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Alex Ovechkin Plays In 1,200th Career NHL Game
Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin played his very first game on October 5, 2005, a home game for the Washington Capitals against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Ovechkin played in his 1,200th career NHL games Tuesday night.
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Tagged Alex Kovalev, Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Ovechkin, Brett Hull, Calle Johansson, Colorado Avalanche, Dustin Brown, Joe Thornton, Marcel Dionne, Mark Messier, Ryan Sutter, Sergei Fedorov, Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby, Zdeno Chara
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The Last Men Skating: A Look At Players Who Have Stood the Test of NHL Time – 2021-22 Preseason Edition
New York Islanders It is always a momentous occasion when a player gets drafted into the NHL, an event marked every year with coverage of the NHL Entry Draft, which includes the expected anticipation of which player will be drafted … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996 NHL Entry Draft, 1997 NHL Entry Draft, 1998 NHL Entry Draft, 1999 NHL Entry Draft, 2000 NHL Entry Draft, 2001 NHL Entry Draft, 2002 NHL Entry Draft, 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Craig Anderson, Diane Doyle, Draft, Drafts, Duncan Keith, Henrik Lundqvist, Jason Spezza, Joe Thornton, Mike Smith, NHL, NHL Draft, Patrick Marleau, Ryan Miller, Zdeno Chara
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Former Capitals Defenseman Zdeno Chara Signs One-Year Contract To Return To Islanders
Photo: CBS Boston The New York Islanders announced on Saturday that they have signed former Washington Capitals left-handed defenseman Zdeno Chara to a one-year contract at an unknown cap hit. The 44-year-old became an unrestricted free agent on July 28.
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Tagged Contracts, Free Agency, Harrison Brown, New York Islanders, News, Washington Capitals, Zdeno Chara
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How Will The Capitals Replace Brenden Dillon?
Photo: NBC Sports After the Washington Capitals dealt defenseman Brenden Dillon to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for second-round picks in the 2022 and 2023 NHL Drafts (the second of which was dealt to the Seattle Kraken in exchange for … Continue reading
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Tagged Calvin de Haan, Defensemen, Erik Gustafsson, Free Agency, Hampus Lindholm, Harrison Brown, Marcus Pettersson, Olli Maatta, Salary Cap, Stats, Trade, Washington Capitals, Zdeno Chara
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Which Defensemen Could The Capitals Target In Free Agency?
Photo: Buffalo Sabres On Monday the Capitals traded rugged, veteran defenseman Brenden Dillon to the Winnipeg Jets for a 2022 second round pick and a 2023 second round pick, leaving an opening on the left side of the defensive corps … Continue reading
Zdeno Chara Receives Award From Slovakia’s President Zuzana Čaputová
Defenseman Zdeno Chara received an award this weekend for extraordinary merits in the field of sports and for spreading the good name of the Slovak Republic abroad.
Two Bonuses Cost Capitals Just Under $500,000 In 2021-22 Salary Cap Space
Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images According to Washington Capitals senior writer Mike Vogel, the team has been charged $472,972 against their salary cap for the 2021-22 season after defenseman Zdeno Chara and goaltender Ilya Samsonov achieved bonuses this past season. In … Continue reading
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Tagged 2021-22 Season, Harrison Brown, Ilya Samsonov, News, Salary Cap, Washington Capitals, Zdeno Chara
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Capitals Player Performance Grades For The 2020-21 Regular Season
Photo: NHL via Getty Images Every NHL player has their ups and downs during the regular season, especially during a shortened 56-game season that is preceded by a 10-day training camp and no exhibition games. In this post, NoVa Caps … Continue reading
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Tagged 2020-21 Season, Alex Ovechkin, Anthony Mantha, Brenden Dillon, Carl Hagelin, Conor Sheary, Craig Anderson, Daniel Sprong, Dmitry Orlov, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Garnet Hathaway, Harrison Brown, Ilya Samsonov, John Carlson, Justin Schultz, Lars Eller, Michael Raffl, Nic Dowd, Nick Jensen, Nicklas Backstrom, Opinion, Players, Stats, T.J. Oshie, Tom Wilson, Trevor Van Riemsdyk, Vitek Vanecek, Zdeno Chara
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The Capitals Defense: Annual Performance Review – Part 2
A few weeks go we took a first look at the Washington Capitals defense and their performance over the course of the 2020-21 regular season (here). In today’s post we’ll expand on that initial evaluation and provide additional context by … Continue reading
