Washington Capitals

Embed from Getty Images On the evening of May 12, 2016, the Nashville Predators were terminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in Game 7 by the San Jose Sharks. Though, it would seem the team collectively missed their wake up call as they were caught sleep-walking through Game 7 on their way towards premature elimination...again. They…

Embed from Getty Images The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins have now made it to the halfway point in the Stanley Cup playoffs, with just eight more wins required to reach the pinnacle of the NHL. The Lightning have only been beaten twice in the playoffs, while the Penguins have lost just three times. The Lightning…

Embed from Getty Images In Game 3 of the second round series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals, Kris Letang dished out a high hit on Capitals forward Marcus Johansson. The hit has earned Letang a one-game suspension. The easy comparison is to the hit that Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik threw on Penguins defenseman…

Embed from Getty Images The Chicago Blackhawks appeared down and out, trailing three games to one and having just lost two straight at home to the St. Louis Blues. This was a team that has played 72 post-season games in four years after a Stanley Cup in 2013, a trip to the Western Conference Final in 2014 and another two-month battle to win…