Tag Archives: Washington Capitals
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Washington Capitals Fan Takes a Nap During Exciting 3-1 Playoff Victory (Photo)
NHL fans are already a pretty wacky bunch, and when the Stanley Cup Playoffs roll around you can usually count on them to take things to another level. However, at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C. last night, there was one guy who was just not feeling it. Despite the fact this his team, the [...]
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Stat Line of the Night — 3/7/2013 — Alex Ovechkin
After starting off the lockout-shortened 2012-13 NHL season with just four points in his first eight games, and ten points in his first 16, many wondered whether we had seen the last of Alex Ovechkin‘s dominance at the offensive end of NHL rinks. Apparently, we haven’t. The Russian sniper entered last night with three goals [...]
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Caps Fan Performs Dirty Gesture for the Camera (GIF)
What is it about cameras at sporting events that gives otherwise (presumably) sensible human beings the sudden urge to make some kind of vulgar gesture? I mean, there are so many things you could do with your fleeting moment of fame—wave, smile, stick your tongue out, beat your chest like an ape, do the Gangnam [...]
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Alex Ovechkin Collides Hard with Teammate Marcus Johansson During Caps Scrimmage (Video)
Alex Ovechkin is know for (among other things) throwing monster hits. And while these hits are normally on purpose, at the Washington Capitals’ training camp on Tuesday we saw what it looks like when the “Great 8″ collides with you accidentally. The hit came in a scrimmage between the Caps and the Reading Royals of [...]
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Caps Prospect Filip Forsberg Gives Us A Great Goal And A Bad Celebration (Video)
When you score a sweet goal that starts a rally and gets your team back into the game, it’s totally natural to celebrate. Just try not to knock out a pane of glass while doing so. Otherwise, you could delay the game and sap your team’s newfound momentum in the process. Leksand and BIK Karlskoga, [...]
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This Goal By Marian Gaborik Just Earned The Rangers The Triple OT Victory (Video)
The New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals just set the new mark for the longest playoff game this season, as Game 3 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal ended 14:41 into the third overtime after Marian Gaborik beat Braden Holtby with a quick shot from just above the goal crease. That goal gave the Rangers [...]
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Dancin’ Larry Was Bustin’ A Move At MSG Last Night (Video)
I’ve always wondered where NHL arenas came up with the rule that prohibits the sale of alcohol following the start of the third period. Apparently, former Rangers goaltender and current CBC ice-level commentator Glenn Healy has found the answer to that question, and his name is Dancin’ Larry. Dancin’ Larry was all revved up for [...]
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Caps Radio’s John Walton Made A Great Call On Joel Ward’s OT Game Winner (Video)
Ninety-nine percent of the time I would prefer to watch an overtime game-winning goal during Game Seven of an NHL playoff series on television, as opposed to listening to it on the radio. Joel Ward’s overtime winner during last night’s Game Seven match-up between the Washington Capitals and the Boston Bruins represented the other one [...]
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Braden Holtby Doesn’t Flinch (Video)
In a game as tight as last night’s thrilling Game Seven battle between the Washington Capitals and the Boston Bruins, sometimes all it takes is the blink of an eye for one’s Stanley Cup hopes to be snatched from under their nose. Despite having only six games of playoff experience (all in 2012), Braden Holtby [...]
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Tim Thomas Saved The Bruins’ Season With This Incredible Stick Save (Video)
The Boston Bruins were able to hang on for their playoff lives with a Game 6 victory over the Washington Capitals yesterday afternoon, following Tyler Seguin’s game-winning goal 3:17 into the first overtime period. However, there is a strong possibility that this game would have never made it to the extra frame had it not [...]
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A Frozen Clock In Washington Forced Braden Holtby To Make This Incredible Extra Save (Video)
Braden Holtby was incredible between the pipes for the Washington Capitals last night, as he stopped 43 of the 44 shots he faced during the first 60 minutes of play. And he was forced to make an additional save when an extra 5.3 seconds were added to the game, after the timer-keeper forgot to start [...]
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Alex Ovechkin Takes A Spill Into The Bench (Video)
Washington Capitals’ captain Alex Ovechkin was having himself a rough night during Game 4 against the Boston Bruins on Thursday, as Zdeno Chara held the Russian sniper goalless for the third time this series while limiting him to just four shots on goal. And the giant Bruins defender wasn’t the only one giving Ovechkin a [...]
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Pane Of Glass Falls On David Krejci’s Head During OT Goal Celebration (Video)
The Boston Bruins won the game last night, but it almost came at the cost of one of their top forwards. After Chris Kelly buried a slap shot past rookie goaltender Braden Holtby 1:18 into the first overtime, giving the Boston Bruins the 1-0 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game One of their opening [...]
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KHL’s Anton Belov Kicks A Player With His Skate (Video)
If you want to throw kicks, you should have played soccer. That is the message someone needs to send Anton Belov of Avangard, after he delivered a kick that narrowly missed the face of Traktor’s Evgeny Kuznetsov as the Washington Capitals’ prospect laid injured on the ice. Belov only received two-minutes for the infraction, which [...]
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Capitals’ Mathieu Perreault Scores With His Face (Video)
The sticks of the Washington Capitals’ players haven’t been doing much scoring as of late, as they have failed to record more than two goals in each of their last four games. As a result, some of their players have begun searching for a more creative way to put the puck in the back of [...]
