The Royals enter the final series of their road trip as they take on the Tigers for the first time this year after a disappointing series in New York. The Royals offense has gotten off to a slow start, and despite having the best ERA in the American League, come into the game 8-11. They … Read more
Photo: @Capitals/X The Washington Capitals fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 5-2 Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena in their final regular season game of the 2024-25 campaign. The loss concluded the Capitals’ record this season to 51-22-9 and 111 points. Goaltender Clay Stevenson made 33 saves in his NHL debut. The … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-1, Sunday night at Capital One Arena. The loss drops the Capitals’ record to 50-21-9 (109 points) on the season. The Capitals have now lost seven of their last 10 games. The Blue Jackets outscored the Capitals 11-1 in their weekend set. LINEUP Charlie … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals fell to the New York Islanders, 4-1, Sunday afternoon at UBS Arena in New York. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored career goal 895, passing Wayne Gretzky to become the leader on the NHL’s all-time goals list (more here) in the loss. The defeat drops the Capitals’ record to 49-19-9 (107 points) … Read more
The end may be near for veteran outfielder/first baseman Joey Gallo. At least as an MLB-caliber hitter. Gallo, 31, was released Sunday by the lowly Chicago White Sox after just 20 spring training at-bats in which he notched a total of two hits, good for a .100 batting average and a meager .243 OPS. It’s … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals fell to the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-1, Saturday afternoon at Capital One Arena in the District. The loss drops the Capitals’ record to 38-14-8 (84 points) on the season. LINEUP Logan Thompson (25-3-5, 2.28 GAA, .919 sv%) got the start between the pipes for the Capitals. Andrei Vasilevskiy (28-15-3, 2.26 GAA, .923 … Read more
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals fell to the Calgary Flames, 3-1, Tuesday night at Capital One Arena in Washington. The loss drops the Capitals’ record to 38-12-8 (84 points) on the season. LINEUP Logan Thompson (25-2-5, 2.25 GAA, .920 sv%) got the start between the pipes for the Capitals. Dan Vladar (7-10-5, 3.07 GAA, .888 sv%) got … Read more
Photo: Randy Litzinger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images With the 2024-25 NHL season set to resume after a two-week break for the 4 Nations tournament and the trade deadline two weeks away from Friday, it serves as a point to assess where teams stand. NoVa Caps does their third power rankings of the regular season: (⬆️Up, … Read more
Photo: @Capitals/X The Washington Capitals fell to the Utah Hockey Club, 5-4, Sunday afternoon at Capital One Arena in the District, in a shootout. The the Capitals’ record to 36-11-8 (80 points) on the season. The first period saw a total of five goals scored between the two clubs, with Josh Doan, Michael Carcone, and … Read more
The Battle of Ontario hasn’t had a ton of juice since the days of perennial playoff matchups and Darcy Tucker taking on the Senators’ bench. The Leafs have been near the top of the Atlantic Division for the last several years, while the Senators have been stuck in a perpetual rebuild, but Ottawa has taken … Read more