The Case of Holtby v. Lundqvist
It’s a little too early to compare Braden Holtby to Ken Dryden… or is it? Dryden made his NHL debut in 1971 after playing six regular-season games with a 0.957…
Matt Stephen
The Essential Nick Backstrom Playoff Highlight Reel
The stellar play of Nicklas Backstrom in these playoffs has tended to get lost in the shuffle, with media focusing about Ovechkin under-performing, Dale Hunter coaching against the grain, and…
The Caps are barely losing and hardly winning
It’s hard to be the Washington Capitals. Why’s that? Because win or lose they all feel a little like ties when the Caps keep it as close as they have.…
Chill About Ice Time: Hunter, Ovechkin and everyone in between
The Washington Capitals skated off the ice on Monday night with a sense of accomplishment after tying their series on the road against the No. 1 seeded New York Rangers,…
The Hunter Games: Washington Capitals Are Buying Into Defense First Logic
This playoff run has been something different for the Capitals, and the change-up has been one that has a lot of people muttering: “you used to be cool, man.” The…
Capitals/Rangers Preview: Capping the Rangers in Seven
In the last four seasons the Capitals have squared off with the Rangers in the playoffs three times. The last two came as victories for Washington, who beat the Rangers…
Joel Ward is Washington’s Unlikely Hero
Ask any one going into overtime who was going to get the game-winning goal to send their team to the second round of the playoffs and I can assure you…
Game 7 Preview: Caps / Bruins
Game 7 History: In the Capitals franchise history they have lost 78% of their Game 7 opportunities. Caps fans may want to close their eyes and scroll past these stats,…
Home Ice Disadvantage
The regular season isn’t worth much once you get into the playoffs. Home ice advantage in these playoffs is the almighty reward at the end of a long 82-game season,…
Rallying Points: Free Nicky and the Braden Holtby Grand Prix
Almost every team in these playoffs has had a martyr. For Ottawa it was Daniel Alfredsson, who was taken out of the series by an elbow to the head. In…
Stop Hitting Yourself: How the Boston Bruins are Antagonizing Their Way to Victory
It’s a no brainer, but in the playoffs so far six of the eight series are being won by the team who has taken the fewest penalties. That doesn’t necessarily…
Boudreau Breaks Down Ovi 2012: Dale Hunter Take Notes
Instead of standing behind the bench these playoffs Bruce Boudreau is settling for a change of scenery behind the camera. Boudreau has been added to CBC’s playoff panel and on…