Category: Capitals
Live blog: Capitals vs Kraken in Seattle
KrakenThe Washington Capitals are winless and standings-pointless in their first two games of an important five-game road trip, losing to their first two opponents — Winnipeg and Edmonton — a combined 10-2. Now they’re in Seattle — a place they’ve never won — to take on the Kraken — a fellow team that is...
Read moreElliotte Friedman explains how the Capitals got a ‘big win’ on the Evgeny Kuznetsov trade
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals made one of the more memorable trades in team history last week when they dealt 2018 Stanley Cup champion Evgeny Kuznetsov to the Carolina Hurricanes ahead of the 2024 NHL trade deadline. Kuznetsov’s move came after years of wanting a fresh start and a stay in the NHL/NHLPA P...
Read moreAnother Cup contender shows Capitals the playoff level this season: numbers for the morning after
Edmonton OilersThe Washington Capitals have been handed two reality checks in as many games by Western Conference opposition. The Edmonton Oilers are the latest to do so as the Cup-contending crew led by Connor McDavid found the end zone and kicked the extra point on Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The “cri...
Read moreThe road trip has started rather poorly: Oilers beat Capitals 7-2
CapitalsThe Washington Capitals are making their way further west on their five-game road trip and stopped in Edmonton to take on the Oilers on Wednesday night. Connor McDavid has already hit the 100-point mark this season and had four points in Edmonton’s 5-0 defeat of the Capitals in DC back before Christ...
Read moreLive blog: Capitals take on Oilers in Edmonton
Tom WilsonThe last time the Washington Capitals took on the Edmonton Oilers, they got blanked 5-0 at Capital One Arena with Connor McDavid exploding for four points. So one would assume, tonight’s game is nothing but up from there. The Capitals are getting three regulars back in the lineup — Tom Wilson, Nic D...
Read moreRecap: Washington Capitals @ Winnipeg Jets
Washington CapitalsThe Winnipeg Jets deployed their new players when they faced off against the Washington Capitals on Monday evening, hoping they would give the team a boost after a real bad performance on the weekend. Let’s see if Toffoli and Miller made a difference.. Things didn’t start out promising as the Capita...
Read moreLive blog: Capitals start five-game road trip in Winnipeg
TJ OshieThe Washington Capitals, 7-2-1 in their last 10, have played themselves back into playoff contention, but to get there, their superlative play must continue. Tonight, the team starts a difficult five-game road trip that begins in Winnipeg. The Capitals are already down a man — Tom Wilson is unable t...
Read moreTom Wilson will not play against Winnipeg Jets, TJ Oshie to return from injury
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals will be without veteran winger Tom Wilson when they take on the Winnipeg Jets north of the border for the first time this season. Wilson missed the team’s morning skate at Canada Life Centre for what was called “maintenance” but is now being labeled as an “upper-body” injury...
Read moreWhat You Wish For Won’t Come True: Blackhawks vs Coyotes Preview
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Read moreCapitals set to host Connor Bedard for the first time at Capital One Arena: ‘He has a dangerous, dangerous shot’
ChicagoThe Washington Capitals will host the Chicago Blackhawks at Capital One Arena on Saturday night. The Blackhawks will be led by the NHL’s premier rookie, Connor Bedard, as he makes his first-ever visit to the Capitals’ home barn. Bedard leads Chicago in scoring with 43 points (17g, 26a) from 49 games...
Read moreNewest Capitals prospect, Zac Funk, becomes first player in Prince George Cougars’ history to score 60 goals in a season
Prince George CougarsThe Washington Capitals signed Prince George Cougars forward Zac Funk to a three-year, entry-level contract just over a week ago. Funk, the WHL’s leading goal scorer, has rewarded their faith in him by recording seven points (5g, 2a) in three games since becoming the newest Capitals prospect. Funk’s...
Read moreEvgeny Kuznetsov calls DC a ‘massive chunk of my heart’: ‘Unfortunately I had to leave on that note, but it’s life’
Carolina HurricanesEvgeny Kuznetsov spoke for the first time since leaving the Washington Capitals — the only NHL team he’s ever known — on Friday. Traded earlier in the day by the Brian MacLellan for a third-round pick, Kuznetsov made his Carolina Hurricanes debut at the team’s practice at Invisalign Arena, arriving...
Read moreKuznetsov traded to Hurricanes by Capitals
Evgeny KuznetsovEvgeny Kuznetsov was traded to the Carolina Hurricanes by the Washington Capitals on Friday for a third-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Kuznetsov was waived by the Capitals on March 2 and reported to Hershey of the American Hockey … Continue reading → The post Kuznetsov traded to Hurricanes by Cap...
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