Category: Capitals
John Carlson scores game-tying goal against Bruins in 1,000th NHL game: ‘It’s special to play in this league’
Boston BruinsJohn Carlson marked a career achievement Saturday night, playing his 1,000th NHL game against the Boston Bruins. He became the 392nd player to reach 1,000 games and just the third Capital to do so exclusively for the franchise. But that wouldn’t be the only milestone he reached that night. Carlson m...
Read moreLive blog: Capitals take on Bruins in John Carlson’s 1,000th NHL game
John CarlsonThe Washington Capitals are back at their home barn on Saturday night as they face a tough test against the Atlantic Divison leading Boston Bruins. The Capitals will jump on the ice at Capital One Arena for the matchup which will be veteran defenseman John Carlson’s 1,000th NHL game. Sonny Milano wi...
Read moreSonny Milano set for return to Capitals lineup after missing two games due to injury
CapitalsThe Washington Capitals are looking for an immediate bounce back after getting stomped by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. They’ll need to do so against another of the Atlantic Division’s best, the Boston Bruins. John Carlson will play in his 1,000th NHL game against his hometown team and...
Read moreHershey Bears reflect on Evgeny Kuznetsov’s five days with the team: ‘We were definitely hoping for one game’
HersheyHERSHEY, PA — The Hershey Bears have experienced many exciting moments this season, but having 2018 Stanley Cup champion Evgeny Kuznetsov on their roster — even just for five days — ranked high on their list. Kuznetsov ended up with the Capitals’ minor-league affiliate as he returned from a 25-day s...
Read moreCapitals to honor John Carlson with pregame ceremony for playing in 1,000 NHL games on April 7
John CarlsonJohn Carlson is slated to become the second Capitals player in two weeks to play in his 1,000th NHL game when the Boston Bruins come to town on Saturday night. In anticipation of the big night, the Capitals announced the festivities in honor of Carlson’s milestone achievement. Carlson will get his p...
Read moreThe Washington Capitals win small and lose huge
WashingtonAs you know, the Washington Capitals fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. That 5-1 loss was Washington’s 22nd defeat of the season by three or more goals — more than every team except Chicago (24) and San Jose (29). So here’s another thing you already know: the Capitals love to get blo...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin trucks Jake McCabe with huge hit at center ice
Jake McCabeFueled by mayonnaise and Cheetos, Alex Ovechkin was a wrecking ball in the first period against the Toronto Maple Leafs, delivering three different hits early. His biggest (in the words of Craig Laughlin) kabong came against Jake McCabe at center ice. McCabe caught a pass and turned up the side boar...
Read moreHendrix Lapierre is becoming the Capitals’ secret weapon in overtime
Dylan StromeHendrix Lapierre played the fifth fewest minutes of any Washington Capitals player against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, but he was arguably the difference maker in the team’s 4-3 victory. Lapierre led all Capitals skaters in ice time (1:24) during three-on-three overtime, creating the play that...
Read moreCapitals recall Matthew Phillips and Vincent Iorio from Hershey Bears
NHLThe Washington Capitals announced Wednesday that they have recalled Matthew Phillips and Vincent Iorio from the Hershey Bears. Phillips has bounced back and forth between the Capitals and Bears over the past week since Tom Wilson was levied a six-game suspension by the NHL’s Department of Player Saf...
Read moreLive blog: Capitals take on Red Wings in game with huge playoff implications
WashingtonThe Washington Capitals are ready to rock in what is one of the team’s biggest games of their regular season. Washington would do their playoff chances a world of good if they were able to defeat the Detroit Red Wings in regulation as they’d move three points ahead of their Eastern Conference foes f...
Read moreCapitals say Spencer Carbery’s ‘really direct’ speech in locker room helped propel them to victory over Jets: ‘I just knew we had more’
JetsThe Washington Capitals were, as they described it, “a little iffy” in the first two periods against the Winnipeg Jets Sunday afternoon. The team came out slow after a pregame ceremony for TJ Oshie’s 1,000 games milestone while puck drop was shortly after 12:30 pm, usually a time when the players ar...
Read moreCaps shut out Jets, 3-0
John CarlsonIn Washington, DC, the Winnipeg Jets’ late season swoon continued in a lackluster, 3-0 loss to the Capitals on Sunday. All three Caps’ goals were scored in the third period. Alex Ovechkin hit for a double in the win. “It … Continue reading → The post Caps shut out Jets, 3-0 first appeared on Pro Hoc...
Read moreCapitals Reassign Matthew Phillips
CapitalsThe Capitals have returned forward Matthew Phillips to the AHL’s Hershey Bears, according to a statement from the team’s PR department. He was listed as a scratch on the league’s roster report for Sunday’s game against the Jets. Phillips, 25, had been on the Caps’ roster for only two days since bein...
Read moreKuznetsov moved by cheers in Washington return
Washington Capitals'Evgeny Kuznetsov's return to the nation's capital started with a friendly trip and featured a standing ovation during an emotional video tribute to one of the Washington Capitals' biggest stars of the past decade.
Read moreTJ Oshie and Aliaksei Protas both practice making Spencer Carbery hopeful they’ll be available against Jets
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals have been without key forwards TJ Oshie and Aliaksei Protas for the past two games due to injury. Both players took the ice for practice on Saturday morning, sparking tempered hope for head coach Spencer Carbery about their availability moving forward. The Capitals are slated...
Read moreWant the trending hockey news in your inbox daily?.
Just add your email, and we'll start sending you the most important hockey news of the day.
