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  • Game of the week: February 11-17

    Did you think I’d forgotten? We still need a Game of the Week! Let’s take a look at this edition’s options: NHL SCHEDULE: February 11-17 TIME (ALL TIMES EASTERN) VISITOR HOST NATIONAL BROADCAST(S)/Result Monday, February 11 7 p.m. Pittsburgh Philadelphia 4-1 7 p.m. Los Angeles Washington 4-6 10 p.m. San Jose Vancouver 7-2 Tuesday, February…

  • Game of the week: November 5-11

    The first full week of November already has me looking forward to the NHL’s unofficial, yet statistically backed playoff qualification cutoff coming up only a couple weeks from now when the United States celebrates Thanksgiving. Which teams are and aren’t among the league’s 16 best by November 22 will be heavily influenced by the 50…

  • Game of the week: October 8-14

    Observant, loyal fans of Down the Frozen River have probably noticed the absence of the Game of the Day series to start this season. For that, as well as the fact that this trend will likely continue throughout the month of October, I apologize. However, I can offer the next best thing as a replacement…

  • Burakovsky and Holtby lead Caps to Cup Finals

      With his second-straight shutout of the Tampa Bay Lightning, First Star of the Game G Braden Holtby lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-0 Game 7 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena to punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup Finals. The Capitals entered this game with a 7-2 record away…

  • Vasilevskiy makes ECF a best-of-three series

      By winning Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals 4-2 at Capital One Arena, the Tampa Bay Lightning have reclaimed home-ice advantage from the Washington Capitals by leveling the series at two victories apiece. With Washington out-shooting the visiting Lightning 38-20, no Bolt deserves more credit for the victory than First Star of the…

  • Victor’s Bolts “Heded” in right direction after Game 3 win

      On a dark and stormy night in the District of Columbia, the Tampa Bay Lightning pulled off the Eastern Conference Finals’ third-straight road victory by beating the Washington Capitals 4-2 at Capital One Arena in Game 3. Just like Game 2 was all about the Capitals’ offense, the same can be said about Tampa’s…

  • Caps’ attack too much for Bolts; win Game 1 4-2

      After a 4-2 victory at Amalie Arena over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1, home ice in the Eastern Conference Finals now belongs to the Washington Capitals. Between the actual 2-0 score and the fact that the Caps led 9-2 in shots on goal, we get a rather accurate impression of how the…

  • “Highlight Reel” Holtby can’t stop Pens

      Despite saving 21-of-23 shots faced for a .913 save percentage, G Braden Holtby and the Washington Capitals fell 3-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena in Game 4 of their Eastern Semifinals matchup, tying the series at 2-2. After his hit against F Zach Aston-Reese in Game 3 that ended with the…

  • Caps win two periods, Pittsburgh takes Game 1

      With three unanswered third period goals in under five minutes by First Star of the Game F Jake Guentzel‘s top line, the Pittsburgh Penguins claimed Game 1 with a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena. Before many in the arena could even blink, the Capitals had already claimed the opening…

  • Caps OT Win Puts Jackets On Brink

    With an overtime-winning goal from Nicklas Backstrom, the Caps became the first team to win a game on home ice in this series as they moved within a win of the second round.  The Jackets have now lost three straight after starting the series with a 2-0 advantage. The Jackets had played a solid first period, but…