Who is Evgeny Kuznetsov? A lot of D.C. publications will ask this question in the next few weeks, but we won't. Okay, sure, he's a six foot tall, 172 pound kid who was born in a time when Courtney Love was a legitimate feminist icon and global superstar. But it's not when he was born, what he eats for breakfast, what kind of music he listens to, what he believes in or how many goals he scored as captain of his team in the under-18 world championships (five, plus seven assists -- in seven games) that made Kuznetsov the right choice for the Capitals in last night's 2010 NHL Entry Draft. It's where he was born. In Russia. more ›

After last night's 6-4 victory over Toronto, the season the Caps are undefeated and scoring two goals for every one they give up. They have been defensively perfect from the start of any match until they have at least three goals of their own. Superstars Alexander Ovechkin and Alexander Semin have scored three points in each game. Both Caps starting goalies have won. The whole team is playing well. Everybody is doing their job to a tee and the fans are going crazy. more ›