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A Tale of Two Teams: The Capitals’ Drastic Regression Started Earlier Than One Might Think
Patrick Smith/Getty Images For the past seven games, since they returned from the NHL All-Star bye week, the Capitals have struggled to rekindle the momentum the team had earlier in the season, going 3-4-0 since coming off the week-long break. … Continue reading
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Tagged Justin Trudel, Metrics, NHL, Record, Shot Data, Statistics, Washington Capitals, Washington Capitals Data and Analytics
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2019-20 Division Breakdown – NHL Results Through 1/3 of the NHL Season: Metropolitan Division.
Emilee Chinn/Getty Images With another Thanksgiving in the United States come and gone, most NHL teams have completed about one-third of their 2019-20 season. In the past, it was generally believed that teams who were in a playoff position at … Continue reading
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Tagged 2019-20 Season, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Diane Doyle, Metropolitan Division, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, NHL, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Record, Standings, Washington Capitals
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Capitals Have Multi-Goal Scorers In Nine Consecutive Games, A Franchise Record
Photo: Knights On Ice Just because one streak ended for the Washington Capitals in their 4-3 shootout loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Monday doesn’t mean others came to a halt either. The Capitals’ extended their point streak to 12 … Continue reading
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Tagged Harrison Brown, News, Record, Washington Capitals, Washington Capitals Stats
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Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin Discusses Possibly Catching Wayne Gretzky’s Goal Record
Photo: SI Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin discussed catching Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in league history (894) with Sportsnet‘s Elliotte Freidman in an interview that was published this week. The forward, who will turn 34 a week … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Harrison Brown, Interview, News, Record, Washington Capitals, Wayne Gretzky
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Nicklas Backstrom Scores 20th Goal of Season Against Tampa Bay Lightning, Moves Into Eighth Place In Points For Swedish-born Players
Photo: NHL Via Getty Images Known primarily for his exceptional assist totals, Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom scored his 20th goal of the 2018-19 season (his fourth consecutive 20-goal campaign) in the first period of the Capitals’ March 30, 2019 matchup … Continue reading
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Tagged Diane Doyle, Goals, Markus Naslund, NHL, Nicklas Backstrom, Points, Record, Sweden, Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals
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March of the Capitals – Coming in Like the Hard-Hitting Lamb
Photo: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The month of March is nearly upon the Washington Capitals and with the arrival of March, comes the final playoff push. Often, March will come in like a lamb, but a hard-charging battering ram. In this … Continue reading
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Tagged Diane Doyle, March, Record, Washington Capitals
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Washington Capitals Third Quarter Review: 2018-2019 Season
Photo: Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images With the Washington Capitals having played 61 games in the 2018-2019 season, it’s time for our third quarterly assessment of the team. In this piece, NoVa Caps’ Diane Doyle looks at the third quarter … Continue reading
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Tagged Diane Doyle, Metropolitan Division, NHL, Quarterly Review, Record, Teams, Washington Capitals
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Alex Ovechkin Ties Hall of Famer, Former Teammate Sergei Fedorov on All-Time Russian Points List
Photo: Washington Times A few seasons ago, Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin became the all-time leader in goals scored by a Russian player in the history of the NHL, passing former Capitals teammate and Hockey Hall of Famer Sergei Fedorov in … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Ovechkin, History, Michael Fleetwood, Points, Record, Russian, Sergei Fedorov, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals
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Collector’s Corner: Caps Fan Shows Off His Collection from Mike Green’s 2009 Scoring Streak (Video)
Nine years ago, former Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green did something unprecedented for a blueliner. From January 27, 2009 through Valentines Day, Green scored a goal in eight consecutive games, setting the NHL record for most consecutive games scoring by … Continue reading
Records by the Dozen: Looking At Past 12-Game Starts by the Capitals
Bleacher Report Through the first 12 games of the 2017-18 season, the Capitals have played their way to a 5-6-1 record, despite a plethora of injuries to key players such as defenseman Matt Niskanen and right wing Brett Connolly. While … Continue reading
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Tagged Michael Fleetwood, Record, Washington Capitals
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