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The New York Rangers held off a furious late rally by the Washington Capitals to take Game 2 of their 2024 NHL Playoff series by the score of 4-3. The…

7 months ago / ESPN NHL

Peter Laviolette coached the Caps -- now he's trying to eliminate them

P.K. Subban

This is the eighth time in history that a fired coach has faced his former team in the ensuing Stanley Cup playoffs; previously, those coaches went 6-1.

Live blog: Capitals vs Rangers – Round 1, Game 2

The Washington Capitals were blown out by the New York Rangers in Game One. After a first period where the Caps kept the score 0-0 despite being out-everything’d by the Rangers, our fav team from DC was overwhelmed by three goals in quick succession in the next stanza, which proved too much to come...

Capitals lose money toward 2024-25 salary cap

The NHL salary cap is expected to rise by $4.2 million this offseason for a cap maximum of $87.7 million heading into the 2024-25 campaign. The Washington Capitals will only get to use $1.95 million of that new money due to a CBA penalty called an overage. Overages are salary cap charges that carry...

Peter Laviolette coached the Caps -- now he's trying to eliminate them

This is the eighth time in history that a fired coach has faced his former team in the ensuing Stanley Cup playoffs; previously, those coaches went 6-1.

7 months ago / ESPN NHL

Peter Laviolette coached the Caps -- now he's trying to eliminate them

This is the eighth time in history that a fired coach has faced his former team in the ensuing Stanley Cup playoffs; previously, those coaches went 6-1.

7 months ago / ESPN NHL

Peter Laviolette coached the Caps -- now he's trying to eliminate them

This is the eighth time in history where a fired coach faced his former team in the ensuing Stanley Cup playoffs; previously, those coaches went 6-1.

In which Trevor van Riemsdyk seemingly takes on every player on the New York Rangers

For Washington Capitals fans, there weren’t a lot of fun moments in the team’s 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers in Game One. Not only were the Capitals dominated on the scoreboard, 4-1, but they were also overwhelmed in process, too. Physically, however, they went toe-to-toe with their Metropolitan...

Andrew Cristall joins Hershey Bears ahead of Calder Cup playoffs

Kelowna

The Washington Capitals announced Monday that they have re-assigned 2023 second-round draft selection Andrew Cristall to the AHL’s Hershey Bears. Cristall saw his season with the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets end on Friday night after the Prince George Cougars, led by fellow Capitals prospect Zac Funk, elim...

How the Lindgren Family is trying to root for Charlie and Ryan evenly in the Capitals-Rangers playoff series

The Lindgrens watched with divided loyalties Sunday afternoon as the Capitals and Rangers kicked off Game One of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Charlie Lindgren took the net for Washington in his NHL postseason debut while brother Ryan Lindgren suited up on defense for New York. While Charlie and Ryan ha...

Spencer Carbery calls Alexis Lafrenière hit that injured Vincent Iorio ‘borderline’

Caps’

The Washington Capitals finished Game One against the New York Rangers with only 17 skaters after losing defenseman Vincent Iorio in the second period due to injury. Iorio absorbed a big shoulder-to-shoulder hit from Alexis Lafrenière and slammed hard into the side boards. The Capitals provided a br...

Live blog: Capitals vs Rangers – Round 1, Game 1

Welcome to the most exciting time of the year, folks. The playoffs, a place I did not believe I’d be blogging from this season. The eighth-seeded Capitals – they of a salary cap era worst goal differential (minus-37) for a team that qualified for the postseason — will take on the the first-seeded Ne...

Capitals hesitant to reveal why ‘Talladega’ became victory song: ‘I’m going to bite my tongue’

Capital

When the Washington Capitals defeated the Philadelphia Flyers in the final game of the regular season, the team clinched an improbable playoff spot despite sporting a minus-37 goal differential. After hugging victorious goaltender Charlie Lindgren, the pumped-up Capitals walked down the tunnel of We...