Tag: Washington Capitals

T.J. Oshie’s Big Night
Updated:Former Fighting Sioux All-American T.J. Oshie had one hell of a night. First, he scored the Washington Capitals only goal in a…
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Off-Season Targets: John Carlson
Updated:The only time the Edmonton Oilers have went big game hunting and come out with their target in free agency…
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Pittsburgh, Behold your MVP: The enduring value of Evgeni Malkin
Updated:UPDATE: Malkin’s in. Rejoice. * * * As of this morning’s skate, the Penguins gave their standard answer on whether…
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No, The NHL isn’t Biased for the Pens. Or Anyone Else.
If you’re a Penguins fan you’re familiar with plenty of other fanbases around the NHL bemoaning that the league is…
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Will Tom Wilson be Suspended?
Updated:My prediction, Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson will be getting a call from the NHL’s Department of Players Safety. Or…
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Overstating the obvious: Matt Murray will set the tone of the series
Updated:Hockey media started vigorously jacking it as soon as Washington eliminated the Blue Jackets on Monday night. Since this is…
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Off-Season Targets: Philipp Grubauer
The Edmonton Oilers appear hellbent on finding their next backup goaltender in Europe, but they shouldn’t be counting out any…
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Reminder: It’s Supposed To Be Hard
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are known for being the toughest grind in professional sports leading to a Championship. They tax…
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NHL Report: Oshie and Parise
Updated:Next, to Christmas, this is the most wonderful time of the year. The first round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs….
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Hockey After Dark, Night #2: “Capital Punishment” Edition
Updated:Don’t let the title fool you: while last night was, officially, Night #2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, there was…
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Isles Insights: Capitals hand Islanders latest loss as season winds down
Updated:NEW YORK — What’s left to say… The Islanders suffered their ninth loss in their last 10 games on Thursday night…
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Islanders Pregame: Isles try to contain Ovi and the Caps
Updated:at Barclays Center — Brooklyn, N.Y. TV: MSG Plus Radio: WFAN, WRHU 88.7 FM The Least You Should Know…
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Capitals Overpower Wild in 5-2 Victory
On Tuesday, there was news that the City of Seattle put in its official application for an NHL franchise. While…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals 2/15/18 @ 7:00PM CST at Xcel Energy Center
Minnesota Wild (31-19-6) 68pts 5th in the Central 2.95 Goals For Per Game (13th in the NHL) 2.80 Goals Against…
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Five takeaways from the Flyers’ 2-1 win in OT over Washington
Flyers Goals Michael Raffl (9), assists: Valtteri Filppula, Andrew MacDonald Travis Konecny (8), assists: Sean Couturier, Ivan Provorov Capitals Goals…
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Islanders Pregame: Isles Try to Turn Things Around at Home vs. Caps
Updated:EAST MEADOW, N.Y. — The Islanders return to the Barclays Center tonight to host the Washington Capitals. The game kicks off…
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Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oil! Oil! Oil!
He comes from a land down under…. *has boomerang thrown at head* Ok I’ll stop. As I drift away from…
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Capitals Opportunistic In 3-1 Win Over the Wild
After Thursday’s late-game comeback against the Nashville Predators you can almost forgive fans for being too excited. A 4-goal, 3rd…
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Game Preview: Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals 11/18/17 @ 6:30PM CST at Verizon Center
Minnesota Wild (9-7-2) 20pts 4th in the Central 3.06 Goals For Per Game (13th in the NHL) 2.61 Goals Against…
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Oilers Postgame: Half Happy
Oilers take 5 of possible 8 points on 4 game road trip…small victory…still a ton of improvement needed. — John…
Read more »Oilers Gameday @ Washington: Stop the Slide
After playing what might have been the best game of the season (despite the godawful PK) and losing (because of…
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Week 5 – Murderer’s Row of Leg Pillows
This week could be a tough one for Boston. When you look at who they’re playing (Columbus, Vegas and Washington)…
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Oilers give up five consecutive goals in loss to Capitals
I want to say that this game didn’t live up to my expectations, but the truth is I’ve learned to…
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Oilers Gameday vs Washington: Make It Two!
After finally scoring more than 3 goals in a game, and winning a game in regulation against a conference opponent,…
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Analysis: Flyers beat Capitals 8-2 in home opener
Capitals Goals Jakub Vrana (2), assists: Evgeny Kuznetsov, John Carlson Nicklas Backstrom (3), assists: T.J. Oshie, Brooks Orpik Flyers Goals…
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Gersich Standing Pat
UND forward Shane Gersich (Photo Credit: Russell Hons UNDSports.com It’s summer and college hockey players are taking part in the…
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NHL Expansion Mock Draft – Vegas Golden Knights Hit Jackpot With Marc-Andre Fleury And James Neal
On Saturday the 30 NHL teams submitted their list of protected players for the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft. The Las…
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Sidney Crosby Isn’t Unlikeable
As the Penguins worked their way through the four circles of hell known as the Stanley Cup Playoffs one thing…
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Lightning To Compete in 2017 Rookie Tournament In Estero
The Lightning will play in the rookie tournament at Germain Arena in Estero, Florida from Saturday, September 9 -Tuesday, September 12….
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