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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 [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Brouwer vs. Faulk — 2/20/12
The Washington Capitals didn’t put up much of a fight on the scoreboard during last night’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes, as they were thrashed by a score of 5-0. And while most of the Caps players showed that they were unwilling to put up a fight throughout the entire 60 minutes of that game, [...]
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Matt Hendricks’ Sliced Ear Is Quite The Disgusting Sight (Pic)
Apparently Mathieu Perreault wasn’t the only teammate the Alex Ovechkin has inflicted pain on over the past week. Matt Hendricks has also been victimized by the Capitals’ captain, as he took an Ovie shot off the ear during practice, resulting in the grotesque sight displayed in the above image. Hendricks was on the wrong end [...]
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Alex Ovechkin Blinds Mathieu Perreault With Shaving Cream (Video)
Alex Ovechkin is usually the one scoring the hat-tricks when he is playing, but with the Capitals’ captain sidelined following a three-game suspension, it was Mathieu Perreault taking his spot on the scoresheet. The 24-year-old winger had himself a career-game, as he scored three goals, including the game winner, during a 5-3 victory over the [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 1/24/12 — Mathieu Perreault
With Alex Ovechkin sitting out the first game of this three-game suspension last night, the Washington Capitals were looking for someone to step up in their captain’s absence. Most would have figured Alexander Semin, Marcus Johansson or Troy Brouwer would be strong candidates to fill the void, but they all took a backseat to the [...]
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Frozen Fisticuffs Fight Of The Night — Hendricks vs. Bourque — 1/18/12
Earlier in the season while playing for the Calgary Flames, Rene Bourque delivered a dirty elbow to the head of Nicklas Backstrom, which has kept the Caps’ forward out of the Washington line-up for the past couple of weeks due to a concussion. The NHL came down hard on Bourque, handing him a five-game suspension [...]
