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Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images A look at a big gap between the Caps and Cats 22 - Number of points separating the Capitals and Panthers in the final 2021-22 standings, with the Caps finishing the season with 100 points compared to the Cats’ Presidents’ Trophy-winning 122-point season. That’s the third-biggest points deficit the Caps have faced going into the … [Read more...] about The Noon Number: You Got No Fear of the Underdog

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images It’s time for you to make the big decisions. An NHL head coach’s moves are usually subjected to intense scrutiny on any given day - and that goes at least double during the playoffs, when a bench boss’s ability to read the plays and adjust to the opponent can help determine a series. So with the playoffs upon us, we are … [Read more...] about You Be the Coach: Who’s Your Top Right Wing?

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images As part of the build-up to the first-round playoff series between the Capitals and the Panthers, Japers’ Rink will be looking at some of the important Florida men and how they might impact the series. Mason Marchment #17 / Left Wing Height: 6’4” | Weight: 209 | Born: June 18, 1995 Birthplace: Uxbridge, ONT | Acquired: Via trade from … [Read more...] about Get to Know a Panther: Mason Marchment

Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: Previews and predictions abound as the hockey world prepares for yet another postseason. Your savory breakfast links: It’s time to get to know a couple of opponents. [Rink (Huberdeau, Bobrovsky)] Previews of the Caps’ first-round date with the Florida Panthers. [NoVa Caps, … [Read more...] about Sunday Caps Clips: Cats and Underdogs

Photo by Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images As part of the build-up to the first-round playoff series between the Capitals and the Panthers, Japers’ Rink will be looking at some of the important Florida men and how they might impact the series. Aleksander Barkov #16 / Center Height: 6’3” | Weight: 215 | Born: September 2, 1995 Birthplace: Tampere, Finland … [Read more...] about Get to Know a Panther: Aleksander Barkov