Tag Archives: Offense

Short Season Surprise: Daniel Sprong Having An Impressive Season For the Capitals in 2020-21

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Michael Fleetwood

Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images Before the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 NHL season began, when one envisioned a full, healthy lineup for the Washington Capitals, it’s likely that 2019-20 trade acquisition Daniel Sprong wasn’t among the names that would be seeing a … Continue reading →

Posted in NHL, Players, Teams, Washington Capitals | Tagged 2020-21 NHL Season, Coronavirus, Daniel Sprong, Michael Fleetwood, Offense, Players, Washington Capitals | 1 Comment

Proposing A Trade To Help The Capitals Add More Forward Depth

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Photo: NHL.com After the Washington Capitals scored only eight goals in five games from three players (forward Alex Ovechkin: four, center Evgeny Kuznetsov and forward T.J. Oshie: two) in their five-game loss to the New York Islanders in the first … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Players, Teams, Trade, Washington Capitals | Tagged Alex Iafallo, Harrison Brown, Los Angeles Kings, Offense, Opinion, Trade, Washington Capitals | 9 Comments

Looking At The Capitals’ Best UFA Options At Forward

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Harrison Brown

Photo NHL via Getty Images After the Washington Capitals scored only eight goals in their five-game loss in the first-round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, it is clear that the team could use another forward, especially with Ilya Kovalchuk … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged Carl Soderberg, Forwards, Free Agency, Harrison Brown, Jesper Fast, Mattias Janmark, Offense, Vladislav Namestnikov, Washington Capitals | 2 Comments

Washington Capitals Fourth Quarter Review: 2019-20 Season

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Diane Doyle

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Due to the remainder of the 2019-2020 NHL regular season being cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, it is time to do the fourth and last quarterly assessment of the Washington Capitals’ 2019-20 season. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Data and Analytics, News, NHL, Washington Capitals | Tagged Assists, Defense, Diane Doyle, Fourth Quarter Review, Goals, Metropolitan Division, Offense, Points, Quarterly Review, Special Teams, Teams, Washington Capitals | 1 Comment

Tiger in the Spotlight: Lars Eller’s Effectiveness A Bright Spot During Capitals’ Struggles

Posted on February 12, 2020 by Michael Fleetwood

Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images The Capitals’ struggles over the last several games have been a blemish on an otherwise strong season, and have highlighted a number of issues the team and its coaching staff will be looking to address … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, News, NHL, Offense, Players, Teams, Washington Capitals | Tagged Assists, Goals, Lars Eller, Loss, Michael Fleetwood, NHL, Offense, Teams, Washington Capitals, Wins | 4 Comments

Alex Ovechkin Records 27th Career Hat Trick Against Los Angeles Kings, Moves Closer to 700 Goals

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Michael Fleetwood

Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images Since before and after the All-Star break, Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has been the NHL’s hottest player. Ending the two games before the All-Star break with consecutive hat tricks, the Capitals’ captain for was named … Continue reading →

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Alex Ovechkin Ties Mark Messier for Eighth All-Time on NHL Goals List; Extends Goal Scoring Streak to Five Games

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Michael Fleetwood

Alex Ovechkin has had himself a productive last few weeks of December. With two consecutive hat tricks before the All-Star break, and putting himself back in Maurice Richard Trophy contention since returning, The Great Eight has climbed the NHL record … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, History, News, NHL, Offense, Players, Teams, Washington Capitals | Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Goals, History, Mark Messier, Michael Fleetwood, NHL, Offense, Ottawa Senators, Washington Capitals, Wayne Gretzky | 1 Comment

Boyder Back in Business: Travis Boyd Scores in First Game In Nearly A Month

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Michael Fleetwood

USA Today Sports While most of the Capitals entered last week’s All-Star break with plenty of game action to rest hard-worked muscles and get some much-needed relaxation, Capitals forward Travis Boyd headed into the bye week having not played a … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, News, NHL, Offense, Players, Teams, Washington Capitals | Tagged Brendan Leipsic, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Goals, Michael Fleetwood, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Offense, Players, Travis Boyd, Washington Capitals | 5 Comments

Make it 30! Alex Ovechkin Scores Two First Period Goals After Getting Clipped By High-Stick, Joins Elite Company with 30th Goal

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Michael Fleetwood

Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images Just a few after scoring two goals in the first period of a 2-0 shutout win against the Carolina Hurricanes, Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin repeated the feat against the New Jersey Devils, in Thursday night’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Game Re-Caps, Games, News, NHL, Offense, Players, Teams, Washington Capitals | Tagged 30 Goals, Alex Ovechkin, Games, Goals, Jaromir Jagr, Metropolitan Division, Michael Fleetwood, Mike Gartner, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Offense, Players, Washington Capitals | 2 Comments

No Doubt About It: Alex Ovechkin Scores Goal Just Seconds After No-Goal Call Against the Senators

Posted on January 7, 2020 by Michael Fleetwood

Over the course of his 15-season NHL career, Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has been gold against the Ottawa Senators, entering Tuesday night’s game at Capital One Arena with 27 goals and 47 points in 46 games played against the Sens. … Continue reading →