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Tag: Washington Capitals
NHL Schedule Release: Intriguing Home-Opening Matchups in 2016-17
Roughly a week after the Pittsburgh Penguins captured the franchise’s fourth Stanley Cup, the NHL looked ahead to their 100th season of operation with a sneak peek of the 2016-17 slate. Here is a full list of the #NHL Home-Opener dates pic.twitter.com/yJtHEFvsHW — SiriusXM NHL Network (@SiriusXMNHL) June 20, 2016 NHL Releases 2016-17 Home Opener […] READ MORE
Capitals Moving Forward
For the Washington Capitals players, coaches and fans every spring brings disappointment regarding their hockey team. This year the Capitals could not get by the high-speed locomotive known the Pittsburgh Penguins. Fueling the frustration is the fact all of Washington’s losses in the series were by one goal and two of those contests went to overtime. […] READ MORE
The Washington Capitals and the Second Round Curse
“All around me are familiar faces. Worn out faces, worn out places.” These are two lines of Tears for Fears’s “Mad World” that the Washington Capitals, their management and their fans hear every year. Some times, life isn’t fair. For Alex Ovechkin and the team he captains, that time of year happens every point in time […] READ MORE
Penguins Capitals Game 6: Pittsburgh Looks to Close Out Series at Home
The Pittsburgh Penguins enter Tuesday looking to eliminate the Capitals in game six and move on to the Eastern Conference Finals. Either they win at home and close out the series, or head to Washington for a decisive game seven. In game five, the Penguins were unable to close out the series and fell to […] READ MORE
Hornqvist Overtime Goal Gives Penguins 3-1 Series Lead
With a 3-1 series lead, the Pittsburgh Penguins look to have the Washington Capitals exactly where they want them. Game four was the Capitals’ best chance of …well, capitalizing on the absence of the Penguins’ most important defender; Kris Letang, who served a one-game suspension for a high and late hit on Marcus Johansson in […] READ MORE
Penguins Defensemen Kris Letang Suspended One Game
The National Hockey League Department of Player Safety has announced a one game suspension for Pittsburgh Penguins defensemen Kris Letang. The suspension is for the hit Letang made on Capitals' forward Marcus Johansson in Pittsburgh's 3-2 win in Game 3 on Monday night. READ MORE
Caps' Brooks Orpik Suspended 3 Games
The National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced Sunday evening that Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik has been suspended three games for interference. The supension comes after his hit to the head on Pittsburgh Penguins’ defenseman Olli Maatta early into Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Saturday. The Department conducted a phone […] READ MORE
Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins Series Preview
Television viewing audiences have been sagging, but the Washington Capitals-Pittsburgh Penguins matchup may be just the tonic to cure what ails the NHL. Numbers appear to be down across the country, due in no small part to the lack of a Canadian team competing for post-season glory. The hockey giants known as the Kings and […] READ MORE
Pittsburgh Penguins are a Stanley Cup Contender
After knocking the New York Rangers out of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, it is safe to assume the Pittsburgh Penguins are a Stanley Cup Contender READ MORE
