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Capital Moments that Mattered: Let's Talk About That Pass

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 4th 2019 | 4 min read |

Last night the Washington Capitals finally ended their four-game losing streak, and their streak of futility in the second night of back-to-backs, by ...

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Capital Moments That Mattered: All-Star (Game) Defense

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 4th 2019 | 4 min read |

The Washington Capitals resumed their season last night with a game against the Division-rival Columbus Blue Jackets. On Sunday night, the League and ...

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"Low-to-High, Get Pucks Through, That's How We Score"

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 4th 2019 | 8 min read |

Nearly six years ago (how can it be that long?), Brooks Laich dropped the most memorable of his folksy hockey quotes on the local hockey media as he n...

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What's Killing the Capitals' Penalty Kill?

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 3rd 2019 | 9 min read |

For virtually the entirety of Alex Ovechkin’s career the Washington Capitals have struggled on the penalty kill. While the kill was never a stre...

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Capitals Moments that Mattered: Taking What the Penalty Kill Offers

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 3rd 2019 | 5 min read |

During the Washington Capitals‘ 1-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils back in mid-November, the Caps power play went 0-for-4 and Alex Ovechkin was l...

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Dealing with the Devils

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 2nd 2019 | 6 min read |

Tonight the Washington Capitals face off against their division rivals, the New Jersey Devils in the second of (at least) five meetings between the te...

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Capital Moments that Mattered: Lack of Defensive Urgency Erases the Advantage

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 2nd 2019 | 6 min read |

Starting with the annual trip to western Canada, the Washington Capitals have been generally winning the possession battle, and losing on the scoreboa...

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Capital Moments that Mattered: Burakovsky Feeds the Need for Speed

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 2nd 2019 | 5 min read |

On Wednesday night the Washington Capitals returned home after a three-game road trip to face Conference-rival Detroit. The tilt featured some good (t...

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Capital Moments that Mattered: Third Time's the Charm for Second Line

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 2nd 2019 | 6 min read |

On Tuesday night the Washington Capitals played to an entertaining, if frustrating, come-from-behind shootout loss. After spotting San Jose three goal...

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Capital Moments that Mattered: Ovechkin Goal Highlights Even Strength Approach

By Japers' Rink Team | Mar 2nd 2019 | 7 min read |

One of the big questions for the Washington Capitals as they enter the 2014-15 season has been how new head coach Barry Trotz would mesh with supersta...