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The Washington Capitals defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 last night at Capital One Arena. The five goals gave fans around the DMV 50 percent off Papa Johns. Who doesn’t love pizza? On a more serious note it’s time to grade the Capitals offense that was completely outstanding last night. Dylan Strome had two goals. One […] Grading Capitals offense against Oilers - Stars and … [Read more...] about Grading Capitals offense against Oilers

Photo by John McCreary/NHLI via Getty Images Daily Washington Capitals news and notes: The Caps snap their skid in a high-scoring win over the Oilers, Miroshnichenko turns heads in his second game back, Laviolette moves up the win ladder and more. Your savory breakfast links: The Caps have a tough week ahead of them. Check out all the details in our latest Snapshots. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Caps Clips: Shooting Stars

Photo by Tony Quinn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A look at a powerful performance by a Caps’ blueliner 4 - Number of Capitals who have scored three power-play assists in the same game since the start of the Alex Ovechkin era (2005-06), with Erik Gustafsson rounding out this elite group in last night’s win over Edmonton. Gustafsson was the first to accomplish the … [Read more...] about The Noon Number: Erik the Red

Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov left last night’s contest against the Arizona Coyotes with a lower-body injury. While the full extent of that injury is not yet known, we do have some more information on Orlov’s status. NBC Sports Washington’s Matt Weyrich reports that Orlov wasn’t on the ice for the start of Capitals practice this morning. Per coach Peter … [Read more...] about Latest On Dmitry Orlov

After scoring again, Ovechkin's most important contribution was a timely assist that allowed the Washington Capitals to hold on and beat the Oilers 5-4. … [Read more...] about Alex Ovechkin scores again, Capitals beat Oilers to end skid