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 Gillian Vernick | Jan 21, 2015 | Edmonton Oilers, Homepage, Inside Hockey, Washington Capitals
The new streak in the Washington Capitals locker room is a negative one for the first time in a long time. Three losses in a row were handed to the Caps going into the All-Star break. With a New York Rangers win tonight, the Capitals fell to fourth in the Metropolitan...
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 Gillian Vernick | Jan 12, 2015 | Colorado Avalanche, Homepage, Inside Hockey, Washington Capitals
With two minutes left on the clock, what was once a confident Washington team was scrambling to weather a fervent push from the desperate Colorado Avalanche. As the seconds ticked down, the crowd at Verizon stood, serenading their stellar goaltender with his very own...
by Alexandra Nseir | Dec 31, 2014 | Chicago Blackhawks, Homepage, Washington Capitals
When the Chicago Blackhawks hosted the Detroit Red Wings at Wrigley Field for the 2009 Winter Classic, they were a team in transition. Out of the playoff picture for seven years, and without a Stanley Cup for 48 years, the Hawks were revitalized after the arrivals of...