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Your savory breakfast links… Source … [Read more...] about Tuesday Caps Clips: Full of Beans

Throughout the season, we’ll check in on the Washington Capitals to see which players, positions, and/or systems are hot and who is, well, not. Today we’ll be assessing the team based on their games from February 2-9. [Editor’s Note: Friendly reminder that this is merely meant as a look at the last week in isolation, and is not a commentary on a player or system’s overall … [Read more...] about Capitals Temperature Check: Week 17

Did Alex Ovechkin score? Uh uh. Plus: This was another one of those games where the Capitals were never fully out of it, despite trailing 2-0, 3-1, and 4-2 over the course of the afternoon, and it almost felt like a given that they’d tie the game at some point. Just absolutely no quit in these dummies. Minus: Falling behind early is never good. Falling behind 2-0 within the … [Read more...] about Capitals vs. Utah Recap: Capitals Keep Swinging in 5-4 SO Loss

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If coffee is for closers, the Washington Capitals may be the most over-caffeinated team in the League. The Caps have posted a very solid 22-1-1 record when leading after two periods, and are second on the circuit with a .316 win percentage when trailing after 40 minutes via a 5-7-4 record (which has them as the only club in the League to secure points in more than half of the … [Read more...] about Closing Strong