Capitals Must Fix Power Play for Playoffs Ben Little | July 29, 2020 The Washington Capitals return to playing meaningful hockey on Aug. 3 against the Tampa Bay Lightning after an over 140-day hiatus from action. They are jumping right into playoff hockey,…
The Capitals’ Legacy Bid TC Zencka | July 20, 2020 The 2017-18 Washington Capitals cemented Alex Ovechkin’s status as an all-time great, removing the final question mark from his indelible resume and crowning him and the Caps as NHL champions.…
Projecting Alex Ovechkin’s Contract Extension Ben Little | July 18, 2020 Alexander Ovechkin has been a premier player in the National Hockey League for 15 years now. While he has maintained solid point totals throughout his entire career, he has also…
Capitals Face Tough Roster Decisions Jack Dawkins | June 30, 2020 It has been reported that the NHL salary cap might be effectively frozen at $81.5 million until 2023. During that time period, Alex Ovechkin’s current contract will expire, several players…
Capitals’ 2022 Olympics Roster Projections Ty Hudec | May 16, 2020 The 2022 Beijing Olympics represent the next major international tournament on the horizon for hockey fans around the world. After the 2020 IIHF World Championships were canceled and plans for…
NHL’s Top 5 Left Wingers of the Decade Josh Vold | May 9, 2020 It’s officially the start of a new decade. A lot of lists have come out lately as people reflect on the 2010s, from the best NHL moments to the most…
Ovechkin Will Reach (and Beat) Gretzky’s Goal Record Anthony Paradiso | May 4, 2020 For the past 15 years, Alex Ovechkin has dazzled NHL fans with his wicked one-timer. He shoots the puck harder than anyone in the league. He has racked up 706…
NHL Rumors: Red Wings, Ovechkin Retirement Talk, Host Cities, More Jim Parsons | April 23, 2020 In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is speculation the NHL has abandoned some of their plans for resuming the NHL season, but created new ones. There is no news on…
Renaming the NHL Awards: What They Could Look Like Josh Vold | February 25, 2020 In a recent episode of “ The Ray & Dregs podcast“ hosted by TSN’s Ray Ferraro and Darren Dreger, they discussed the idea of the NHL changing the names of…
The NHL’s 700-Goal Club Jeff Seide | February 22, 2020 During the NHL’s 100 years, there have been more than 7,500 players. Over two-thirds of those have scored at least one goal. But there are only eight players to have…
Giroux, Flyers Rout Capitals and Keep Ovechkin at 698 Goals The Canadian Press | February 8, 2020 WASHINGTON — Sean Couturier scored twice, Claude Giroux recorded three points and Brian Elliott made 25 saves to help the Philadelphia Flyers deny Alex Ovechkin a milestone and blow out…
Ovechkin 700: Opponents Helpless vs. NHL’s Best Goalscorer The Canadian Press | February 7, 2020 WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin arrived in Washington in the summer of 2005 wearing mismatched flip flops and Daisy Duke shorts. He looked like a lost tourist. Ovechkin went No. 1…
