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Despite Recent Stretch of Team Struggles, Vitek Vanecek Standing Strong in Net
Glenn James/NHLI via Getty Images While much of the buzz around the Washington Capitals’ eventual 5-0 shutout victory over the Dallas Stars centered on their former starting goaltender Braden Holtby facing his longtime club for the first time, and perhaps … Continue reading
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Tagged Dallas Stars, Goaltending, Michael Fleetwood, NHL, Players, Statistics, Vitek Vanecek, Washington Capitals
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Washington Capitals Second Quarter Review: 2021-22 Season
Photo: Duane Burleson/The Associated Press With the Washington Capitals having played 42 games of their 2021-2022 regular season schedule, it’s time to take a quarterly assessment of the team for the second quarter.
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Tagged Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson, Peter Laviolette, Quarterly Review, Second Quarter Review, Statistics
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Washington Capitals Third Trimester Review: 2020-21 Season
Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images In a “typical” season, NoVa Caps has traditionally reviewed the Washington Capitals’ performance after each quarter. With the 2020-21 season being an abbreviated 56-game season instead of the normal 82-game season, we will … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020-21 Season, Analytics, Diane Doyle, Milestones, News, NHL, Statistics, Third Trimester Review
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Washington Capitals Second Trimester Review: 2020-21 Season
Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Images In a “typical” season, NoVaa Caps has traditionally reviewed the Washington Capitals’ performance after each quarter. With the 2020-21 season being an abbreviated 56-game season instead of the normal 82-game season, we will change our … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020-21 NHL Season, Analytics, Diane Doyle, Games, NHL, Second Trimester Review, Statistics, Washington Capitals
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Dowd Dominance: Nic Dowd’s Recent Faceoff Effectiveness A Highlight As the Capitals Look To Improve On The Dot
Patrick Smith/Getty Images Center Nic Dowd has been a regular feature on the Washington Capitals’ fourth-line for the last two seasons and now in his third campaign in a Caps sweater, the former seventh-round pick of the Los Angeles Kings … Continue reading
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Tagged Faceoff Winning Percentage, Faceoffs, Games, Michael Fleetwood, NHL, Nic Dowd, Statistics, Washington Capitals
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Capitals Have Been The NHL’s Third-Most Injury And Illness Prone Team So Far This Season
The Washington Capitals headed into the 2020-21 season with the NHL’s oldest roster with an average age of 30.5 years old, nearly two years up on the next oldest (Toronto Maple Leafs: 28.6). Six weeks into the season, they rank … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID-19, Harrison Brown, Illness, Injury, NHL, Players, Statistics, Teams, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington Capitals
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A Look At How NHL Teams Have Responded After COVID-19 Pauses This Season
Photo: NHL.com With the Washington Capitals having a week off in between games after the Philadelphia Flyers and Buffalo Sabres both shut down temporarily due to COVID-19, they are just one of many teams to have a long layoff with … Continue reading
A Look At How Some Of The New Capitals Have Performed This Season
Photo: SI Due to a flat salary cap for the next three years, the Washington Capitals were one of many teams that were forced to make a number of roster changes over the past offseason. With 20 percent of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Braden Holtby, Brendan Leipsic, Conor Sheary, Daniel Carr, Daniel Sprong, Free Agency, Harrison Brown, Ilya Kovalchuk, Justin Schultz, Kevin McCarthy, Peter Laviolette, Radko Gudas, Statistics, Todd Reirden, Travis Boyd, Trevor Van Riemsdyk, Tyler Lewington, Vitek Vanecek, Washington Capitals
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What Is Wrong With Capitals’ John Carlson?
Photo: Mark Blinch/Getty Images There are many storylines about the Washington Capitals as they trail their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series against the New York Islanders 3-0 after a 2-1 overtime loss in Game 3 on Sunday afternoon. One that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Harrison Brown, John Carlson, News, Statistics, Washington Capitals
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A Look At The Capitals’ Three Possible First Round Matchups
Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images By falling to the Philadelphia Flyers in their second round-robin tournament game by a score of 3-1 on Thursday, the Washington Capitals guaranteed that they can no longer finish higher than the third seed in the … Continue reading
