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Did Alex Ovechkin score? Yes, his 22nd of the season and the 875th of his career. He is now 20 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record. Plus: The Washington Capitals have been struggling to get a consistently high volume of shots on goal from game to game, but they’ve managed to keep winning so it thankfully hasn’t been too noticeable. In their 3-2 win over the Oilers … [Read more...] about Capitals @ Kraken Recap: Lindgren Shuts Out Kraken in 3-0 Return Victory

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Did Alex Ovechkin score? Nope. Plus: The Caps road penalty kill stayed strong tonight killing some big penalties against one of the league best power play teams including a 6-on-4 to end the game (granted the Oilers did not have Connor McDavid, who is a pretty good player). Minus: The Caps have continued this trend of getting their total shot in the teens. They are still … [Read more...] about Capitals at Oilers Recap: Caps Outlast Oilers For 3-2 Win

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 January 13-19. Opponents: Ducks (W 3-0); Senators (OTW 1-0); Penguins (W 4-1) Logan Thompson. It’s hard to overstate just how important Thompson has been for the Caps… Source … [Read more...] about Capitals Temperature Check: Week 14

The last time these two teams clashed back in November, the Penguins caught the Caps napping, jumping out to a 2-0 lead before the game was seven minutes old and going on to win 4-2. Based on last night’s game, the Caps seem to have learned a lesson from that loss, as they came out of the gates ready to go, took an early lead, built on it, and closed out the game in workmanlike … [Read more...] about Capitals-Penguins: How the Game Was Won