Category: Caps
Capitals get timely goals and saves en route to tough road victory: numbers for the morning after
Calgary FlamesThe Washington Capitals started their western Canadian road trip off on the right foot as they took down the current Pacific Division-leading Calgary Flames 5-4. The Caps just refused to go away. That’s a game […]
Read moreReport: Capitals ‘have quietly kept an eye on’ Claude Giroux’s availability as trade deadline approaches
CapitalsWe learned in mid-February from Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman that the Capitals are looking for help in their forward ranks via trade. Friedman would even go on to name Seattle’s Calle Jarnkrok by name as a […]
Read moreSeattle cracked in loss to Caps
CapsIn Washington, DC, hit for a pair of goals and the Capitals defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken, 5-2, on made 29 saves in the Washington win. “I’m not going to lie, it’s more fun to win, especially on home ice, so no complaints there,” Washington forward Tom Wilson (goal) said. We were a little...
Read moreAxel Jonsson-Fjallby joins fourth line, Vitek Vanecek to start against former team
Carl HagelinThe Washington Capitals are playing host to the Seattle Kraken for the first time ever Saturday night. The Caps will look to build off an impressive 4-0 shutout of the Carolina Hurricanes as they wrap […]
Read moreLines: Axel Jonsson-Fjallby to line up on fourth line, Vitek Vanecek taking on his former team
Carolina HurricanesThe Washington Capitals are playing host to the Seattle Kraken for the first time ever Saturday night. The Caps will look to build off an impressive 4-0 shutout of the Carolina Hurricanes as they wrap up this homestand. Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, , will enter the lineup on the fourth line filling in for...
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Read moreCaps blank Canes
CapsIn Washington, DC, made 36 saves in a 4-0 shut out for the Capitals over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday “[The team] helped me a lot today, blocking shots. “I thought it was a really strong game,” Washington coach Peter Laviolette said. They gave a pretty good push in the third period, but t...
Read moreJust what the doctor ordered at home: Capitals beat Hurricanes 4-0
Martin FehervaryThe Washington Capitals have lost six straight at home and to snap that streak they’d need to take a piece out of the East-leading Carolina Hurricanes. A tough task for any team let alone a […]
Read moreLive blog: Capitals play Hurricanes on Pride Night
Anthony ManthaThe Washington Capitals are back at Capital One Arena and will take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Pride Night. The Caps will look to break a six-game losing streak at home against the Metropolitan Division’s […]
Read moreBrian MacLellan: Capitals want different ‘philosophies’, not full revamp to beleaguered power play
Brian MacLellanThe Washington Capitals have one of the worst power plays in the NHL, but if the Caps are going to fix it, they will do so with the same formation and same coaches. Capitals general […]
Read moreBrian MacLellan says Capitals won’t be ‘as aggressive as we normally are’ during trade deadline
CapsWashington Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan spoke at length with the media on Wednesday. The most talked about topic was the trade deadline and what the Caps might do to improve their team. The Capitals, […]
Read moreCould the Capitals really miss the playoffs this season?
CapsThe Washington Capitals slipped to the second Wild Card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference after the Boston Bruins won on February 26. That means as of right now the Capitals would be playing the […]
Read moreToronto score late for 5-3 win over Caps
Tom WilsonIn Washington, DC, hit for the game-winner on Monday night as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Capitals, The Maple Leafs held a 3-1 lead until Tom Wilson scored in the middle frame and early in the third period to get the Caps even, 3-3. “I think [Tavares] works really hard to get the puck bac...
Read moreTwo from Tom not enough: Leafs beat Caps 5-3
Toronto Maple LeafsThe Washington Capitals dropped their six-thousandth* (sixth*) home game in a row, losing 4-3 to the Toronto Maple Leafs. A lot went right for the Caps, but the Leafs just wanted it more. Toronto’s wunderkind […]
Read moreFan holds up Ukrainian flag during Capitals warmups
RussiaThe Washington Capitals’ game against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night is Washington’s first at home since Russia invaded Ukraine. With the Caps sporting the league’s most famous Russian, Alex Ovechkin, and one of […]
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