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Round 1 Preview: Capitals vs. Canadiens By the Numbers

And so it’s set. Caps vs. Habs. Red, white and blue vs. bleu, blanc et rouge. Ryan Walter and Rick Green for Rod Langway, Craig Laughlin, Doug Jarvis and Brian Engblom. Alex Ovechkin‘s best game as an NHLer. “The Sequel”. And of course…2010. We all know what happened in 2010. It’s incredibly on brand for the Capitals to have the briefest playoff history with a team and yet have it…

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Get to Know a Canadien: Juraj Slafkovský

As part of the build-up to the first-round playoff series between the Capitals and the Canadiens, we will be looking at some of Montreal’s most important players to know… Born: March 30, 2004 Birthplace: Kosice, SVK Acquired: Drafted by Montreal in the first round (1st overall) in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft Scouting Report: Why You Should Know Who He Is: He’s flown…

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Get to Know a Canadien: Alex Newhook

As part of the build-up to the first-round playoff series between the Capitals and the Canadiens, we will be looking at some of Montreal’s most important players to know… Born: January 28, 2001 Birthplace: St. John’s, NL Acquired: Traded to Montreal by Colorado in June 2023 Scouting Report: Why You Should Know Who He Is: Newhook took a bit of a step back in…

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Get to Know a Canadien: Lane Hutson

As part of the build-up to the first-round playoff series between the Capitals and the Canadiens, we will be looking at some of Montreal’s most important players to know… Born: February 14, 2004 Birthplace: Holland, MI Acquired: Drafted by Montreal in the second round (62nd overall) in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft Scouting Report: Why You Should Know Who He…

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Japers’ Rink Radio Episode 242: First Round Preview (w/ Bailey Johnson)

Greg is joined by Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post to preview the Caps first round meeting with Montreal. You can follow the show on Twitter at @JapersRinkRadio and Greg at @GregY_JR. You can also follow Greg on Bluesky at @gregyoung.bsky.social. You can follow our guest on Twitter at @BaileyAJohnson_, on Bluesky at @baileyannej.bsky.social and find her writing at: https://www.

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Capitals-Canadiens Game 1 Recap: Washington Takes 1-0 Series Lead with 3-2 OT Victory

Plus: This was a pretty complete first 50 minutes from the Washington Capitals, especially considering how poorly they finished the regular season. Logan Thompson looked excellent in his return to the lineup, the Caps arrived on time and came in hot out of the gate, and all four lines were vibing. Minus: The Caps were in control for most of this game, and then Cole Caufield got the Montreal…

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The Narrative: O Captain, Icing on the Cake, and the Pachyderm

O Captain, My Captain Now that was vintage Alex Ovechkin. Locked in from the opening draw, the Caps’ lead-by-example captain did exactly that, posting team highs in shot attempts and hits while opening and, crucially, closing the scoring in the extra session for the first time in his storied career. It’s the time of year when your best players have to be your best players and Alex…

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Caps-Habs Game 1: How the Game Was Won

The Washington Capitals kicked off their 2025 postseason in quite the dramatic fashion last night. The first 50 minutes were all Capitals—all four lines were rolling and Logan Thompson looked excellent in his return to the lineup. Alex Ovechkin got the scoring started for the series, and Anthony Beauvullier put the Caps up 2-0 after two. Unfortunately, Washington completely unraveled after Cole…

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The Narrative: Don’t Start Believin’, The Question, and LT’s Return

Don’t Start Believin’ If there’s one word you see attached to the Canadiens after Game 1, it’s “belief.” The bleu, blanc et rouge-clad Davids managed to push the Eastern Conference’s Goliaths to overtime in Game 1, and therefore, the theory goes, they have demonstrated that they can be competitive in this series. And they very well may yet be. They believe. But the reality is that…

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Capitals vs. Canadiens Game 2 Recap: LT Stands Tall in 3-1 Win

Plus: Connor McMichael played great, congrats to Taylor Raddysh on his first career playoff point…but this is all about Logan Thompson, who was The Reason the Caps emerged from the third unscathed and from the game with a 2-0 series lead. Minus: About that third period…once again, the Habs hung around and hung around until deciding to turn up the heat late in the game, and it was only thanks…

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Prioritizing Pierre’s Playoff Performance

As noted the other day, the key question the Caps and Spencer Carbery face is how to contain Montreal’s top line of Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovski. The reason is simple: the trio has been one of the most dynamic lines in hockey, and generates the vast majority of the Canadiens scoring chances and goals: In games 1 and 2, the unenviable task of slowing this line down has…

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Japers’ Rink Radio Episode 243: Caps Take the First Two (w/ Rob Parker)

Rob Parker joins Greg to talk about the first two games of the series and what lies ahead. You can follow the show on Twitter at @JapersRinkRadio and Greg at @GregY_JR. You can also follow Greg on Bluesky at @gregyoung.bsky.social. You can follow our guest on Bluesky at @theotherrobparker.bsky.social.

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The Narrative: Goalie Injuries, Soul-Crushing Boners and Nonsense

Goalie Injuries The great thing about sports is that one loss – no matter how ugly, and they don’t come much uglier than the Caps’ Game 3 humiliation – only counts as one loss. Lick your wounds, learn your lessons, and move on to the next game. Unfortunately for the Caps, the repeated bludgeoning they endured on the scoreboard was accompanied by something that might last a while…

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Capitals-Canadiens Game 4 Recap: Caps Grind Out 5-2 Win in Montreal

Plus: The grittiest grit. Despite the end score, this was essentially a one-goal game through and through. Despite getting the lead in the second period and outshooting the Canadiens throughout the game, the Capitals entered the third down a goal. But the team continued to play their physical game in the third and after a big check from Tom Wilson, Brandon Duhaime tied the game.

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Penalty Killing Me… and Not Softly

Over the course of the regular season, the Caps had the League’s fifth-rated penalty kill, successfully squashing a robust 82 percent of the man disadvantages they faced, with the underlying metrics to back up that ranking. In the playoffs so far? Not so much. Granted, these are very small samples we’re talking about, but so far the Caps have only escaped eight of 13 shorthanded…

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