Category: Capitals
Hershey Bears sign Prince George Cougars captain Hudson Thornton to AHL contract for next season
Hudson ThorntonThe Hershey Bears have already added to their roster for next season. The club announced they signed defenseman Hudson Thornton to an AHL contract for the 2024-25 campaign on Wednesday afternoon. Thornton, an undrafted, left-shot defender, has spent the majority of the last four years in the WHL wit...
Read moreHershey Bears sign Capitals prospects Cam Allen and Brett Hyland to amateur tryout agreements
Cam AllenThe Hershey Bears announced that they signed Capitals prospects Cam Allen and Brett Hyland to amateur tryout agreements on Wednesday. Allen, the Capitals’ fifth-round selection in the 2023 NHL Draft, joins the Bears after wrapping up his season in the OHL with the Guelph Storm. The 19-year-old bluel...
Read moreCapitals jump into playoff spot with huge regulation win over Red Wings
Detroit Red WingsThe Washington Capitals were outplayed by the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night. But goals from Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin — coming just two minutes and five seconds apart — combined with sublime goaltending by Charlie Lindgren (42 saves) were enough to net the Capitals...
Read moreLive blog: Capitals take on Red Wings IN A MUST WIN GAME
Washington CapitalsThere’s a smell of desperation in the air tonight wafting over from Detroit, MI. That’s where two of the most Mid Teams in the NHL will do battle for the final wild card spot in the East, that prior behavior suggests no team wants. The Washington Capitals, losers of six straight, will take on the
Read moreRed Wings fully aware of the stakes against Capitals: ‘They’re going to be as desperate as us over there’
CapitalsThe Detroit Red Wings and Washington Capitals will cap off their season series on Tuesday night in what has been billed as both teams’ most important game of the season. The shift in playoff qualification odds for either side is massive with a regulation win and a regulation loss could almost doom e...
Read moreHow a regulation win against the Red Wings could save the Capitals’ season
Detroit Red WingsYou’ve heard this before, but it’s true once again. Tonight is the biggest game of the Washington Capitals’ season. Despite a six-game losing streak and collecting only two standings points out of a possible 12 during that stretch, the Capitals are still in contention for a playoff spot and could, s...
Read moreCapitals recall defenseman Lucas Johansen from Hershey Bears
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals recalled Lucas Johansen from the Hershey Bears on Monday afternoon. Johansen arrives back with the big club after Rasmus Sandin was taken out of action with an upper-body injury in Sunday night’s loss to the Ottawa Senators. Head coach Spencer Carbery revealed that Sandin cou...
Read moreSpencer Carbery pinpoints issues behind Capitals’ six-game losing streak
Washington CapitalsAfter falling to the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime on Sunday, the Washington Capitals lost their sixth-straight game, netting them only two standings points out of a possible 12 during that stretch. The L’s dropped the Capitals out of a playoff spot with only five games remaining in the season. Fo...
Read moreSenators edge Caps, 3-2, in OT
CapsIn Washington, DC, Ottawa’s Jake Sanderson hit for the game winner with 41 seconds elapsed n extra time on Sunday to give the Senators a 3-2 win over the Capitals. The Caps lost the extra point, but still climbed a … Continue reading → The post Senators edge Caps, 3-2, in OT first appeared on Pro Ho...
Read moreCapitals return Matthew Phillips and Hunter Shepard to Hershey
Matthew PhillipsThe Washington Capitals returned Matthew Phillips and Hunter Shepard to the Hershey Bears on Saturday. Neither player suited up for the Capitals during their latest stint with the team. Phillips was called up as TJ Oshie missed the team’s back-to-back against the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hur...
Read moreIslanders Gameday News: In the driver’s seat, Isles need to break curse against Preds
Red WingsClutter doesn’t sound like he’s going anywhere. | Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images They can’t lose to Nashville forever, right? The streak has to end some time. How about tonight, with Barry Trotz there? Last night was a good one on the scoreboard, folks. All three o...
Read moreNo one wants to make the playoffs as Caps playoff chances swandive
PhiladelphiaWelome to Loffs Watch, worldwide leader in Caps playoff chances updates.. Your Loffs Watch-branded football phone is in the mail. Both suddenly and inevitably, the Capitals lost their fifth game in a row on Friday night, but they’re not alone in their misery. Their competition for a playoff spot – D...
Read moreFlyers' Couturier to miss first 2 games of road trip
Columbus Blue JacketsFlyers captain Sean Couturier will not travel with the team for at least the first two contests of its four-game road trip due to an upper-body injury.
Read moreSpencer Carbery plans on shaking up his forward lines against Hurricanes, Darcy Kuemper to start in goal
Carolina HurricanesThe Washington Capitals have an incredibly important test on Friday night against the Carolina Hurricanes. The team’s playoff hopes may rest on whether or not they can get a result against Carolina on the road in the second half of a back-to-back. According to head coach Spencer Carbery during his p...
Read moreCapitals’ playoff hopes may rest on rematch of 13-goal thriller against Carolina Hurricanes
CapitalsThe Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes put on a thrilling show two weeks ago. Not only did the matchup feature Evgeny Kuznetsov’s first game back in the District since his trade to the Hurricanes, but the contest proved to be the Capitals’ most entertaining game of the season. The 7-6 shoot...
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