Category: Washington Capitals
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Read more2024 NHL Stanley Cup betting tips: Props, picks, futures
Boston Bruins2024 NHL Stanley Cup playoffs second-round betting tips and Conn Smythe Trophy picks.
Read moreAlex Alexeyev: 2023-24 season review
Alex AlexeyevAlex Alexeyev‘s role with the Washington Capitals keeps increasing, but he’s still got a lot of development to do. By the Numbers Summary 1 goal 2 assists 39 games played 13.7 average ice time On-ice percentages 46.7 5-on-5 shot-attempt percentage 50.0 5-on-5 expected goal percentage 40.5 5-on-5 act...
Read moreBrian MacLellan evaluates Spencer Carbery’s first year as Capitals’ head coach
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 more2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs Round 2 Hub
Boston BruinsThe first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs has come and gone with the 16-team field being cut in half. In Round 1, we had one sweep (New York…
Read moreConnor McMichael and Dylan Strome attend Hershey Bears’ playoff game
Washington CapitalsThe Hershey Bears were graced by two Washington Capitals regulars at Saturday’s game. Connor McMichael and Dylan Strome were spotted on the main concourse of Giant Center during the second intermission. They took photos with fans as they made their way to the concession line. Just met Dylan Strome a...
Read moreCapitals plan to explore trade and free agency market for scoring help: ‘I think we need to add something’
Dylan StromeThe Washington Capitals scored just 216 goals during the 2023-24 regular season, the franchise’s worst output in a full 82-game season since 2003-04 (186). The mark saw them sit 28th in the league overall and they were the lowest-scoring playoff team by 29 goals. Alex Ovechkin, the team’s captain, w...
Read moreTodd Reirden fired by Pittsburgh Penguins as associate coach
PittsburghTodd Reirden was essentially the head coach in waiting for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Now he’ll be looking for a new job over the offseason as Penguins’ GM Kyle Dubas fired the former Washington Capitals head coach from the team’s staff effective “immediately.” The Penguins missed the postseason for t...
Read moreBrian MacLellan on the Capitals’ free agents this summer and a possible Charlie Lindgren extension
TJ OshieThe Washington Capitals will head into the offseason with around $14 million available to spend, and perhaps nearly $20 million, depending on what TJ Oshie decides with his health. This summer, the Capitals will have two notable restricted free agents — Connor McMichael and Beck Malenstyn — and two...
Read moreSpencer Carbery not among NHL’s Jack Adams Award finalists
Washington CapitalsSpencer Carbery, as a rookie head coach, helped lead the Washington Capitals to an improbable playoff berth on the final day of their season. The Capitals had the worst goal differential, minus-37, of any team to qualify in the salary cap era. And the team faced constant adversity along the way: The...
Read moreMartin Fehervary will play for Slovakia at 2024 IIHF World Championship
Team SlovakiaMartin Fehervary is joining up with Team Slovakia for the 2024 World Championship. The slick defender is the first Washington Capitals player confirmed to represent his country at this year’s tournament. Washington’s early exit from the 2024 NHL playoffs allows Caps players to join up with their nat...
Read moreThe one good thing about the Washington Capitals’ early playoff exit
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals made an incredible march to the playoffs in the regular season, just squeaking by the Detroit Red Wings for the eighth and final spot in the East. While that race was exhilarating and took until the final game of their regular season to sort out, the Capitals’ experience in t...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin calls Tom Wilson a leader and ‘probably’ the next Washington Capitals captain
Washington CapitalsAlex Ovechkin believes Tom Wilson has the leadership skills to take over as Washington Capitals captain when he decides to retire from the NHL. Ovechkin made the comments while speaking to the media on Breakdown Day Tuesday morning. “I think since day one when he came to the league, he shows his lea...
Read moreCharlie Lindgren turns down Team USA World Championship invite for turkey hunting
Washington CapitalsCharlie Lindgren’s priorities are absolutely in order. After having the biggest season of his hockey career with the Washington Capitals, Lindgren earned a prestigious invite to Team USA’s World Championship team but ultimately turned down the experience. “That’s something that I’m not going to go t...
Read moreBrian MacLellan anticipates Nicklas Backstrom will stay on long-term injured reserve for remainder of contract
Nicklas BackstromNicklas Backstrom had a tough 2023-24 season, spending the vast majority of the year on long-term injured reserve after the Washington Capitals announced that he had stepped away from the team on November 1. Backstrom, a 2006 Capitals’ first-round draft pick and 2018 Stanley Cup champion, has been u...
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