The many players making the Washington Capitals good and fun again
With Thanksgiving behind us, we are now fully in the Christmas season, at least for those who celebrate and those within earshot…
Happiness Survey, November 2024: executive summary (for internal use only)
On behalf of the Happiness Survey Working Group, I'd like to thank you for your mandatory participation in our most recent Happiness…
It is time for you to complete the Happiness Survey
Obligatory twenty-games-in survey time. This is the semi-regular ritual where we record your feelings about the Washington Capitals. I'm emphasizing the feelings…
The Capitals are much, much, much better than last year
Despite losing two games in a row, the Washington Capitals have proved through their first twenty games to be a fearsome thing.…
Tom Wilson got his speed back
In May of 2022, Tom Wilson got hurt in the first period of the first game of the first round of the…
Twenty games in: The Sunday Snapshot suggests a shakeup
The Washington Capitals' loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday dropped them to 12th place by points percentage, but they're still…
You will now complete the Caps Happiness Survey
Twenty games in: you know the rules. We need to know how you are feeling about the Washington Capitals. But because feelings…
Evgeny Kuznetsov is sinking Alex Ovechkin’s scoring
This first part you know already: Alex Ovechkin is having the worst start of his career. With five goals and nine assists…
Alex Ovechkin 
Twenty games in: The standings are a lie
The Washington Capitals will play their 21st game of the season tonight in Vegas, and that means we've crossed the threshold of…
The John Carlson problem: a conversation with HockeyViz’s Micah Blake McCurdy
John Carlson has 605 career points. He's a two-time all star. He has finished in the top five for Norris voting three…
One stat to better understand every Caps player
We're almost done with the twenty-games-in series. I have one more treat in store, but before that I want to play a…
A newbie-friendly walkthrough of different hockey analytics resources
We're now over twenty games into the season. With a roughly a quarter of the season done, I'm less wary of looking…
Executive Summary for the first Happiness Survey of 2022-23 (confidential)
We are twenty games into the season, and the Washington Capitals are not great, folks. But standings points and five-on-five score- and…
It’s time for you to take the Caps happiness survey
Hello. We are twenty games into the season, so I wanted to check on your happiness. This is a fun exercise that…
Twenty games in: the Washington Capitals are bad
The Washington Capitals have reached the twenty-game mark, which is my totally arbitrary threshold that must be reached before I am willing…
The Washington Capitals defense is as strong as it has ever been
The third period of Tuesday's game notwithstanding, the Washington Capitals have become a fearsome defensive team this season. In this last entry…
Alex Ovechkin’s unprecedented season, Kuznetsov’s comeback season, and the goalie détente
Before the season began, I identified five storylines I wanted to track this year. The goalie duel between Samsonov and Vanecek, The…
A report card for the first twenty games
The Washington Capitals crossed the twenty-game threshold on Wednesday. That's a totally arbitrary line I chose to stop me from making absurd…
Executive Summary for the first Happiness Survey of 2021-22 (Confidential)
We are now twenty games into the 2021-22 season, so it's time for us to see where we stand. There will be…
Twenty games in: Russian machine yadda yadda you know the rest
The Washington Capitals, riddled with injuries, lost Wednesday's game in New York. Though a bunch of players missed the game due to…
