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Gr8 Memories: Power Play Pioneer

We don’t know whether this will be Alex Ovechkin’s final season as a Washington Capital or not, but there’s never a bad time to reflect back on two decades of being treated to this amazing talent. So each game day throughout the 2025-26 season, we’re going to be picking an Ovechkin moment to remember against that day’s opponent as we look back at an incredible career.

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Capitals vs Blues Recap: Ovechkin’s 900th is Game-Winning Goal in 6-1 Victory

Well the Caps finally decided to score some goals! The Caps came out strong in the first period, putting up probably their best shift of the season, keeping the Blues hemmed in for what seemed like forever. The Caps drew a power play from it and scored on it after a Tom Wilson tip. The second period the Caps went off, scoring four goals, including Alexander Ovechkin’s 900th which was a…

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Gr8 Memories: Ovech1Kin

We don’t know whether this will be Alex Ovechkin’s final season as a Washington Capital or not, but there’s never a bad time to reflect back on two decades of being treated to this amazing talent. So each game day throughout the 2025-26 season, we’re going to be picking an Ovechkin moment to remember against that day’s opponent as we look back at an incredible career.

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Capitals vs. Penguins: How the Game Was Lost

It’s not news to anyone that the Caps are struggling on the power play; it’s been a frequent topic of discussion here and elsewhere and definitely in the Capitals’ locker room. Unfortunately the power play issues have overshadowed the fact that the team has also not been that great while shorthanded, either – and while they’d been on a bit of a streak of penalty-killing success coming into last…

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Capitals vs. Penguins Recap: Special Teams Not So Special in 5-3 Loss

On the second of back-to-back games (again) the Caps headed into the home of their rivals looking to carry over some momentum from their big win over the Blues on Wednesday. As the puck dropped, it seemed that idea went out the window as they gave up two power-play goals to Sidney Crosby (of course) and found themselves down 3-0 before the second period was three minutes old.

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Capitals vs. Lightning Game Thread 11/8/25

After a disappointing end to a promising comeback in Pittsburgh, the Caps now head south on their road trip, their next stop taking them to Tampa to face the Lightning. The Caps downed the Bolts in overtime last month, and look to have the same success (maybe in regulation this time?) with their second meeting. First, some admin stuff: The Caps will make one lineup swap…

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Capitals vs. Lightning: How the Game Was Lost

In a vacuum, last night’s loss could be chalked up to just one of those nights where the team played hard and just came up a little short. Because the Capitals did play well overall and it was an entertaining, closely matched game from start to finish (with a bit of scrappiness mixed in) – pretty much what we’ve come to expect from Caps-Bolts games in recent years. Unfortunately, it’s not in…

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Special Teams Continuing to Cost Caps

That was Tom Wilson’s blunt assessment of the Caps’ 0-for-4 power play performance in a Halloween loss to the Islanders. Nearly two weeks – and three losses in four games – later, Dylan Strome offered this review of the team’s special teams: It’s pretty standard fare for coaches and athletes to refer to an aspect of the game in which they’re struggling as “costing games…

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Capitals @ Hurricanes Recap: Caps Weather the Storm in 4-1 Win

Plus: The Washington Capitals have been struggling on special teams as of late, but not tonight! They went 1-for-5 on the power play, and the penalty kill came up big tonight and kept Carolina’s power play off the board despite five chances. Minus: The Capitals probably could have tallied a few more goals and run up the score a bit, but Freddie Andersen was incredible in net for the…

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Capitals @ Hurricanes: How the Game Was Won

The Washington Capitals desperately really a bounceback game in Carolina last night, and boy did they get it. The Carolina Hurricanes are typically a tough opponent for the Caps, but the Caps seemed to be operating on a completely different level than usual against them. They were dictating play for the majority of the game, their special teams showed up, and several players had killer individual…

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Gr8 Memories: Alex Ovechkin…Florida Panther?

We don’t know whether this will be Alex Ovechkin’s final season as a Washington Capital or not, but there’s never a bad time to reflect back on two decades of being treated to this amazing talent. So each game day throughout the 2025-26 season, we’re going to be picking an Ovechkin moment to remember against that day’s opponent as we look back at an incredible career. Up until now…

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Capitals vs Panthers Recap: Road Trip Ends in 6-3 Loss

Plus: Despite not recording a point, Ryan Leonard stood out. The 20-year-old was buzzing all night with seven shots on goal, and a particularly excellent shift towards the end of the third where he led a flurry that ended with a Rasmus Sandin goal aided by his screen in front. For a team looking for a spark offensively, this was an encouraging sign. Minus: Similar themes keep recurring in…

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Capitals vs Panthers: How the Game Was Lost

Dylan Strome gave an interesting quote after the Capitals’ 4-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday: For the first nine minutes of Washington’s tilt against the Florida Panthers on Thursday, things were playing out just as he described; Washington, a team that has consistently controlled the larger share of scoring chances, was peppering Panthers goalie Daniil Tarasov as they…

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