NY Rangers – Friends in Cold Places

Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby and defenseman John Carlson were well represented at the NHL All-Star Game in San Jose last week. With coach Todd Reirden at the helm of the Metropolitan Division, the trio contributed to wins over the Atlantic and Central Divisions to win the All-Star Game and split the grand prize of […]

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John Carlson Wins Hardest Shot Competition

The Washington Capitals, at least in the case of defenseman John Carlson, finally won something on Friday night. Although it doesn’t officially end their current seven game winless stretch, Carlson stole the spotlight in the Hardest Shot challenge at the NHL All-Star Skills Competition at SAP Center in San Jose. It’s been a long time […]

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Caps Defeat Rangers in OT Before Falling to the Panthers in a Shootout

What a weird schedule. Back-to-backs, then a few days off. Repeat. This week the Caps had a more favorable scheudle with two games at Capital One Arena. First the Capitals hosted the New York Rangers on Wednesday Night Hockey. Then on Friday, Washington hosted the winless Florida Panthers.

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Preview: Capitals Host Rangers on Wednesday Night Hockey

It seems like de ja vu. For the third Wednesday in a row we are back in Chinatown. This time it’ll be the New York Rangers taking on the Washington Capitals as two Metropolitan Division rivals meet for the first time in this young season. This game will be the first of four meetings between […]

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Capitals Top 10 Moments of the Regular Season: #10 A Comeback to Defeat the Rangers

Having Caps hockey withdrawals? We’re always here to help! Introducing a new weekly series where Friends in Cold Places writer Michael Marzzacco takes a look back at what he believes were the Top 10 moments of the regular season. Additionally, sometime down the road, Michael will rank his Top 10 moments of the playoffs so […]

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Holtby With One More Shutout Over NY Rangers: Game Photos

The Washington Capitals finally came home after a long road trip. They faced the NY Rangers–albeit a “less-than” version of the team. The Verizon Center had all the energy of a playoff game as fans ready themselves for the run for the Cup. Oh, and the goal tonight was not just to win but to […]

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It was a Special Kuzy Top-Flipping and Friends Photo Night

Photos by Mel Abernethy Seems like every Caps game of late we have had at least one memorable moment in the game, outside of scoring. Saturday night it was Evgeny Kuznetsov who brought us this unforgettable moment: Yup, we love us some Kuzy: Ok, there were some other players on the ice too, after all […]

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The Capitals Fall to The Rangers

Tonight’s game against the New York Rangers was an energy-packed 60 minutes, despite the 2-4 loss, both on the ice and in the stands. It’s to be expected with a rivalry like this one, to find hard hits in the game and aggressive cheers from the fans, both for the Capitals and against. Before regulation, […]

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History Repeating: Caps Knocked Out of 2nd Round…Again

Was it a dream? Unfortunately it was not as the Washington Capitals, the NHL’s best team in the regular season, got ousted once again by the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 6 in a overtime 4-3. This makes them 1-8 all-time in series vs. Pittsburgh. The Caps have not been very successful in the playoffs since […]

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Caps-Rangers: Pregame Line Projections

GAME TIME IS 7 pm ET Washington Capitals: 47-12-4 New York Rangers: 37-21-6 Watch on NHL and listen on 106.7 At his post-morning skate today, Coach Trotz said he had no plans to change the line for tonight. Of course, that doesn’t mean he won’t change them during the game! Caps Forward Lines Ovechkin Backstrom […]