Category: Caps
The Capitals are in the playoffs and the Penguins are not: numbers for the morning after
CapsThe Washington Capitals lost their final game of the 2024-25 regular season to the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Pens secured a 5-2 victory over the Caps to even the season series 2-2. No one on the Caps cared, which they made clear postgame. I think that’s fine…as long as they show up on Monday. #NHL Ga...
Read moreMartin Fehervary one of three Capitals defensemen held out of game against Penguins after turning ankle
John CarlsonThe Washington Capitals lined-up with a very unorthodox lineup against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. Due to some question marks on their backend, the Caps iced 13 forwards and just five defensemen. Three of the team’s regular defenders, Martin Fehervary, John Carlson, and Matt Roy, were...
Read moreSpencer Carbery on how Logan Thompson and Aliaksei Protas are progressing with their injuries: ‘After today, you will not get much from me’
Logan ThompsonThe Washington Capitals finally have their first-round playoff opponent after the Montreal Canadiens secured the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference on Wednesday night. The Caps have one more regular-season game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, but the team’s pending playoff appearance alrea...
Read moreSchedule released for Washington Capitals vs Montreal Canadiens first-round playoff series
Washington Capitals’The NHL released the schedule for the Washington Capitals’ first-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens. The first two games of the series begin on Monday and Wednesday at Capital One Arena. The Caps and Habs will then travel to Montreal for Games 3 and 4 on Friday and and Sunday. The C...
Read moreClay Stevenson set to make NHL debut in Capitals’ final regular-season game against Penguins
Hunter ShepardClay Stevenson will make his NHL debut for the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. Per the Washington Post’s Bailey Johnson, the 26-year-old backstop will get the nod in net against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Capitals’ final regular-season game of the year. The Caps recalled Stevenson on Mond...
Read moreCapitals attend Pittsburgh Pirates game at PNC Park ahead of season finale against Penguins
Spencer CarberyAfter their 3-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday night, the Washington Capitals immediately flew from Long Island to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ahead of what ended up being a busy Wednesday. Shortly after noon, the Capitals announced they re-signed Nic Dowd to a two-year contract extensi...
Read moreCapitals put together very solid effort on Long Island: numbers for the morning after
CapsThe Washington Capitals bounced back from their back-to-back losses to the Columbus Blue Jackets with a great performance against the New York Islanders on Tuesday night. The Caps got a goal in each period from Dylan Strome en route to a 3-1 win. Great game and a good start to the playoff tune-up. N...
Read morePicking up two points in their penultimate game: Capitals beat Islanders 3-1
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals were back on Long Island to face the New York Islanders in a much less exciting matchup than their one just over a week ago. Neither team was playing for anything as the Caps already clinched the Eastern Conference, and Patrick Roy’s Islanders clinched an early offseason. Dyl...
Read moreCole Hutson reportedly ‘leaning towards playing college hockey another season’ after losing in NCAA title game
CapsCole Hutson is likely headed back to Boston University for his sophomore year. Jeff Marek reports in the latest edition of “The Sheet Blog” for Daily Faceoff that Hutson doesn’t sound quite ready to forego the rest of his college eligibility to sign with the Washington Capitals. The 18-year-old defe...
Read moreLogan Thompson travels with Capitals ahead of game against Islanders
Logan ThompsonLogan Thompson made another positive step in his recovery from an upper-body injury. After skating again for the first time on Saturday and Sunday, Thompson joined the Washington Capitals on their team flight to Long Island. The Caps play the New York Islanders on Tuesday night at UBS Arena. The new...
Read moreCapitals recall Clay Stevenson, send Hunter Shepard back to Hershey
CapsThe Washington Capitals made a goaltending change on Monday morning. The Caps recalled Clay Stevenson from the Hershey Bears and sent Hunter Shepard back down to the AHL. The change comes two days after Shepard gave up seven goals in a 7-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Capitals have been fo...
Read moreA lot less embarrassing but still not fun: numbers for the morning after
CapsThe Washington Capitals dropped two straight games to the Columbus Blue Jackets on two straight days by a combined 11-1 score. The Caps fell 4-1 on Sunday at Capital One Arena after being shut out 7-0 on Saturday. This most recent game wasn’t “bad,” but they gotta start moving here. NHL GameScore Im...
Read moreCapitals aren’t panicking despite recent losses: ‘We’re big boys, so we understand what’s on the line’
CapitalsWASHINGTON, DC — The Washington Capitals fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday for the second time in as many days, this time giving up a 4-1 loss in their final regular-season game at home. Between Sunday’s defeat and a 7-0 rout in Columbus Saturday, the Caps allowed a total of 11 goals on
Read moreJuicy J and Project Pat join Alex Ovechkin and Jakob Chychrun in tunnel for pregame ‘Bandz A Make Her Dance’ ritual: ‘After this, we’re going to the strip club’
Alex OvechkinThe Washington Capitals had two very special guests in the tunnel ahead of their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. And no, they were not players. Juicy J, the man behind the famous “Bandz A Make Her Dance” song, and his older brother, fellow rapper Project Pat, joined the Caps as the...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin will not play in Capitals-Blue Jackets game
Spencer CarberyThe Washington Capitals will be without the greatest goal scorer in hockey history against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday afternoon. During his pre-game media availability, Caps head coach Spencer Carbery revealed that Alex Ovechkin will take the game off. There are no injury concerns for the...
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