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Ovechkin, the two-time league MVP, was off to a slow start with only one goal in the first five games. He ended that slump with goals in the first and third periods to lift the Capitals to a 6-0 start for the first time in team history. Washington had never started better than 4-0.

The Capitals stormed into Philadelphia and roughed-up Ilya Bryzgalov(notes), scoring three goals in a 2 minute, 54-second s[...]

Quite the game went down in Pittsburgh Thursday night, as the league’s best current rivalry got off to an intense start for the ‘11-’12 season that saw the Washington Capitals win in overtime, 3-2, over the Penguins.

The game itself was ugly, for the most part, as both the Penguins and Capitals struggled to cohesively move the puck amongst themselves, but what [...]

Here’s Alex Ovechkin throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at today’s game between the Baltimore Orioles and the LA Angels.

So the pitch itself is a relatively innocuous affair. It comes in a little high, but we can forgive Ovechkin for overshooting a little, can’t we? Lord knows Capitals fans do. [...]

The Washington Capitals entered Wednesday night’s Game 4 in desperation mode.  By the time the third period had rolled around, they were in the midst of self-destructing.
The Capitals have been considered a Stanley Cup contender for the last three or four seasons depending on whom you ask.  But what remains indisputable is [...]

The Washington Capitals had a lot of momentum throughout the first period, but a series of posts and Henrik Lundqvist kept them off the board. Lutanist made the biggest save of the period at the six minute mark, when he had to come across to make a save on Marcus Johansson alone in front. Lundqvist also [...]

This is not like going into super sabermetrics next level. A Cut Above takes a statistic from a completely different angle than normal and breaks it down with a precision of a Rolex watch. We start with a simple premise of a nice and easy traceable stat and then go a little further than most. What on Earth can sometimes we do when suddenly [...]

No guarantees can be made here that someone will not be ticked at our numbers. At any rate….time to list these guys.
Same thing as usual…first 5 guys get special photo treatment and everyone in the top 10 gets a little explanation and skinny. Then 11-25 get a normal quickie one liner and that is how it goes. And now our list…..

Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz believes Alex Ovechkin(notes) intentionally hurt defenseman Brian Campbell(notes) and that players should be suspended as long as the players they injure are out: “If any one of our great players put Ovechkin out for the season, he should be out for the season, too.” Which is usually what management says [...]

Few players in NHL history have the kind of season that Sidney Crosby had in his rookie year, especially in this the era of defense-first hockey. Crosby’s 2005-06 rookie season saw him post 39 goals and 102 points, making him one of the most proficient rookie scorers in NHL history.
Crosby’s 102-point effort was second only [...]

Yesterday, Mike Knuble signed a two-year contract with the Washington Capitals worth $2.8 million per season, opting not to resign with the Philadelphia Flyers.

The Flyers wanted him back and he wanted to come back, but the two couldn’t reach an agreement. Knuble wanted a multi-year deal at what he made last season, the team wanted him to accept a one-year bonus pact; although they did offer a multi-year deal worth less money.