Capitals Insider: Power play


Posted at 09:17 AM ET, 05/04/2013

Capitals stress patience when facing Rangers' penalty kill
By Katie Carrera
The Rangers' aggressive penalty kill can force even the NHL's most effective power play in the regular season to tweak its strategy slightly.

By Katie Carrera  |  09:17 AM ET, 05/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  2013 Stanley Cup playoffs, Caps-Rangers, Eastern Conference quarterfinals, Mike Green, Mike Ribeiro, Nicklas Backstrom, Playoffs, Power play, Troy Brouwer

Posted at 02:07 PM ET, 05/01/2013

The Rangers are wary of Washington's potent power play
By Mark Giannotto
The Rangers are hopeful they can slow down Washington's league-leading power play.

By Mark Giannotto  |  02:07 PM ET, 05/01/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Caps-Rangers, Power play

Posted at 12:25 PM ET, 03/22/2013

The problem with the Capitals' power play
By Neil Greenberg
Despite its success and improvement, is the Washington power play too one-dimensional?

By Neil Greenberg  |  12:25 PM ET, 03/22/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Alex Ovechkin, Power play, Statistical analysis

Posted at 10:10 AM ET, 03/21/2013

Capitals reinforce power-play details before taking on Jets
By Katie Carrera
The power play has been a source of strength for the Capitals this year, but the unit hasn't been quite as consistent over the past 10 games. So Coach Adam Oates put the Capitals through power play drills to reinforce the group's reads.

By Katie Carrera  |  10:10 AM ET, 03/21/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Adam Oates, Alex Ovechkin, Marcus Johansson, Nicklas Backstrom, Power play, Troy Brouwer

Posted at 11:22 AM ET, 02/15/2013

One-timers: Power play, third line come up big again for Caps
By Katie Carrera
Notes and analysis from the Capitals' win over Tampa Bay.

By Katie Carrera  |  11:22 AM ET, 02/15/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Adam Oates, Caps-Lightning, Eric Fehr, Joel Ward, Mathieu Perreault, One timers, Power play

Posted at 04:53 PM ET, 02/04/2013

Caps hope remedying special-teams issues will lead to more wins
By Mark Giannotto
Coach Adam Oates wanted the last-place Capitals to feel a keep-your-head-up sensation during Monday morning's film review.

By Mark Giannotto  |  04:53 PM ET, 02/04/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Adam Oates, Penalty Kill, Power play, Special teams

Posted at 10:56 AM ET, 01/26/2013

One-timers: Lackluster special teams, abundance of penalties troublesome for Caps
By Katie Carrera
Notes and analysis from the Capitals 3-2 overtime loss to the Devils.

By Katie Carrera  |  10:56 AM ET, 01/26/2013 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Adam Oates, Caps-Devils, Line combinations, One timers, penalties, Power play