Flyers’ Home Ice Advantage Is Real in 2019-20
The Philadelphia Flyers’ home ice, the Wells Fargo Center, is quickly becoming a distinct advantage early in the 2019-20 NHL season. As it stands, the Flyers are 6-1-1 at home…
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Flyers’ 3 Stars to Begin Season
With the Philadelphia Flyers’ season fully underway, we’ve had a quick glance at what is to come. Traveling from Prague to Philadelphia, and now to Western Canada, the Flyers have…
Is the Capitals’ Defense Cup-Worthy?
September is finally here and, with it, the beginning of training camps for teams across the NHL. The Washington Capitals’ camp starts on Sept. 13 and their first preseason contest…
Breaking Down the Flyers’ Trade for Matt Niskanen
It was well-documented that, to take the leap to true contender status, the Philadelphia Flyers’ blue line was going to need a face-lift. General manager Chuck Fletcher has taken the…
NHL News & Notes: Eberle, Niskanen & Gudas, Canadiens & More
In today’s News & Notes, Jordan Eberle has signed a contract extension with the New York Islanders, the Washington Capitals traded Matt Niskanen to the Philadelphia Flyers for Radko Gudas,…
Capitals Trade Niskanen to Flyers for Gudas
WASHINGTON — The Philadelphia Flyers have acquired defenceman Matt Niskanen from the Washington Capitals for defenceman Radko Gudas.
Philadelphia is retaining 30 per cent of Gudas’ salary in the final year of his contract. Gudas counts $3.35 million ag…
NHL Rumors: Oilers, Lightning, Coyotes, More
In today’s NHL rumor rundown, there is speculation that Swedish free agent Joakim Nygard has his choice of destination down to two teams, there is an update on the status…
Capitals Confident Despite Losing Leads
For the first 40 minutes of Friday’s Game 1 against Pittsburgh, a Washington Capitals victory seemed imminent, especially after they went up 2-0 early in the third thanks to a…
Capitals Look to Be ‘Sharper,’ Niskanen & Burakovsky Expected to Return
Following somewhat of a skid that came with the holidays, the Washington Capitals have shown a lot of improvement of late; they are riding a three-game winning streak and finding…
Capitals Finding Tempo as Djoos & Defense Take Charge
The Washington Capitals entered Saturday’s matchup with the Devils one point behind New Jersey for the Metropolitan Division lead. Though the stakes were high, goaltender Braden Holtby said the team…
Resilience, Pride Carries Capitals Back to the Top
Coming into their second and final meeting with the Avalanche this season, the Washington Capitals had more determination to pull together a win. Not only were they looking to bounce…
Capitals Hitting Stride in Tight Metro Division Race
The Washington Capitals experienced a bit of a rocky start to the 2017-18 campaign, but that all seems to be behind them now as they’ve started to string together wins.…