Category: Peter Laviolette
Rangers Recap: 16-Game players emerge
New York RangersThe seemingly improbable has occurred, at least according to “experts.” The Rangers are up 3-0 against the Carolina Hurricanes after […]
Read moreSpencer Carbery now 14th longest-tenured coach in NHL despite being in position for less than a year
Peter LavioletteThe Toronto Maple Leafs fired head coach Sheldon Keefe on Thursday after another first-round loss — this time to the Boston Bruins. Keefe was the fifth longest-tenured bench boss in the league after being hired in November of 2019. Since the end of the 2022-23 season, 17 head coaches have been fired...
Read moreBrian MacLellan evaluates Spencer Carbery’s first year as Capitals’ head coach
Washington CapitalsSpencer Carbery was tasked with a lot when he took the reins of the Washington Capitals before the 2023-24 NHL season. The Capitals were coming off their worst full, 82-game season in 16 years under Peter Laviolette and their aging core was another year older. Carbery, the youngest head coach in the...
Read morePeter Laviolette gives Capitals ‘a lot of credit’ considering ‘what was going on with them inside their room’
New York RangersFormer Washington Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette dispatched his former team in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup playoffs, sweeping them in four games with his new club, the New York Rangers. After the final horn sounded, both teams exchanged handshakes at center ice. Alex Ovechkin hugge...
Read morePeter Laviolette coached the Caps -- now he's trying to eliminate them
RangersThis is the eighth time in history that a fired coach has faced his former team in the ensuing Stanley Cup playoffs; previously, those coaches went 6-1.
Read morePeter Laviolette coached the Caps -- now he's trying to eliminate them
Peter LavioletteThis is the eighth time in history that a fired coach has faced his former team in the ensuing Stanley Cup playoffs; previously, those coaches went 6-1.
Read morePeter Laviolette coached the Caps -- now he's trying to eliminate them
New York RangersThis is the eighth time in history that a fired coach has faced his former team in the ensuing Stanley Cup playoffs; previously, those coaches went 6-1.
Read morePeter Laviolette coached the Caps -- now he's trying to eliminate them
P.K. SubbanThis is the eighth time in history where a fired coach faced his former team in the ensuing Stanley Cup playoffs; previously, those coaches went 6-1.
Read moreRangers Game 1 matchups: Zibanejad, Wennberg do heavy lifting
Peter LavioletteThe Rangers Game 1 matchups were a focal point for us, as it was going to give us some insight […]
Read moreThings Peter Laviolette is keeping inside the room
Alex OvechkinThe New York Rangers won the Presidents’ Trophy as the league’s best team under first-year head coach Peter Laviolette. Now Laviolette will face his former team, the Washington Capitals, in the first round of the 2024 playoffs. It’s the same team that Lavy led to exactly 0 playoff series victories d...
Read moreRangers/Caps stats preview: Caps are vulnerable, but Rangers need to execute
RangersAs we continue our round 1 previews, it’s time to jump into a Rangers/Caps stats preview, which plays into the […]
Read moreRangers must win at least 2 series in less than 7 games
Peter LavioletteThe Rangers are headed into the playoffs as the #1 overall seed and with home ice advantage throughout the playoffs. […]
Read moreCapitals will play New York Rangers and former head coach Peter Laviolette in first round if they make playoffs
Philadelphia FlyersThe Washington Capitals are one victory away from clinching the second wild card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. They’ll make the dance with a win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. Awaiting them in the first round of the playoffs, if they clinch a postseason berth, will be th...
Read morePlayoff odds: Capitals control their own destiny but remain a long shot to make playoffs
Washington CapitalsWith two games remaining, the Washington Capitals have an opportunity to do something huge this season. The team can return to the playoffs under rookie head coach Spencer Carbery after floundering down the stretch last year under Peter Laviolette. The opportunity comes despite the team selling at t...
Read moreChytil practices with Rangers, no timetable for return
New York RangersFilip Chytil practiced with the New York Rangers on Friday, but there is no timetable for the forward to return from an upper-body injury. “He looks great and it’s great to have him back out there,” Rangers coach Peter Laviolette … Continue reading → The post Chytil practices with Rangers, no timeta...
Read moreWant the trending hockey news in your inbox daily?.
Just add your email, and we'll start sending you the most important hockey news of the day.