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Capitals Playoff Positives: Offense

The Washington Capitals are well on their way to capturing the Metropolitan Division title and the Eastern Conference title, and find themselves in the running for the Presidents’ Trophy. While their season has not been without stumbles, there are plenty of positives about this team as they head into the postseason. Let’s talk about ’em. First up? The scoring touch.

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Capitals vs. Islanders Game Thread

Amidst all the celebration from last game and the expectations around this one, there is still an actual game to play, and the Caps continue to search for a solid effort – particularly against these teams far lower in the standings, because aside from Thursday’s rematch against the Canes, that’s basically all they’ve got left on the schedule. First on the docket, the first of two against the…

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Our Favorite Alex Ovechkin Goals

Alex Ovechkin is now officially the sole keeper of the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring title, having picked up his 895th goal, and if you weren’t sure…that is a lot of goals. Really a lot of goals. So many, in fact, that no one – not even Ovechkin himself – thought he could hit that number even a few years ago. But with Ovechkin, it’s not just about the sheer number of goals he scored.

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Alex Ovechkin at 895: Bobbleheads and More

Let me cut to the chase: these are the bobbleheads you’ve been waiting for… and it’s not just bobbleheads: Personally, I’ll be pre-ordering the “Alex Ovechkin Washington Capitals NHL All-Time Goals Leader Celebration Slider Bobblehead,” but there’s all kinds of goodies for y’all to commemorate the moment with. From our friends at FOCO…

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Crazy 8s: Some Wild Stats About and Around Alex Ovechkin

895 goals is a massive number. Unfathomably huge. Simply getting to that number, surpassing the greatest offensive talent the league has ever known, and standing alone atop the mountain? That’s a pretty wild, supremely impressive, and absolutely absurd achievement for one Alex Ovechkin. And speaking of absurd, numbers like that can be sliced and diced to pretty comical effect…let’s take a…

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Capitals Playoff Positives: Penalty Kill

The Washington Capitals are well on their way to capturing the Metropolitan Division title and the Eastern Conference title, and find themselves in the running for the Presidents’ Trophy. While their season has not been without stumbles, there are plenty of positives about this team as they head into the postseason. Let’s talk about ’em. We’ve looked at the Capitals’ overall offense. Next up?

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Alex Ovechkin’s Hall of Fame Career(s)

Alex Ovechkin’s historic goal-scoring achievement (you may have heard about it) is the product of two critical and career-defining characteristics of the Great Eight: ability and longevity. Take Ovechkin’s goal-scoring prowess without his durability and consistency and you end up with something like Mike Bossy-plus; take his two decades of nearly uninterrupted availability with a merely “good”…

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Capitals vs. Hurricanes Game Thread 4/10

895 achieved, Sunday’s loss in Long Island was a free pass for the team…because honestly, who could focus on playing good team defense when history was just made? Now, however, the focus has to be back on getting ready for the playoffs and finding the next level to their game. They’ll get a good test of their ability to do just that as they resume acquaintances with the Hurricanes…

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