Category: Caps
Kuemper, Caps blank Blue Jackets, 1-0
Darcy KuemperIn Washington, DC, made 38 saves on Sunday, and shutout the Columbus Blue Jackets, “Good teams can find a way in a lot of different ways, and tonight was one of them,” Kuemper said. “As the season goes along, things get a little bit tighter, so it’s nice to be able to get the ones like tonight.”...
Read moreThanks to Darcy Kuemper, Caps beat Blue Jackets 1-0
CapsThe Washington Capitals brought two fresh faces into their Sunday evening game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson returned to action for a game that was… well… not very good, aside […]
Read moreThe Capitals lines with Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson back
ColumbusThe Washington Capitals announced on Saturday that Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson would be making their season debuts against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. With an optional morning skate, where exactly they would line […]
Read moreCapitals place Joe Snively on waivers
Nicklas BackstromJoe Snively has been placed on waivers. The Capitals made the move after making it known that they will be activating both Nicklas Backstrom and Tom Wilson for Sunday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. […]
Read moreCapitals loan forward Aliaksei Protas to the AHL’s Hershey Bears
CapitalsCapitals forward Aliaksei Protas was loaned to the AHL’s Hershey Bears on Saturday. The 22-year-old Belorussian was a healthy scratch on Friday when the Caps took a 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators. Protas had […]
Read moreTom Wilson will make his return from offseason knee surgery against Columbus Blue Jackets
Nicklas BackstromThe Washington Capitals have played the entire first half of the 2022-23 season without Tom Wilson. That is not something they can say they’ve done since the 2012-13 campaign when Wilson was finishing up his […]
Read moreCaps thrash Blue Jackets, 6-2
Blue JacketsIn Columbus, the Washington Capitals scored four times in the middle frame on Thursday night and added two more in the third period to thrash the Blue Jackets, 6-2. “This is us. We’re playing the way we can now,” forward … Continue reading → The post Caps thrash Blue Jackets, 6-2 first appeared on P...
Read moreAnother overtime slip up dooms Capitals to just one point on home ice: numbers for the morning after
Buffalo SabresThe Washington Capitals played their first game in 2023 on Tuesday night against the Buffalo Sabres. The Caps took a third-period lead in the game but were unable to keep it as they fell in […]
Read moreCarl Hagelin skates in blue non-contact jersey before Capitals practice
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals held an optional practice on Wednesday at MedStar Capitals Iceplex a day after shutting out the New York Rangers 4-0. Injured Capitals winger Carl Hagelin took the ice before the rest of […]
Read moreCaps beat Rangers 4-0 for big division win
Darcy KuemperThe Washington Capitals finally played their first game of the season against the New York Rangers and earned a very impactful regulation win. Marcus Johansson opened up scoring with a power-play goal, cleaning up a […]
Read moreHow the Capitals power play is now lining up after multiple injuries to key offensive players
CapitalsThe Washington Capitals were without John Carlson at their morning skate on Tuesday and according to Caps head coach Peter Laviolette, they will be without him for the foreseeable future. Carlson was placed on injured […]
Read moreCapitals pause game to air Mark Howe’s congratulatory words for Alex Ovechkin passing his father on all-time goals list
JetsWashington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin further cemented his place in the hockey history books on Friday night as he scored twice against the Winnipeg Jets to fully overtake Gordie Howe for sole possession of the […]
Read moreHockey history before our very eyes: Capitals beat Jets 4-1
Alex OvechkinThe Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets did battle on Christmas Eve Eve and we all got to watch more hockey history be made. What an absolute joy to witness. Alex Ovechkin opened the scoring with […]
Read moreCharlie Lindgren to return to starter’s net against Jets in second game of back-to-back
Darcy KuemperWashington Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette announced earlier this week that the Capitals’ two back-to-back games on Thursday and Friday would be split in the crease by Darcy Kuemper and Charlie Lindgren. Kuemper got the […]
Read moreStars scored twice in third, upend Caps, 2-1
WashingtonIn Washington, DC, the Dallas Stars trailed the Capitals head to the third period on Thursday Connor Sheary had put the Caps up, 0, in the middle frame. Washington dropped to 15-13-4. With 2:07 gone in the third period, the Stars had rallied with two goals to take a 1 lead and protect it for the fi...
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