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- Capitals’ Garnet Hathaway: “We Have To Find A Way To Not Trust Ourselves To Scrape By With Points, But Rather Take Control Of Games”
- Brenden Dillon: “Consistency Is First And Foremost Taking Care Of Your Own Game”
- Capitals’ Head Coach Peter Laviolette On Trevor Van Riemsdyk And Jonas Siegenthaler: “I Do Believe Those Two Players Not Playing Are NHL Defensemen”
- Capitals’ Carl Hagelin: “We’re A Team That Needs To Play Aggressive And Be Physical”
- Peter Laviolette Discusses Zdeno Chara, Vitek Vanecek And Team Discipline Prior To Monday’s Practice
- Capitals Fall To Penguins, 4-3 In Shootout; Alex Ovechkin Scores First Goal Of The Season
- NHL Moves Capitals-Sabres Game On Sunday To 3 PM ET
- He’s Still Got It: Alex Ovechkin Scores First Goal of the 2020-21 Season, 707th Career Goal Against Penguins
- Daniel Sprong To Make Capitals’ Debut vs. Penguins, Conor Sheary Scratched Against Former Team; Ilya Samsonov In Net
- Washington at Pittsburgh Series Preview: Capitals Continue Road Trip vs. Penguins
Tag Archives: Stanley Cup Playoffs
The Last Hurrah: Stanley Cup Contenders Who Fell From the Promised Land
Photo: Getty Images Throughout NHL history, there have been a number of teams who have made the Stanley Cup Final only to fall into mediocrity for years following their appearance in the “Big Dance”. This list includes teams at the … Continue reading
Posted in Games, History, News, NHL, Playoffs, Teams
Tagged Carolina Hurricanes, Diane Doyle, Edmonton Oilers, Games, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, NHL, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Teams
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Flyers’ Matt Niskanen Suspended For One Game After Hitting Canadiens’ Brendan Gallagher In Jaw During Game 5
Screencap: TSN The NHL’s Department of Player Safety announced on Thursday evening that Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Matt Niskanen has been suspended for Game 6 of the first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series after cross-checking Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher in the … Continue reading
Capitals’ Head Coach Todd Reirden: “We Knew Coming Into The Tournament We Could Have A Lot Of This”
Washington Capitals head coach Todd Reirden told the media on Wednesday that being without center Nicklas Backstrom, who has missed the past three games due to an undisclosed injury suffered in Game 1 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series … Continue reading
Posted in Coach, Interview, News, Todd Reirden, Washington Capitals
Tagged Game 5, Harrison Brown, News, Nicklas Backstrom, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Todd Reirden, Washington Capitals
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Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin Moves Into 18th Place On NHL’s All-Time Stanley Cup Playoff Goal List
Photo: Chase Agnello-Dean/Getty Images With his two goal night in the Washington Capitals‘ 3-2 win in Game 4 of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the New York Islanders, captain Alex Ovechkin moved past Detroit Red Wings legend Gordie … Continue reading
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Tagged Alex Ovechkin, Harrison Brown, Milestones, News, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Washington Capitals
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Capitals Come Back After Slow Start, Extend Series With 3-2 Victory In Game 4 vs. Islanders; Alex Ovechkin Scores Two
Photo: Chase Agnello-Dean/Getty Images The Washington Capitals came back from a 2-0 deficit in the second period to defeat the New York Islanders by a score of 3-2 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Playoff first-round series on Tuesday … Continue reading
Hurricanes’ Head Coach Rod Brind’Amour Fined $25,000 For Calling Officiating “A Joke”
Photo: CBS Boston The NHL announced on Wednesday that Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind’Amour was fined $25,000 for calling the officials “a joke” after they did not blow the play dead when goaltender Petr Mrazek covered the puck and … Continue reading
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Tagged Carolina Hurricanes, Fine, Harrison Brown, News, NHL, Rod Brind’amour, Stanley Cup Playoffs
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Brayden Point Nets Game-Winning Goal For Lightning 10:27 Into Fifth Overtime Of Game 1 vs. Blue Jackets
Photo: Elsa/Getty Images There were plenty of storylines entering Game 1 of the first-round series between the No. 2 seed Tampa Bay Lightning and No. 7 seed Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday afternoon after the Blue Jackets stunned the Lightning, … Continue reading
Posted in Games, News, NHL, Playoffs
Tagged 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Brayden Point, Columbus Blue Jackets, Harrison Brown, News, NHL, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Tampa Bay Lightning
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2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Western Conference Preview
How will the NHL’s Western Conference shake out after the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs? Continue reading
Posted in Games, Lineups, News, NHL, Players, Playoffs, Teams
Tagged Arizona Coyotes, Calgary Flames, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars, Defensemen, George Foussekis, Goaltending, John Klingberg, Johnny Gaudreau, Marc-Andre Fleury, Matthew Tkachuk, Nathan MacKinnon, NHL, Patrick Kane, Power Play, Predictions, Preview, Quinn Hughes, Ryan O'Reilly, St. Louis Blues, Stanley Cup, Stanley Cup Champions, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Taylor Hall, Vancouver Canucks, Vegas Golden Knights
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Eastern Conference First Round Preview
Photo: Mark LoMogio/Getty Images With puck drop on the first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs less than 24 hours away, NoVa Caps takes a look at the Eastern Conference matchups.
Islanders-Capitals First Round Preview
Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Washington Capitals (41-20-8 regular-season record, third seed in Eastern Conference) and New York Islanders (35-23-10 regular-season record, seventh seed in Eastern Conference) will meet in the first round of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The … Continue reading
