by Gillian Vernick | Jan 17, 2015 | Homepage, Inside Hockey, Nashville Predators, Washington Capitals
It was a homecoming coach Barry Trotz had circled on the calendar, returning to his former team in a building he knows very well. After coaching in Nashville for 15 seasons, the first 15 years of the Predator’s existence in the league, the Predators and their...
by Alexandra Nseir | Dec 12, 2014 | Homepage, Washington Capitals
The 2015 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic, which will be held at Nationals Stadium, is less than three weeks away. Capitals players are starting to think about the event, especially with EPIX cameras shadowing them on and off the ice for the miniseries “Road to the NHL...
by Gillian Vernick | Nov 12, 2014 | Columbus Blue Jackets, Homepage, Washington Capitals
After stringing together two consecutive wins against Chicago and Carolina, the Caps stretched the streak to three against an injury-ridden Columbus Blue Jackets squad Tuesday night, winning 5-2. Columbus failed break its own eight-game losing streak, a pattern likely...
by Alexandra Nseir | Nov 2, 2014 | Tampa Bay Lightning, Washington Capitals
Alex Ovechkin snapped his 5-game scoreless streak Saturday night, but the Washington Capitals losing skid extended to three as they fell to the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-3. Washington and Tampa traded goals for 40 minutes, entering the third period locked in a 3-3 tie...
by Alexandra Nseir | Oct 28, 2014 | Washington Capitals
After a disappointing road trip through Western Canada, where the Caps managed only 5 goals in 3 games, Barry Trotz debuted yet another set of line combinations at the Capitals practice Tuesday morning. The most notable trio was a first line that had Andre Burakovsky...