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Why Alex Ovechkin Can Break Wayne Gretzky's Goal Record

Why Alex Ovechkin Can Break Wayne Gretzky’s Goal Record

Tweet The NHL season is still suspended but that doesn’t mean that Alex Ovechkin can’t eventually break Wayne Gretzky’s legendary ...
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Things to Watch During the Capitals' 2019-2020 Season

Things to Watch During the Capitals’ 2019-2020 Season

Tweet The Washington Capitals’ 2019-2020 season will bring lots of intrigue and hope for another Stanley Cup but nothing is ...
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Disappointment and Collapse IV: The Return?

Disappointment and Collapse IV: The Return?

Tweet For the past few years, disappointment and collapse defined the Capitals’ postseason performances; that is until last year. Entering ...
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GAME ONE RECAP: Caps Escape Canes' Comeback Attempt

GAME ONE RECAP: Caps Escape Canes’ Comeback Attempt

Tweet Washington D.C.- The Capitals dropped the slogan of “Rock the Red” a few years back in favor of the ...
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Who Will Emerge as the Capitals' Unexpected Fan Favorite This Postseason?

Who Will Emerge as the Capitals’ Unexpected Fan Favorite This Postseason?

Tweet Last spring, the seven playoff goals scored by Devante Smith-Pelly propelled him to becoming one of the most supported ...
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Spring is Coming: The Caps' Quest to Repeat Begins

Spring is Coming: The Caps’ Quest to Repeat Begins

Tweet So long NHL regular season, hello greatest postseason tournament in professional sports. If you haven’t taken a spring to ...
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For those calling for Todd Reirden to go, just stop it

For those calling for Todd Reirden to go, just stop it

Tweet For everyone calling for Todd Reirden’s job saying “he’s not fit for the job;” I have one clear cut ...
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Ernie Grunfeld's days as the Wizards GM are more limited than you think

Ernie Grunfeld’s days as the Wizards GM are more limited than you think

Tweet DC Family, Wizards fans, fans of competent front offices; I have the news you’ve been waiting a decade to ...
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Blues Use Explosive Second Period to Secure Season Sweep of Caps

Blues Use Explosive Second Period to Secure Season Sweep of Caps

Tweet Monday night’s matchup featuring the Washington Capitals and St. Louis Blues offered plenty of headlines to choose from. Pheonix ...
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Nicklas Backstrom - The gift that keeps on giving

Nicklas Backstrom – The gift that keeps on giving

Tweet Before you can be a pro at ice hockey, you have to start somewhere. We all have to get ...
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Oshie Returns, Ovechkin gets Hat Trick, Capitals soar over Red Wings

Oshie Returns, Ovechkin gets Hat Trick, Capitals soar over Red Wings

Tweet The Capitals went 9-2 in the 11 games T.J Oshie missed with his concussion. While that is an amazing ...
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Ducks score five unanswered in final 26:29 to end Capitals' win streak

Ducks score five unanswered in final 26:29 to end Capitals’ win streak

Tweet The month of November was good to the Washington Capitals as they only dropped 5 of their 15 games; ...
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Wilson's Home Debut Sparks Capitals' 3rd Straight Win

Wilson’s Home Debut Sparks Capitals’ 3rd Straight Win

Tweet Wednesday night’s Thanksgiving Eve matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks marked the 21st game of the season for the Washington ...
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Capitals' Inconsistency Continues During Homestand

Capitals’ Inconsistency Continues During Homestand

Tweet The first 11 days of November brought along a five-game homestand for a Capitals team that played an extremely ...
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Copley gets first home win; Caps defeat Oilers 4-2

Copley gets first home win; Caps defeat Oilers 4-2

Tweet Heading into Monday night’s contest, the Capitals hadn’t won on home-ice in nearly three weeks. Goaltender Pheonix Copley also ...
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Capitals Look to Reclaim "Road Warriors" Moniker on Upcoming Road Trip

Capitals Look to Reclaim “Road Warriors” Moniker on Upcoming Road Trip

Tweet The Washington Capitals will begin their first road trip next week win-less away from Capital One Arena to this ...
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Maple Leafs Surge in 3rd Period, Win Battle of Explosive Offenses

Maple Leafs Surge in 3rd Period, Win Battle of Explosive Offenses

Tweet Entering Saturday night’s matchup, the top 4 points leaders in the NHL all played for the Toronto Maple Leafs ...
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Capitals 2018-2019 Medallion Collection

Capitals 2018-2019 Medallion Collection

Tweet The Washington Capitals and Washington Post have teamed up for this latest promotion featuring a medallion collection of players ...
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Capitals, Kuznetsov continue dominance of Vegas in Stanley Cup Rematch

Tweet Despite winning the Cup in five games this past June, the Capitals had never beaten the Vegas Golden Knights ...
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Capitals Hit the Ice for Informal Workouts

Tweet On the same day that most kids went back to school, party time came to an end for the ...
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Stanley Cup Champions' Early Off-Season Review

Stanley Cup Champions’ Early Off-Season Review

Tweet This week marks a month since the last time we saw the 2018 Stanley Cup Champions together in a ...
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Washington Capitals celebrate Stanley Cup Final win at Nationals Park

Washington Capitals celebrate Stanley Cup Final win at Nationals Park

Tweet The Washington Capitals are the 2018 Stanley Cup Champions and their tour in the city of Washington, D.C. has ...
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Looking back to the last championship in Washington D.C.

Looking back to the last championship in Washington D.C.

Tweet A lot has changed since Washington D.C celebrated a championship. Washington D.C has been starved of a championship for ...
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Capitals five keys to winning the Stanley Cup Finals

Capitals five keys to winning the Stanley Cup Finals

Tweet The Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights are both seeking their first Stanley Cup in franchise history; granted the ...
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Stanley Cup Finals: It's time to ALL UNITE for ALL CAPS

Stanley Cup Finals: It’s time to ALL UNITE for ALL CAPS

Tweet Disappointment and Collapse. For the past few years, those are the words that have defined DC sports. The Redskins ...
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Vasilevskiy keeps Capitals at bay as Tampa ties the series

Vasilevskiy keeps Capitals at bay as Tampa ties the series

Tweet After their worst performance of the postseason in game three; the Capitals looked to bounce back and take a ...
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Lightning strike inside and around Capital One Arena as Capitals drop game 3

Lightning strike inside and around Capital One Arena as Capitals drop game 3

Tweet Game three of the Eastern Conference Finals symbolized the first time since 1998 Washington D.C. hosted a conference final ...
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Caps offense explodes in game two; lead series 2-0

Caps offense explodes in game two; lead series 2-0

Tweet Heading into game two, the Capitals were looking for a repeat performance; while the Lightning were looking for the ...
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Capitals dominate game one to steal home-ice

Capitals dominate game one to steal home-ice

Tweet Playing in the conference finals for the first time in 20 years, the Capitals wasted no time in seizing ...
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Kuznetsov's OT winner ends the curse

Kuznetsov’s OT winner ends the curse

Tweet THE CURSE IS OVER. THE STREAK IS OVER. THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS ARE IN THE EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS. Leading into ...
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Vrana's promotion ignites Caps' 3rd period surge

Vrana’s promotion ignites Caps’ 3rd period surge

Tweet The Washington Capitals are 60 minutes away from their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance since 1998. The talk among ...
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Caps offense stalls, Penguins tie series 2-2

Caps offense stalls, Penguins tie series 2-2

Tweet The conversation heading into game 4, as expected, was the three game suspension handed down to Tom Wilson by ...
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Capitals regain home-ice advantage on Ovechkin's game-winner

Capitals regain home-ice advantage on Ovechkin’s game-winner

Tweet The Capitals entered Pittsburgh looking to regain home-ice advantage after relinquishing the privilege in game one. After a scoreless ...
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Caps finally hold a lead at home; tie series at 1-1

Caps finally hold a lead at home; tie series at 1-1

Tweet The Penguins are not the Columbus Blue Jackets; with that said the Caps knew going into game 2 they ...
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Capitals give up 3 goals in 4:49; fall in game one

Capitals give up 3 goals in 4:49; fall in game one

Tweet After losing the first two games of round one in overtime at home, the Capitals came out tonight like ...
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Ovechkin scores twice; Caps win 6-3 and advance to second round

Ovechkin scores twice; Caps win 6-3 and advance to second round

Tweet The Washington Capitals are headed to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive year ...
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Fans at Capital One Arena rejoice as Caps win in OT again

Fans at Capital One Arena rejoice as Caps win in OT again

Tweet Fans at Capital One Arena went through a rollercoaster of emotions Saturday despite the Capitals taking a 3-2 series ...
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Holtby's 23 saves leads Capitals to even series at 2-2

Holtby’s 23 saves leads Capitals to even series at 2-2

Tweet Thursday night’s mission was simple for the Capitals; get back to the D.C. Saturday with home-ice advantage again. After ...
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Caps prevail in 2OT; cut series deficit in half

Caps prevail in 2OT; cut series deficit in half

Tweet While Tuesday night’s game three wasn’t technically an elimination game; it was as must-win as possible for the Washington ...
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Lack of discipline haunts Capitals; Columbus takes 2-0 series lead

Lack of discipline haunts Capitals; Columbus takes 2-0 series lead

Tweet In his first shift in five games, Capitals center Jay Beagle wasted no time making his imprint on tonight’s ...
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Capitals give up two different leads and fall in overtime to Columbus

Capitals give up two different leads and fall in overtime to Columbus

Tweet Between the energy from the crowd and the fast pace played by both the Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue ...
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"Disappointment and Collapse" feels inevitable for DC sports this post-season

“Disappointment and Collapse” feels inevitable for DC sports this post-season

Tweet Year after year, April after April, DC sports fans get hyped up for the playoff runs of the Washington ...
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Capitals tab Grubauer for game 1 vs Blue Jackets

Capitals tab Grubauer for game 1 vs Blue Jackets

Tweet For the first time since 2011, a goaltender not named Braden Holtby will start in goal for the Washington ...
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Capitals cruise to season-high fifth-straight win with victory over Vancouver

Capitals cruise to season-high fifth-straight win with victory over Vancouver

Tweet The Washington Capitals have won a season-high five-straight games with the 3-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday ...
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Nicklas Backstrom's game winner gives Capitals an overtime win over the Blues

Nicklas Backstrom’s game winner gives Capitals an overtime win over the Blues

Tweet Nicklas Backstrom blasted the game-winner with 43 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 4-3 win ...
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Verizon Center Changing to Capital One Arena Effective Immediately

Verizon Center Changing to Capital One Arena Effective Immediately

Tweet From the MCI Center to the Verizon Center and now officially the Capital One Arena, Washington D.C.’s teams will ...
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Capitals fall short in game 7

Capitals fall short in game 7

Tweet Capitals fall short once again of ultimate goal The same old story continues for the Washington Capitals as they ...
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Game 5 Preview: Capitals vs Maple Leafs

Game 5 Preview: Capitals vs Maple Leafs

Tweet   The Washington Capitals came into the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoff as the favorites to win the Stanley Cup ...
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NHL Playoffs: Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL Playoffs: Washington Capitals vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Tweet Round 1 Preview: Capitals vs Maple Leafs The Washington Capitals are set up to make a strong run towards ...
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Edmonton Oilers vs Washington Capitals Preview

Edmonton Oilers vs Washington Capitals Preview

Tweet Capitals look to stay hot as they face the Oilers. Edmonton Oilers (33-20-8) vs Washington Capitals (40-12-7) Coming off ...
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Capitals Dominate Hurricanes in a 5-0 Victory

Capitals Dominate Hurricanes in a 5-0 Victory

Tweet Capitals Rock The Red As They Defeat The Hurricanes 5-0 The Washington Capitals win their 10th straight at home and ...
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Ovechkin goes for 1,000 as Caps Face Penguins

Ovechkin goes for 1,000 as Caps Face Penguins

Tweet Overview: On Wednesday, the Washington Capitals will host the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins enter ...
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Ovechkin & Trotz Make History Against Montreal

Ovechkin & Trotz Make History Against Montreal

Tweet MONTREAL The Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 Monday night to win their sixth straight game. Ovechkin Chases ...
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Backstrom Makes Caps History in Fifth Sraight Win

Backstrom Makes Caps History in Fifth Sraight Win

Tweet The Washington Capitals shut out the Ottawa Senators 1-0 Saturday night to earn their fifth straight win. Backstrom Makes ...
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No Streaking Allowed in Washington, Caps Snap Jackets' Historic Run

No Streaking Allowed in Washington, Caps Snap Jackets’ Historic Run

Tweet The Washington Capitals shut out the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0 Thursday night, snapping their 16-game win streak one victory ...
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Ovechkin Scores Hat Trick, Capitals Win 4-3

Ovechkin Scores Hat Trick, Capitals Win 4-3

Tweet Fans showered caps onto the ice Wednesday night for Alex Ovechkin’s hat trick during the Washington Capitals’ 4-3 win against ...
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Capitals Shutout Red Wings 1-0

Capitals Shutout Red Wings 1-0

Tweet The Washington Capitals overcame the Detroit Red Wings with a 1-0 shutout win Friday night. The Goal: Capitals forward ...
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Capitals Shower Goals on Penguins, Win 7-1

Capitals Shower Goals on Penguins, Win 7-1

Tweet The Washington Capitals defeated their rival, the Pittsburgh Penguins, 7-1 Wednesday night, ending their two-game losing streak. Raining Goals: ...
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