Nicklas Backstrom Extends Team Lead In Power-Play Helpers

Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom was in true form in Game 4, notching three assists, two of which came on the power play. He now has six points through four games of the Stanley Cup Finals, and for the third time this postseason he scored three points in a single game. His 17 assists rank […]

Evgeny Kuznetsov Erupts With Second Four-Point Performance

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov continued his postseason dominance in their Game 4 win Monday. Kuznetsov had the primary assist on three of the Capitals first four tallies of the contest and later added another apple on Brett Connolly’s sixth of the playoffs. Amazingly, this was not his first four-point outing of the postseason; he […]

Shea Theodore Struggling In The Finals

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore had another night to forget Monday in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals against Washington. After making a costly mistake in Game 3, Theodore finished the fourth game with a minus-three rating, which takes him to minus-four overall in the series. He was plus-two in Game 1, but […]

Jonathan Marchessault Makes History In Game 4

Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault has slowed down quite a bit since the end of the Western Conference Finals, but he's still recording points at a historical level. He collected his 20th postseason point with an assist in Monday's 6-2 loss to Washington, setting an NHL record for most postseason points by a player […]

Colin Miller Records His Third Point In The Finals

Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Colin Miller recorded an assist on the team's first goal of the night in Monday's 6-2 Game 4 loss to Washington, making it three points in four games. He started the series off with his third postseason goal in Game 1 and added an assist in Game 2. Miller has also […]

Reilly Smith Makes It Four Points In Four Games

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Reilly Smith, who has been picking up assists all over the place during the playoffs, has also found his scoring touch in the finals. He scored his second goal of the finals against Washington on Monday to make it four points in four games overall in the matchup. Smith has […]

James Neal Scores His Second Finals Goal

Vegas Golden Knights forward James Neal scored his second goal of this year's Stanley Cup Finals on Monday, putting the team on the board in the third period of Game 4. Sadly for him and the team, it didn't mean much in a 6-2 loss and Neal could've easily made the game completely different if […]

Tomas Tatar Will Make His Stanley Cup Finals Debut Monday Night

Vegas Golden Knights left wing Tomas Tatar is set to replace David Perron in the lineup on Monday to make his Stanley Cup Finals debut in Game 4 against Washington. Tatar scored an important goal in the Western Conference Finals Game 2 against Winnipeg, but he's so far been featured just six times during the […]

John Carlson Posts Game-High Six Shots, Four Blocks

With two points to this point in the Stanley Cup Final, Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson has retaken the defensive scoring lead from the idle Dustin Byfuglien. The 28-year-old pending UFA now has 18 points in 22 postseason games. His four goals are one off his career-best set in 2015-16, but his 14 assists are […]

Lars Eller Led Forwards In Time On Ice, Blocks

Washington Capitals center Lars Eller was the only Caps forward to eclipse 20:00 TOI in the Game 3 victory. Eller was tapped to fill in for Evgeny Kuznetsov, when he was forced from Game 2, and would have been again if he were to miss Game 3. Unfortunately for him, that didn’t happen, but it […]

Devante Smith-Pelly Redeems Himself With Insurance Marker

Washington Capitals forward Devante Smith-Pelly was very involved in Game 3 Saturday. Chandler Stephenson put a shot past Marc-Andre Fleury to put the Caps ahead, but the goals was called back because Smith-Pelly ran into Fleury in an attempt to provide a screen. In the second period, the Caps would legally take the lead, and […]

Evgeny Kuznetsov Doesn’t Miss A Beat; Scores In Game 3

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov left Game 2 in the first period, and was deemed a game-time decision for Game 3. Owners should have known his outlook was slightly promising, given that Kuznetsov was a participant in the Caps’ optional practice, and those that started him for Game 3 reaped the benefits. Kuznetsov had an […]

Alex Ovechkin Increases Point Streak To Four

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored the opening goal in Game 3 early in the second period. The goal was his team leading 14th of the postseason, which also puts him in a tie with the idle Mark Scheifele for the league lead. Washington had a flurry of chances on the play; Ovechkin corralled a […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Sits On Rare Losing Streak

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury had only 23 saves and recorded a .885 save percentage in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals against Washington on Saturday to lose back-to-back starts for only the fourth time this season. He last went consecutive starts without posting a win in March. Fleury has struggled in the […]

Tomas Nosek Scores Another One In The Finals

Vegas Golden Knights forward Tomas Nosek has turned out to be a surprising leading goalscorer for the team in the Stanley Cup Finals against Washington. The 25-year-old fourth liner potted his third goal in the series on Saturday in a 3-1 losing effort. Nosek turned out to be one of only six Vegas forwards who […]

Braden Holtby Much Better In Game 2

Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby was shelled for five goals on 33 shots in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. He responded well in Game 2, stopping 37 of 39 shots faced. Holtby allowed a power play goal late in the second period, but otherwise was solid, making 10 saves as the Caps were […]

Andre Burakovsky Tallies Two Assists In Win

Washington Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky logged the secondary assist on both the Caps’ even strength goals in their Game 2 victory over the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Despite only having points in three games this postseason, Wednesday marked Burakovsky’s second multi-point outing; he scored twice in Game 7 of the ECF. Now riding a three-game […]

Lars Eller Breaks Out With Game-High Three Points

Washington Capitals center Lars Eller was in on all three of the Caps’ goals in the 3-2 Game 2 win on Wednesday. With Evgeny Kuznetsov’s early exit from the game, Eller was called upon to step up and help fill the role of top-six forward. Needless to say, Eller responded very well, scoring the Caps’ […]

Evgeny Kuznetsov Leaves Game 2 After High Hit

Washington Capitals standout Evgeny Kuznetsov was forced from Game 2 after receiving a hit from Vegas’ Brayden McNabb. Kuznetsov did not return, and after the game was listed as day-to-day with an upper body injury. His absence from the lineup will surely be felt by the Caps, as he has been their leading scorer to […]

David Perron Expected To Stay On Second Line

Vegas Golden Knights left wing David Perron, who was promoted to the second line for Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals against Washington, is expected to keep his place for Saturday's Game 3. Perron has skated on the second line for most of the season and he had a great time there alongside James […]

Golden Knights Lose Game 2

On Wednesday night, the Vegas Golden Knights were bested on their home ice 3-2 by the Washington Capitals. They jumped out to an early lead with James Neal scoring on the high glove side, but it was downhill from there. Lars Eller came to play, finding a goal and two assists, contributing to every goal. […]

Canucks Sign Goalie Michael DiPietro

Vancouver Canucks general manager Jim Benning announced that they have signed 18-year-old goaltender Michael DiPietro to a three-year, entry-level contract. The Ontario native spent three seasons with the OHL team, the Windsor Spitfires, and put up a 29-21-3-1 record with a 2.79 goals-against average. He recently set the single-season record for the Spitfires with seven […]

Magnus Paajarvi Signs One-Year Contract With Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators forward Magnus Paajarvi re-signed with the Senators on a one-year deal worth $900,000. Paajarvi was picked up off waivers last season and proved to be a solid bottom-six addition with six goals and two assists in 35 games. While Paajarvi has been a disappointment for most of his career after being drafted 10th […]

Nicklas Backstrom Riding Three-Game Point Streak

Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom continues to show that the adverse effects of him missing time are minimal. He closed out the Eastern Conference Finals with three points in two games and started the Stanley Cup Finals in good form, scoring a goal and adding an assist in the Caps loss Monday. Backstrom re-joined the […]

Tom Wilson Won't Face Supplemental Discipline For Hit In Game 1

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson will not face supplemental discipline for his late hit on Jonathan Marchessault in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Wilson laid Marchessault out with a late, open-ice hit nowhere near the puck and it has been confirmed that he will not get a hearing from the NHL Department of […]

Golden Knights Take Game 1 Of The Stanley Cup Finals

On Monday night, the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Washington Capitals 6-4 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Vegas' fourth line came to play, with Tomas Nosek and Ryan Reaves combining for three goals. This high-scoring affair saw the most lead changes in a Stanley Cup Finals game, staying close or tied until […]

Alex Tuch Looking To Make It Three Goals In Three Games

Vegas Golden Knights right wing Alex Tuch will be a player to watch during the Stanley Cup Finals against Washington, as he had the hot hand against them during the regular season, scoring in both meetings between the two and collecting three points in total. Tuch also had a strong ending to the second-round series […]

Jonathan Marchessault Showing Great Consistency

Vegas Golden Knights forward Jonathan Marchessault has been the most consistent offensive player for the team during the Stanley Cup playoffs, as he's yet to go consecutive games without any points, and that's made him their leading scorer. Marchessault has a team-leading eight goals and 18 points in 15 games. He had seven in five […]

Marc-Andre Fleury Owns Strong Numbers Against Washington

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury will be meeting an old foe in this year's Stanley Cup Finals, as he's set to take on Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals. MAF has faced the Caps in 38 career regular season games, plus a bunch of times in the playoffs. He's won both starts against Washington […]

John Carlson Can Retake Defensive Scoring Lead

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson has had an enormously successful postseason to this point. Unlike most of his teammates, his best series was the first round, in which he tallied nine of his 16 points, eight of which were on the power play. Despite not posting any power-play points in the third round, Carlson still […]