Category: Caps
TJ Oshie reflects on precious playoff opportunity in twilight of his career: ‘We’re not taking anything for granted’
TJ OshieARLINGTON, VA — TJ Oshie has had plenty of playoff experience in DC. Regular-season success was almost a given for most of his tenure in Washington as the Capitals made the postseason in his first seven years with the team. But that success turned far harder to find during the 2022-23 campaign, leav...
Read moreRangers/Caps stats preview: Caps are vulnerable, but Rangers need to execute
Peter LavioletteAs we continue our round 1 previews, it’s time to jump into a Rangers/Caps stats preview, which plays into the […]
Read moreCapitals-Flyers game that determined playoff berth was most watched Caps game locally in more than two years
Monumental Sports NetworkThe Washington Capitals played for huge stakes on Tuesday and a big local audience tuned in. According to a Monumental Sports Network press release, the Capitals-Flyers game was the “most watched single-game regular season broadcast” since the network rebranded from NBC Sports Washington and the mos...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin proud of how Capitals rallied to make playoffs: ‘It’s situation nobody thought we’re gonna be in’
CapsThe Washington Capitals are playoff-bound. The Caps secured a berth in the 2024 NHL postseason with a 2-1 regulation victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. Alex Ovechkin scored the Capitals’ lone goal that actually had to beat a goaltender to go in the net. The Caps captain will now...
Read moreCaps hold onto second card in East like grim death, shut out Boston, 2-0
Boston BruinsIn Washington, DC, the Capitals shut out the visiting Boston Bruins on Monday night, 2-0. The win keeps the Caps in the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, but they have the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings just … Continue reading → The post Caps hold onto second card in East like g...
Read moreThe playoffs are just one win away: Capitals beat Bruins 2-0
CapsAnother night and another must-win game for the Washington Capitals. This time the Caps squared up with the Atlantic Division-leading Boston Bruins who still have plenty to play for as well with their division lead a slim one and a chance to move into the first overall playoff seed in the East. John...
Read moreCapitals save one of their best for last in huge win over Lightning: numbers for the morning after
Tampa Bay LightningThe Washington Capitals will not stay down. After a really rough loss to the Buffalo Sabres to end last week, the Caps came back with a clutch regulation victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. They are back in control of their own destiny. Wow. The Capitals put together one of their...
Read moreMatthew Phillips talks nickname he received from Alex Ovechkin, differences between Sid and Ovi in RMNB Q&A
Matthew PhillipsHERSHEY, PA — Matthew Phillips has had a rookie season to remember. After two 30-plus goal campaigns with the Calgary Flames’ AHL affiliate, Phillips signed a one-year deal with the Washington Capitals over the offseason, and made the team out of training camp. Phillips — one of the smallest players...
Read moreCharlie Lindgren calls Capitals’ 2023-24 season ‘special’ but without playoff appearance ‘it doesn’t mean as much’
CapsThe Washington Capitals desperately needed a win against the Buffalo Sabres. A crucial victory over the Detroit Red Wings had put them back into a playoff spot after a six-game losing streak, but both the Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins were hot on their heels in a tight race — with one guaranteed...
Read moreSenators edge Caps, 3-2, in OT
Jake SandersonIn Washington, DC, Ottawa’s Jake Sanderson hit for the game winner with 41 seconds elapsed n extra time on Sunday to give the Senators a 3-2 win over the Capitals. The Caps lost the extra point, but still climbed a … Continue reading → The post Senators edge Caps, 3-2, in OT first appeared on Pro Ho...
Read moreNo one wants to make the playoffs as Caps playoff chances swandive
PhiladelphiaWelome to Loffs Watch, worldwide leader in Caps playoff chances updates.. Your Loffs Watch-branded football phone is in the mail. Both suddenly and inevitably, the Capitals lost their fifth game in a row on Friday night, but they’re not alone in their misery. Their competition for a playoff spot – D...
Read moreIslanders News: Earth shakes as Isles move into playoff spot
Washington Capitals’What a bond. | Photo by Jason Mowry/Getty Images The world isn’t ending just because the Islanders are somehow back in it. The New York Islanders have won three straight games and four of their last five contests. Combined with some help out of town, these wins have landed th...
Read moreCaps playoff chances tumble after four straight losses
WashingtonThis time on Loffs Watch: a very special episode of Loffs Watch. You’ll want to read this one with your family. The Capitals got smushed by the Penguins on Thursday night, a game billed (by us, but not only by us) as the biggest game of the season. As we’ll see in a moment, that
Read moreIslanders bounce into second wild card with win over Columbus
Blue JacketsIn Columbus, Noah Dobson snapped a 2-2 tie at 3:21 of the third period on Thursday night to help send the New York Islanders to a 4-2 win over the Blue Jackets. The win pushed the Islanders ahead of the … Continue reading → The post Islanders bounce into second wild card with win over Columbus first...
Read morePenguins close gap to two points for wild card spot
Pittsburgh PenguinsIn Washington, DC, the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins downed the Capitals, 4-1 on Thursday night. The win pushed the Pens past the Caps, and two points back of the New York Islanders for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, … Continue reading → The post Penguins close gap to two points for...
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