise on Tuesday night. It was the teams’ first meeting since Florida eliminated Washington in six games … Continue reading

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Peter Laviolette Out Of COVID Protocol; Will Be Behind The Bench For Tuesday’s Game Vs. Panthers

The Washington Capitals announced Tuesday that head coach Peter Laviolette will be behind the bench tonight after removal from the NHL’s COVID protocol list.

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Preview: Capitals Finish Up In Florida On Tuesday Night

Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals take on the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night for the first time since Florida took the first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series between the two teams in six games last … Continue reading

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2022-23 Atlantic Division Preview

Photo: Silver Seven Sens With the start of the 2022-23 NHL season four days away (for the Eastern Conference), NoVa Caps continues their annual division previews. Today, we will preview the Atlantic Division.

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Eastern Conference 100 Point Club — Potential Changing of The Guard?

Photo: NHL The 2021-22 season was one where all eight qualifiers for the NHL Eastern Conference Playoffs had at least 100 standings points, the first time this has happened in NHL history. There was a relatively large chasm between fourth … Continue reading

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Winners And Losers Of 2022 NHL Offseason

Photo: Silver Seven Sens With most of the major NHL moves in the books for the offseason, teams improved, made their rosters worse, or stayed the same. NoVa Caps looks at the teams that won and lost the offseason.

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Examining All 32 NHL Goaltending Tandems (Or Trios) For 2022-23 Season: Part III

Photo by Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI via Getty Images After a lot of NHL teams changed their goalie outlook whether that is for the better or worse this offseason, NoVa Caps concludes their series in looking at all 32 situations in the … Continue reading

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