Japers Rink

Two nights after dueling with their conference-leading counterparts in Winnipeg and falling in overtime, the Caps headed to St. Paul for a date with the Minnesota Wild, looking to even the season series. Despite controlling much of the play through the first half of the game, however, the Capitals found themselves in a 2-2 tie and it seemed like they would head into the third … [Read more...] about Capitals-Wild: How the Game Was Lost

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While Nicklas Backstrom will spend part of this spring traveling around with the Capitals to follow his old pal’s historic chase, his future beyond this season will likely not be in the United States. Backstrom’s father, Anders, recently spoke to local Brynas news outlet, Gefle Dagblad, about his son’s next steps – and while it sounds like Backstrom and his family will head … [Read more...] about Nicklas Backstrom is Going Home

The Washington Capitals have taken care of one more bit of unfinished business as the season winds down, getting a deal done with blueliner Jakob Chychrun to keep him in DC for the next eight seasons at $9M AAV. Here’s more from the team: The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenseman Jakob Chychrun to an eight-year, $72 million contract extension, senior vice president and … [Read more...] about Capitals Re-Sign Jakob Chychrun

Throughout the season, we’ll check in on the Washington Capitals to see which players, positions, and/or systems are hot and who is, well, not. Today we’ll be assessing the team based on their games from March 17-23. [Editor’s Note: Friendly reminder that this is merely meant as a look at the last few weeks in isolation, and is not a commentary on a player or system’s overall … [Read more...] about Capitals Temperature Check: Week 23