The Capitals find themselves in a place no team wants to be in -- Down 3-0 in a Best-of-7 series. Washington played better than they did in the previous 2 games, but that wasn't enough. A 2-1 Overtime loss puts them on the edge of elimination in the 1st Round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the 2nd straight season.

Jordan Giorgio, Nick Ashooh and JJ Regan recap everything that went wrong - from what looked like a lack of urgency, to the struggles in 5-on-5 play, to how the former coach is besting his former team.

You'll also hear from Todd Reirden about what went wrong - and what he hopes changes in Game 4 and (hopefully) beyond.

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Just like Game 1, things started good for the Caps in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference Playoff series with the Islanders. Alex Ovechkin's first goal of the playoffs less than a minute into the game gave Caps fans some hope.

Unfortunately, a rough stretch of play in the 2nd period sealed their fate, as New York takes a 2-0 series lead after a 5-2 win.

Jordan Giorgio, JJ Regan and Ben Raby break down the good (not much), bad (way more) and ugly (...) from the loss, and look ahead to a critical Game 3 Sunday afternoon. Can this be like the 2018 series vs. Columbus? Will we see Nicklas Backstrom in Game 3? How worried is the crew? Download and find out...

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Back at it again Caps fans, Jordan Giorgio, JJ Regan and Nick Ashooh got together after a heart breaking Caps loss where Washington looked to have everything in control mid-way through the 2nd period until a late run by the Islanders scoring 4 straight goals to take Game 1 of the series. As JJ says in the pod... "this one hurts" but it is nothing the Caps haven't faced before. Speaking of being hurt, Nicklas Bäckström was on the wrong end of a nasty hit by Anders Lee, the crew will debate whether the hit was dirty or not, why the Caps don't need to panic being down just 0-1 and Todd Rierden gives an "update" on Mr. Bäckström plus much more!

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With a 2-1 victory over Boston in their final game of the Round Robin stage, Washington earned the 3rd seed and a 1st round match-up against the New York Islanders. Jordan Giorgio and JJ Regan got together to discuss what they saw from the Caps during the Round Robin stage, and what they expect to see in the first round against New York. Following their discussion we hear from head coach Todd Rierden who gave an update on the John Carlson injury and Lars Eller's availability headed into Round 1. Finally, we couldn't go without mentioning the irony of Tom Wilson scoring a goal against David Pastrnak after Pastrnak put out a tweet calling Wilson "the best goal scorer in the league" a few weeks back...

Guess he was on to something...

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Rob Carlin is joined by JJ Regan and Ben Raby to break down the Capitals win vs Carolina in their first and only exhibition game. The guys will discuss how great Ovi looked, but also how scary a lineup would be without defenseman John Carlson. Also, Caps Head Coach Todd Rierden gives his thoughts on the win and on Carlson's injury.

If you enjoy overreactions to a game that doesn't count, then you are in for a treat!

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With the NHL getting closer to Returning to Play, we are taking you behind the scenes for the latest Capitals Talk podcast. Rob is joined by 2 people who bring the action to your screens. Charlie Dammeyer is the lead director for NHL on NBC, and Ryan Billie is the Capitals Game Producer for NBC Sports Washington.

The trio will discuss how the games will look --- on the national and local level. Find out what life is like inside a TV production truck. And --- only one guy is a fan of the name Kraken for the new Seattle expansion team. You'll have to listen all the way to the end to find out...

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Rob Carlin and JJ Regan are joined by, John Walton the Radio Voice of the Capitals and Joe Beninati the Capitals Play-by Play announcer to go over the intrasquad scrimmage that took place today in Washington.

We're getting closer and closer to the NHL season resuming. The Caps lone exhibition match is less than a week away. Washington's 1st round-robin game is August 3rd.

Topics this episode include: Braden Holtby's performance in net; how prospect Connor McMichael looked - and where he might be next season; and how the team is adjusting to all the COVID safety protocols in place.

You'll also hear from Head Coach Todd Reirden and Holtby.

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Rob is joined by JJ Regan, Mike Vogel and Samantha Pell as they discuss the full team getting back together --- on the ice -- for actual PRACTICE --- for the first time since the NHL shutdown in March. Phase 3 of the NHL's Return to Play plan kicked off today, which meant Todd Reirden could actually attend practice for the first time as well. Along with hearing from the head coach, we'll bring you Tom Wilson's media availability too.

Plus, our guys discuss their takeaways from Day 1, breakdown some potential line combinations we may see when the games resume next month, and they tell us why these next two weeks will determine whether the NHL's RTP plan will work.

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We've all heard the term "Friday News Dump", but in this case, it's a good thing.

Along with a 4 year extension to the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the NHL also released its Return to Ice schedule, so we finally know when the Caps will play their 3 round-robin games.

Rob, JJ and Brian McNally can hardly contain their giddiness as they breakdown what lies ahead for Washington. Find out why they don't want the Caps playing in the early window of games, why August 3rd will be a particularly busy day for DMV sports fans, what they hope to see from the Caps in those first 3 games, and which qualifying series matchups in the East and West intrigue them the most.

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Rob and JJ are joined by a whole cast of characters to draft an all-time Caps team that includes 6 starters and 2 bench spots. John Walton, Joe Beninati, Ben Raby and Ryan Billie round out the participants, as they attempt to craft the best Caps Fantasy team of all time.

And be sure to read JJ's corresponding article (https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/capitals/capitals-talk-podcast-drafting-ultimate-caps-lineup) that breaks down the draft = who had the sleeper picks, and of course, winners and losers. But hey - when you're drafting all-Caps, are there any losers?

Plus, you might want to stick around at the very end for some good old fashioned shenanigans by Rob - who managed to improve his team after the draft dust had settled...

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