by Brad Kurtzberg | Apr 14, 2015 | Homepage, New York Islanders, Washington Capitals
The New York Islanders and Washington Capitals both finished the regular season with 101 points. This opening-round series promises to be a tough battle between two very evenly matched teams. During the regular season, the two teams split four games. Both of the...
by Alexandra Nseir | Dec 29, 2014 | Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, Washington Capitals
Bridgestone and the NHL’s annual Winter Classic has become a must-see event for sports fans. For the first time, the league is taking the yearly hockey showcase below the Mason-Dixon line for an outdoor game in the Nation’s semi-southern Capital. Read below for Winter...
by Alexandra Nseir | Jul 2, 2014 | Leagues, Washington Capitals
In the days leading up to NHL free agency, well after new Penguins General Manager Jim Rutherford made it clear that Matt Niskanen was no longer in his team’s long-term plans, Niskanen started sorting through all of the interest from different teams around the league....
by Diana Driscoll | Mar 25, 2013 | New York Rangers, Washington Capitals
The game came down to a battle between countrymen both vying for the extra point that would boost their respective teams in the standings and that could very well end up being the deciding factor between a playoff berth and ending their season at the end of April. And...
by Alexandra Nseir | Jan 18, 2013 | Washington Capitals
For 113 excruciating days, hockey fans endured the NHL’s third work stoppage in less than two decades. As the lockout dragged on for months, anger over the situation turned to pessimism and, in some cases, apathy. But you’d never know that by the crowd at the Verizon...