Category: Anthony Mantha
NHL Buzz: Ovechkin game-time decision for Capitals
Anthony ManthaWelcome to the NHL Buzz. Coach Peter Laviolette said Ovechkin, who did not participate in morning skate, was taking a maintenance day. Ovechkin, who has played in all 48 games this season, has 52 points and is tied for sixth in the NHL with 30 goals. The 35-year-old missed five games earlier this...
Read moreAnthony Mantha will be healthy scratch again against Coyotes, Alex Alexeyev reenters lineup
Arizona CoyotesWashington Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette seems to have found a lineup that he likes after five games of massive changes and uncertainty. Lavy has his forward group lined up for Thursday’s game against the […]
Read moreAnthony Mantha to be healthy scratch, Nicolas Aube-Kubel will skate on first line against Wild
Capitals’Washington Capitals forward Anthony Mantha is set to be a healthy scratch for the third time in the last five games when the Caps take on the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. Mantha previously sat […]
Read moreWhy the Capitals should scratch [Player X]
Anthony ManthaNicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson returned to the Washington Capitals active roster one week ago today. Then the team went on to have their worst week in more than a month, including dropping back-to-back games […]
Read moreActually, I like Anthony Mantha
RMNBForward Anthony Mantha has played on the fourth line in Washington’s last two games. That’s an odd fit for a player earning $5.7 million dollars against the salary cap. And it’s continued evidence that the […]
Read moreAnthony Mantha placed on fourth line as Capitals lines get shakeup before Blue Jackets game
Anthony ManthaThe Washington Capitals took a quick flight up to Columbus for a one-game Metropolitan Division road trip against the Blue Jackets. They’ll do so with a pretty interesting shakeup in their forward lines mainly due […]
Read moreAnthony Mantha says he sensed an incoming hat trick from Alex Ovechkin the day before milestone game in Chicago
Alex OvechkinThe answer to the trivia question in fifty years of who exactly got the primary assist on Alex Ovechkin‘s 800th career goal will be Anthony Mantha. The big winger got the first of his two […]
Read moreMantha assists in connecting Ovechkin's milestone to Howe
Alex OvechkinCHICAGO -- Anthony Mantha has heard a lot of stories from his grandfather, Andre Pronovost, who played with several great NHL players, including Gordie Howe, in the mid-1960s.
Read moreAlex Ovechkin Becomes Third NHLer to Hit 800 Career Goals
Alex OvechkinAlex Ovechkin scored his third goal of the night to reach the 800-goal mark on Tuesday.
Read moreI would pay Elliotte Friedman to stop talking about an Anthony Mantha / Brock Boeser trade
Anthony ManthaDear Elliotte Friedman, Hello. How are you? I’m good. Almost done Christmas shopping, so that’s nice. Anyway, I write to ask you to stop talking about the idea of the Washington Capitals trading for Brock […]
Read moreOvechkin scores goal No. 796 in Capitals win against Kraken
Alex OvechkinWASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 796th NHL goal to help the Washington Capitals defeat the Seattle Kraken 4-1 at Capital One Arena on Friday. His empty-net goal closed the scoring with four seconds left in the third period and moved him within five of Gordie Howe, who is second on the NHL goal...
Read moreSo is Anthony Mantha just a bottom-six forward forever now?
SeattleOn Thursday night the Washington Capitals lost 3-2 to the Seattle Kraken. It was a weird game. The Capitals got pummeled in shot attempts (63-29) but never trailed in the actual game until overtime where […]
Read moreGeorgiev gets first shutout with Avalanche against Capitals
New York RangersWASHINGTON -- Alexandar Georgiev made 32 saves for his first shutout with the Colorado Avalanche, a 4-0 win against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Saturday.
Read moreMilano scores first two goals for Capitals in win against Lightning
Washington CapitalsWASHINGTON -- Sonny Milano scored two goals and had an assist to help the Washington Capitals defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 at Capital One Arena on Friday. Anthony Mantha had a goal and an assist, and Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves for the Capitals (7-7-2), who finished their homestand 2-2-0. John...
Read moreOvechkin sets record for most goals with one team
Washington CapitalsAlex Ovechkin set the NHL record for most goals scored with one franchise, netting his 787th career goal with the Washington Capitals on Saturday, breaking a tie with Hockey Hall of Famer Gordie Howe's career total with the Detroit Red Wings.
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