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Despite Recent Stretch of Team Struggles, Vitek Vanecek Standing Strong in Net

Posted on January 29, 2022 by Michael Fleetwood

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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Washington Capitals Second Quarter Review: 2021-22 Season

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Diane Doyle

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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Washington Capitals Third Trimester Review: 2020-21 Season

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Diane Doyle

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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Washington Capitals Second Trimester Review: 2020-21 Season

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Diane Doyle

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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Dowd Dominance: Nic Dowd’s Recent Faceoff Effectiveness A Highlight As the Capitals Look To Improve On The Dot

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Michael Fleetwood

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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Capitals Have Been The NHL’s Third-Most Injury And Illness Prone Team So Far This Season

Posted on February 26, 2021 by Harrison Brown

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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A Look At How NHL Teams Have Responded After COVID-19 Pauses This Season

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Harrison Brown

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 →

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A Look At How Some Of The New Capitals Have Performed This Season

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Harrison Brown

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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What Is Wrong With Capitals’ John Carlson?

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Harrison Brown

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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A Look At The Capitals’ Three Possible First Round Matchups

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Harrison Brown

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 →

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