Japers Rink

They don’t hand out extra standings points for style, so take the wins by hook or by crook and ponder some numbers… .305 – Caps’ points percentage this year in games in which they have scored two or fewer “real” goals (9-25-7, including two 3-2 shootout wins), more than twice what it was a season ago (3-30-5, .145, including one 3-2 shootout win). Of those nine wins, three have … [Read more...] about Numbers for Now: Winning Ugly is Beautiful

If it feels like every game for the last month or so has been a “must-win”, get ready for that to ramp up for tonight’s matchup against the Red Wings – again, not literally must-win but getting pretty damn close, with just a handful of games remaining and ground to still make up. First, some admin stuff: With T.J. Oshie set to return tonight, here’s how the lines and pairings … [Read more...] about Capitals @ Red Wings Game Thread

Like the Buffalo game, last night’s game started out well, with the Capitals getting the first goal. Unfortunately also like in the Buffalo game, the Caps were once again not able to hold onto the win, allowing Ottawa to tie the game up twice before giving way to their sixth-straight loss in the extra frame. The game wasn’t a bad one for the Caps, but for a near must-win game … [Read more...] about Morning After: Vetoed

Friday night was disappointing on a lot of levels; today, the Caps have a chance to put that all behind them, to snap this losing skid and start picking up some valuable points, and to honor a man who has patrolled the team’s blueline for a decade and a half with a much-needed win. First, some admin stuff: Here’s how they could look this evening against the Sens: Ovechkin – … [Read more...] about Capitals vs. Senators Game Thread

Let’s be honest for a second here. The Washington Capitals had no business walking out of Raleigh last night with any points whatsoever. That fact on its own is pretty indisputable to anyone who watched this game. HOWEVER…hockey games aren’t decided by who *should* win a game or whether one team simply deserves the points more. In fact, we have decades of experience to tell us … [Read more...] about Morning After: Rod B**ch’Amour