Good Grief, Charlie Brown: Ovechkin and Crosby at It Again Jeff Seide | April 26, 2018 Anyone who’s ever read or watched “Peanuts” knows that Charlie Brown has tried to kick a football countless times since 1952, only to have Lucy van Pelt cruelly yank it…
NHL Playoff Predictions: Slobberknockers in the Second Round Larry Fisher | April 26, 2018 It figures the division I follow the closest — the Pacific — is where I went the most wrong with my first-round playoff predictions. I was fully expecting an all-SoCal…
Crosby vs Ovechkin Trilogy: Good for Hockey? Franklin Steele | April 24, 2018 Earlier this week, the Washington Capitals finished off the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 6, setting up a second-round series with a familiar foe. The Pittsburgh Penguins await in Round…
Jets Fans’ Best Chants Declan Schroeder | April 22, 2018 There are a few things true about Winnipeg Jets fans: 1) Jets fans are loud. 2) Jets fans are passionate. 3) Jets fans are pretty darn imaginative when it comes to chanting…
Blue Jackets & Capitals Each at a Crossroads Mark Scheig | April 20, 2018 When the Columbus Blue Jackets received an early power play on Thursday night, you could tell their performance on it would dictate how the rest of the night would go.…
Blue Jackets-Capitals: 3 Things to Watch in Game 2 Mark Scheig | April 15, 2018 The Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals return to the ice Sunday night to play Game 2 of their first round series at Capital One Arena. They are the last…
Capitals Look to Reduce Penalties, Mistakes in Game 2 Sammi Silber | April 14, 2018 To kick off the playoffs, the Washington Capitals couldn’t seem to find their rhythm against the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 1. They lost the lead two times due to…
Capitals Kick Off Playoffs With Will to Win it All Sammi Silber | April 12, 2018 The Washington Capitals know of their past. Their fans singing hymns of hope that insist that “this is the year.” However, they know their shortfalling, where they’ve been unable to make…
2018 NHL Playoffs: The All-Watchability Bracket Peter Ferrell | April 10, 2018 As we reach the end of the 2017-18 National Hockey League season, there will be hundreds, if not thousands of articles attempting to predict the Stanley Cup Playoffs. There are…
Capitals’ Ovechkin Closes in on 50 as Focus Shifts to Playoffs Sammi Silber | April 7, 2018 It’s happened before for Alex Ovechkin, who scored a hat-trick in the Washington Capitals 2015-16 season finale to hit the 50-goal mark. He has the chance to do it again…
The Anatomy of Ovechkin’s 1,000 Games Sammi Silber | March 31, 2018 When the Washington Capitals signed Alex Ovechkin to a 13-year contract extension, owner Ted Leonsis got a call from David Stern, one of many who had criticized the franchise’s latest…
Capitals Reflect as Ovechkin Approaches 50 Goals Sammi Silber | March 27, 2018 After scoring his 40th goal of the season in the Washington Capitals’ Stadium Series matchup against Toronto, Ovechkin was happy to hit that number but wasn’t ready to settle. “Forty…
