The Anatomy of a Playoff Game Winner

by Kevin Klein A little more than halfway through the second period of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. the Capitals scored the goal that would eventually earn them ...

Capitals Exhibit Historic Resilience

by Kevin Klein (homepage featured image by Mitchell Layton / Getty Images) The Washington Capitals have played, through 13 NHL playoff games, in two of the tightest series’ in NHL ...

With One Fell Swoop, Ovechkin Makes Two Playoff Marks

by Kevin Klein If you’re a hockey fan— and let’s address it right now, you are— you know that Alexander Ovechkin is a playoff performer. Even when the team around ...

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With 1 Victory, Washington Could Leave Historic Irrelevance Behind

by Kevin Klein Caps fans well know the stakes of tomorrow’s game ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer is Rooting for the Capitals

by Kevin Klein One day after the Verizon Center ice crew broke ...

Two Days Before Game 7, Braden Holtby Becomes a Father

by Kevin Klein If Braden Holtby’s life wasn’t crazy enough already, it ...

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Holtby Primed to Become Capitals Most Experienced Playoff Goalie

by Kevin Klein   When Tomas Vokoun signed with the Washington Capitals in early July, he took exactly $4.166 million less than fellow free agent veteran netminder Ilya Bryzgalov. His reasoning for taking less money than he was worth became quickly apparent: he wanted to play for a Stanley Cup contender. After 12 years in [...]

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The Best-Dressed Caps Fan We’ve Ever Seen

by Kevin Klein This is Bob, who we encountered in the moments after the Capitals secured a 3-2 victory, and tied the series at 2 games a piece. Obviously his jacket caught our attention, and how couldn’t it? It was his own idea, and due to a friend in the apparel business, he was able [...]

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Polarized Philosophies About a Neutral Zone

by Kevin Klein and Maitreya Sriram (homepage featured image by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) When Dale Hunter was made the coach of the Washington Capitals, they underwent an identity shift, and a rather remarkable one at that. Battles on the boards were suddenly won, first and fourth lines alike suddenly cycled the puck in the offensive [...]

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