1. Nail Yakupov: 5 Bold Predictions for No. 1 Pick's NHL Career

    While the 2012 NHL Entry Draft had many surprises, the Edmonton Oilers selecting right wing Nail Yakupov of the OHL's Sarnia Sting with the No. 1 overall pick was not surprising in the least...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 12 months ago 4,220 reads 15 comments

  2. NHL Draft 2012: Analyzing the Washington Capitals' Trade for Mike Ribeiro

    The Washington Capitals' 2012 NHL draft party actually got started well before the Caps acquired, arguably, the steal of the draft by picking up Filip Forsberg with the No. 11 pick...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 12 months ago 4,078 reads 14 comments

  3. NHL Draft Results: Washington Capitals Score a Power Forward in Tom Wilson

    Like many Washington Capitals fans, I fully expected the Caps to select a defenseman with the No. 16 pick in the 2012 NHL Entry Draft...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 12 months ago 1,468 reads 11 comments

  4. NHL Draft Results: Washington Capitals Steal Filip Forsberg at No. 11

    The steal of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft belongs to the Washington Capitals —and they did not have to do anything at all to achieve it. The NHL draft started off predictably enough...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 12 months ago 3,798 reads 6 comments

  5. NHL Draft 2012: Should the Washington Capitals Trade Up?

    With just hours remaining before the start of the 2012 NHL entry draft, things are already starting to heat up. As reported by NHL...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 12 months ago 835 reads 22 comments

  6. 2012 NHL Mock Draft: Pick-by-Pick Projections for Rounds 1 & 2

    With the 2012 NHL draft starting Friday, mock drafts are now in greater abundance than Stanley Cup Champion paraphernalia in Southern California. Unlike the NFL draft, doing a mock draft for the NHL presents its own unique challenges...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 12 months ago 3,236 reads 4 comments

  7. NHL Draft 2012: Analyzing 15 Likely Draft Prospects for the Washington Capitals

    That saying "the rich get richer" might very well apply to the Washington Capitals. Fresh off the team's best playoff run since they went to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1998, the Caps ...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 2,472 reads 10 comments

  8. Washington Capitals: 4 Reasons the Caps Can't Trust Braden Holtby in Goal

    When we last saw Braden Holtby , he was shaking hands with his conquerors, the New York Rangers , after a hard fought seven-game series...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 2,675 reads 15 comments

  9. Stanley Cup Finals: Why the LA Kings Will Win Game 6

    The Los Angeles Kings stand on the precipice of a historic collapse. After smashing expectations and obliterating pre-playoff predictions en route to a 3-0 series lead over the ...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 1,758 reads 1 comments

  10. Washington Capitals: Why the New Look Capitals Will Be Better in 2012-2013

    I know what many of you are thinking. How can I write an article about the "new look" of the Capitals when I don't even know what that new look will look like? Point taken...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 3,154 reads 20 comments

  11. Stanley Cup Finals 2012: What the Kings Need to Do to Complete Sweep of Devils

    One more win. That is all that remains for the Los Angeles Kings to complete an astonishing playoff run and claim the Kings' first-ever Stanley Cup...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 1,644 reads 4 comments

  12. NHL: The 20 Dumbest, Accidental, Needless or Undeserved Injuries Caught on Video

    Injuries and hockey seem to go hand in hand. When you have very large men skating very fast trying to check each other, injuries are bound to happen...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 1,470 reads 12 comments

  13. Stanley Cup Playoffs: The Best Head-to-Head Player Battles in Playoff History

    In the Stanley Cup playoffs, it is often said that the better team almost always wins. Certainly, that is a very true statement. But, quite often, wedged in between those epic battles between great teams we get treated to some tremendous player vs...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 641 reads 2 comments

  14. NHL Playoffs 2012: Kings Beat Coyotes in OT to Advance to Stanley Cup Finals

    Supposedly, there is no place like home. Don't tell the Los Angeles Kings that. Dustin Penner put home a rebound off a Jeff Carter shot at 17:42 of overtime to lift the Kings ...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 592 reads 1 comments

  15. 5 Reasons the Stanley Cup Playoffs Are the Most Exciting in All of Sports

    The Stanley Cup. The Holy Grail of hockey. It is the prize that awaits the winner—no, winner is not a strong enough word...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 252 reads 2 comments

  16. NHL Playoffs 2012: Preview and Prediction for Game 4 of Coyotes vs. Kings

    One of the great sports weekends in Los Angeles history could actually reach its apex tomorrow afternoon when the Los Angeles Kings will try to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for only the second time ever...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 306 reads 1 comments

  17. Washington Capitals: Alex Semin to Be a Free Agent

    And the hits keep coming for the Washington Capitals . A Game 7 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday night. Then Dale Hunter resigns as head coach...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 2,192 reads 44 comments

  18. NHL Playoffs 2012: Capitals React to Game 7 Loss and to Hunter Stepping Down

    Could the last 48 hours have been more eventful for the Washington Capitals ? For the fans, it can be said the past two days have been rather depressing...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 187 reads 0 comments

  19. NHL Playoffs 2012: 3 Reasons Dale Hunter Will Be Back in Washington

    The Washington Capitals' 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals marked the end of the line for the Caps in 2012—and the beginning ...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 821 reads 10 comments

  20. NHL Playoffs 2012: 6 Reasons the Washington Capitals Will Win Game 7

    The Washington Capitals will win Game 7 of their series with the New York Rangers . Yes, that is a bold statement and, to a great extent, it flies in the face of not just conventional wisdom but history as well...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 972 reads 17 comments

  21. BCS Playoffs: Why a 4-Team Playoff Is Not Good Enough

    At long last, there will be a playoff in college football starting in 2014. While the details need to be worked out, it looks like four teams will vie for the national championship...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 508 reads 1 comments

  22. NHL Playoffs 2012: 5 Reasons to Believe the Capitals Can Come Back

    The Washington Capitals had no business winning Game 5 of their series with the New York Rangers . So why does the Game 5 loss sting as badly as any loss in Capitals playoff history? ...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 927 reads 8 comments

  23. NHL Playoffs 2012: Preview and Prediction for Game 5 of Capitals vs. Rangers

    As the scene in the Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers series shifts back to the Big Apple for Game 5 tonight, one gets the feeling that the location is not the only thing about to change...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 1,159 reads 4 comments

  24. NHL Playoffs 2012: Dale Hunter Cannot Give Up His Defense-First System Now

    You have to forgive Washington Capitals fans if they feel as though they are experiencing an acute case of deja vu after the Caps' huge 3-2 bounce-back win over the New York Rangers Saturday...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 512 reads 2 comments

  25. NHL Playoffs: 4 Key Takeaways for the Washington Capitals After Game 3 Loss

    Just how epic was Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals ? It was the first triple-overtime game since Matt Carkner ...

    Dave Ungar Written by Dave Ungar about 1 year ago 407 reads 0 comments