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2023-24 NHL Power Rankings At The All-Star Break: Edmonton Oilers Leap; Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders Drop

Posted on February 4, 2024 by Harrison Brown

Photo: AP/Michael Dwyer With the NHL All-Star Break coming to a close, the league will pick up action with teams fighting for their postseason lives on Monday night. NoVa Caps takes a look at where all 32 teams currently stand … Continue reading →

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Utah Jazz Owners Ask NHL To “Initiate An Expansion Process” For A Team In Salt Lake City

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Conde Nest Traveler According to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, Smith Entertainment Group, the owners of the NBA’s Utah Jazz, has asked the NHL to “initiate an expansion process” to bring an expansion team to Salt Lake City.

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Buyers And Sellers Report: NHL Team’s Trade Status Tiers Approaching The 2024 Trade Deadline

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Harrison Brown

Photo: James Guillory/USA TODAY Sports With the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline approaching on March 8, each team is going into it with different agendas whether that may be loading up for a Stanley Cup run, just rolling with what they … Continue reading →

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2023-24 NHL Power Rankings At The Holiday Break: New York Islanders, Nashville Predators Rise; Ottawa Senators Sink

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Harrison Brown

Photo: LA Times With the NHL holiday break taking place over the first half of this week, NoVa Caps does their second power rankings of all 32 teams for the 2023-24 season. (⬆️Up, ⬇️Down, ➡️No Change represent spaces moved since … Continue reading →

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Capitals Fall to Stars 5-4 in Shootout; Strome Scores Two, Ovechkin Records 1,500th Point

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Michael Fleetwood

Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Washington Capitals fell to the Dallas Stars by a score of 5-4 at Capital One Arena in a shootout on Thursday in their first game back home since their five-game road swing on the West Coast. … Continue reading →

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A Real Pro(tector): Puck Protection and the Right Line Combinations Have Paid Dividends For Aliaksei Protas

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Michael Fleetwood

Gary A. Vasquez/NHLI via Getty Images Ahead of the Washington Capitals’ matchup against the Anaheim Ducks, one player has not been harped on enough for how much he has improved. That individual being Capirals forward Aliaksei Protas. 

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Player Surprises And Disappointments Through The First Quarter Of 2023-24 NHL Season

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Harrison Brown

Photo: Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The first two months of this season have provided plenty of surprises, including individual player performances whether positively or negatively. NoVa Caps picks seven surprise player performance and seven disappointments from so far … Continue reading →

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“He Made A Decision…He Was Going to Exit and That’s the Way He Was Going Out”: Have We Seen the Last Hurrah of Nicklas Backstrom?

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Michael Fleetwood

Chris Tanouye/Freestyle Photography/Getty Images As things are turning in the right direction for the Washington Capitals, winning their last four games, things seem to be going downwards for star Center Nicklas Backstrom. On Tuesday, Capitals President of Hockey Operations and … Continue reading →

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2023-24 NHL Power Rankings At The Quarter Mark: Boston Bruins, New York Rangers Lead The Way

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NY Post With the quarter mark of 2023-24 NHL season approaching, NoVa Caps takes a look at where all 32 teams stand in their second of six league-wide power rankings this season. (⬆️Up, ⬇️Down, ➡️No Change represent spaces moved … Continue reading →

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Hardy Haman Aktell Records First NHL Point With Assist on Dylan Strome Goal

Posted on October 29, 2023 by Michael Fleetwood

John McCreary/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals continued their current homestand with a matchup against the San Jose Sharks, and had a few different faces in the lineup, including forward Hendrix Lapierre and defenseman Hardy Haman Aktell.

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