Japers Rink

895 goals is a massive number. Unfathomably huge. Simply getting to that number, surpassing the greatest offensive talent the league has ever known, and standing alone atop the mountain? That’s a pretty wild, supremely impressive, and absolutely absurd achievement for one Alex Ovechkin. And speaking of absurd, numbers like that can be sliced and diced to pretty comical … [Read more...] about Crazy 8s: Some Wild Stats About and Around Alex Ovechkin

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The Washington Capitals are well on their way to capturing the Metropolitan Division title and the Eastern Conference title, and find themselves in the running for the Presidents’ Trophy. While their season has not been without stumbles, there are plenty of positives about this team as they head into the postseason. Let’s talk about ’em. First up? The scoring touch. Source … [Read more...] about Capitals Playoff Positives: Offense

Did Alex Ovechkin Score? Yes. No player in NHL history has done it more often. Plus: Ryan Leonard is now just 893 goals away from tying Alex Ovechkin for the all-time record. Minus: Independent of how the game went as a whole, Aliaksei Protas went down with a lower body injury in the third period, unable to put any weight on his leg. A massive blow for the forward core if he’s … [Read more...] about Capitals vs Blackhawks Recap: Ovechkin’s 894th Leads Caps to 5-3 Win

Short answer: the second the game started. …but I suppose we can talk about a few things in this one. The first period, which was where the wheels came off (and never really got put back on), saw the Caps fell behind 3-0 in the first 14ish minutes of the period and gave up two of the three on the power play. So that was bad. Then it got worse. Logan Thompson – who struggled in … [Read more...] about Capitals-Hurricanes: How the Game Was Lost