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‘It sucks’: Capitals collapse in Game One puts them in early playoff hole

As the lights dimmed before overtime in Game One of first-round playoff series between the Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets, a message flashed on the Capital One Arena screen: the Metro was closing at 11:30. The fans still in attendance let out a collective groan. It displayed everything that is wrong with the Capitals and Washington, DC. Three hundred sixty-two seconds into the 20 minute overtime period, Artemi Panarin fired a shot off the crossbar behind Washington netminder Philipp Grubuauer. “It sucks,” said Grubauer, who started in place of a benched Braden Holtby, statically one of the best postseason goalies in NHL history. “It’s a tough one to swallow.” The Capitals blew the lead the twice in the third period of Thursday’s contest despite holding the lead heading into the period. Over the last seven 24 minutes, the Jackets outscored Washington 3-1.

By Chris Gordon On April 13, 2018  26 Comments
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Capitals Stadium Series victory at Naval Academy has special significance for Americans TJ Oshie and John Carlson

ANNAPOLIS – Saturday morning, Washington Capitals forward TJ Oshie posted a picture of the USS Saint Paul, a ship both Oshie’s grandparents served on. The ship is a Baltimore-class Cruiser that served the United States Navy for 26 years and earned 18 battle stars during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Later that night, Oshie took the ice at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium at the United States Naval Academy, with 200 midshipmen minding the rails along the faux aircraft carrier where the 2018 Stadium Series took place. “It was pretty amazing out the there,” Oshie said of his feelings when he first stepped out in front of 29,516 freezing fans before ticking off practically the entire NHL press release about the game. “I don’t think you can ever get used to this. This is awesome.”

By Chris Gordon On March 4, 2018  8 Comments
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Heavy winds leave status of Annapolis Stadium Series game in doubt

ANNAPOLIS — Heavy winds created havoc along east coast on Friday, leaving hundreds of thousands without power in the Washington, DC region, the federal government shut down, and Amtrak service suspended along the Northeast Corridor. It has thrown plans for Stadium Series game here between the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs to the wind. The NHL says it will provide an update at 1:30 pm Saturday on whether the game, scheduled for 8 pm that night, will go ahead as planned.

By Chris Gordon On March 2, 2018  9 Comments
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Evgeny Kuznetsov continues hot streak with game-winning goal against Blue Jackets

With six goals in the first 25 games of the season, Evgeny Kuznetsov had struggled to find his scoring touch this fall. But as winter approaches, Kuznetsov has broken out all by himself with three skillful goals thanks to quality individual plays in his last two games. Kuznetsov and his linemates, Jakub Vrana and TJ Oshie, were the team’s best trio in Saturday’s narrow 4-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Kuznetsov beat fellow Russian and last year’s Vezina Trophy winner Sergei Bobrovsky with a supreme effort as he flew into the offensive zone, collected a pass from Oshie, tapped the puck to John Carlson, and snaked around three Columbus defenders. He finished it off with a flick of the wrists to hit the top shelf of the net as a helpless Bobrovsky dove to catch up.

By Chris Gordon On December 2, 2017  8 Comments
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With parents in attendance for birthday, Philipp Grubauer wins first game of season

Washington Capitals backup goaltender Phillip Grubauer came into Friday night’s game with zero wins in the eight games he had appeared in this season. Grubauer, who turns 26 years old on Saturday, had posted mediocre numbers coming into the late afternoon post-Thanksgiving matchup against the Tampa Bay Lighting. He has allowed over three and a half goals per game and has a poor save percentage. But Grubauer had also been the victim of bad luck, with poor run support from his Caps teammates.

By Chris Gordon On November 24, 2017  8 Comments
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Bruce Boudreau on being named Capitals head coach 10 years ago this week: ‘I remember jumping on the bed’

This Wednesday, it will be 10 years to the day since the Washington Capitals named Bruce Boudreau, then helming their AHL team, interim head coach on November 22, 2007.

By Chris Gordon On November 19, 2017  12 Comments
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Alex Ovechkin on his bloody busted lip: ‘Changing the oil’

About an hour after going down face first on the ice in a pool of his own blood, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin faced the media with only a few stitches on his upper lip as the only evidence of his scary injury.

By Chris Gordon On November 18, 2017  11 Comments
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Alex Ovechkin takes puck to face, bleeds all over the ice

Midway through the second period of Saturday’s Capitals-Wild game, Washington captain and leading goal-scorer Alex Ovechkin went down face first on the ice in a pool of blood after taking a puck to the face.

By Chris Gordon On November 18, 2017  13 Comments
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Barry Trotz declines to say whether Christian Djoos has a concussion; Jakub Vrana back in

Midway through Capitals’ 6-3 drubbing at the hands of the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, rookie defenseman Christian Djoos left the game with what the team later called an upper-body injury. The 23-year-old Swede hasn’t practiced with Washington since bowing out with a mystery ailment. On Saturday morning before the Caps’ game against the Minnesota Wild, Washington head coach Barry Trotz refused to shed light much on the situation.

By Chris Gordon On November 18, 2017  4 Comments
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