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With Alex Ovechkin set to play in his 1,000th game, much has been written about how great an individual accomplishment this is for the Great 8 (such as this and this). Many Caps fans today don't remember the days before Ovechkin. If you have been a Caps fan for 20, 30+ years, hats off to you, but many people became fans when they discovered watching one of the greatest hockey players of all time was really fun. Continue to Article

April 01, 2018 5:59:pm EST

Alex Ovechkin is built like a linebacker with the motor of a steam engine and the mentality of a wrecking ball. He can score like no other player of this generation and few in history and has the physicality to match. That was evident from his first NHL shift when he powered up ice and crushed Columbus defenseman Radoslav Suchy so hard it knocked out the stanchion between the panes of plexiglass. Ovechkin at 32 is no longer the human bulldozer he once was, but his hard-hitting style never put a dent in his prime years as he became the fourth-fastest player to 600 goals . On Sunday in Pittsburgh, the Washington Capitals' 2004 No. 1 pick will be the first player from that draft class to play 1,000 Continue to Article

March 31, 2018 12:53:pm EST

Players of the Night: Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals: He didn’t score on Wednesday, but his two assists were vital for the Capitals. Backstrom’s first helped tie the game with 33 seconds left in the first period. And with 65 seconds left in Continue to Article

March 29, 2018 9:18:am EST

Evgeny Kuznetsov scored just 38 seconds into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the visiting New York Rangers on Wednesday night. Kuznetsov scored on a great individual effort, circling around a few New York players in the Rangers' zone and then beating goalie Henrik Lundqvist on a bullet from the left side. The victory moved the Capitals one step closer to a clinching a playoff spot. Continue to Article

March 28, 2018 11:09:pm EST

It's no secret what the biggest question surrounding the Washington Capitals is right now: What happened to Braden Holtby? Since Feb. 2, Holtby has been pulled four times in 11 starts with a .872 save percentage and 4.45 GAA. Now with Holtby set to make his first start since March 6, he sounds very confident that he has put those problems behind him. Continue to Article

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