Ben Sumner

Ben Sumner is the editor of Capitals Outsider. He also works for The Washington Post and contributes there when he gets a scoop.

Players

Ben SumnerJanuary 23, 2017

Dmitry Orlov Gets His First Power Play Goal

With John Carlson out of the lineup, and perhaps not even returning until after the All Star break, the Caps…
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Fight

Ben SumnerJanuary 21, 2017

Tom Wilson Bloodies Brett Ritchie’s Face

via CSN The Caps haven’t been fighting much this season, but Saturday’s game in Dallas gave fans two fights in…
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Players

Ben SumnerJanuary 16, 2017

Nicklas Backstrom is NHL’s First Star of the Week

Nicklas Backstrom won't overreact to this achievement, but he got it anyway: The NHL's first star of the week.
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Opinion

Ben SumnerJanuary 14, 2017

Caps Peaking Too Early? No, but Pace Must Be Maintained

Caps winning dominantly now is fine, so long as they keep doing it down the stretch.
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Photos

Ben SumnerJanuary 12, 2017

Courage Caps (Photos)

The Capitals once again wore their Courage Caps for warm-ups before Wednesday's game against the Penguins.
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Capitals

Ben SumnerJanuary 11, 2017

Caps Organ Player Injures Hand, Still Plays

Capitals organ player Bruce Anderson injured his hand but still managed to play for the crowd.
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Players

Ben SumnerJanuary 11, 2017

Congratulations, Alex Ovechkin, on 1000 Points

Alex Ovechkin got his 1,000th career point and we are SO HAPPY!
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Players

Ben SumnerJanuary 7, 2017

Congratulations, Nicklas Backstrom, on 500 Career Assists

Nicklas Backstrom becomes the NHL's second-fastest Swedish player to hit the mark.
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Red Rockers

Ben SumnerJanuary 7, 2017

Farewell to Red Rocker Britt

Caps Outsider would like to wish a fond farewell to Red Rocker Britt, who served faithfully on the squad for…
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