Category: John Carlson
Caps shut out Jets, 3-0
CapitalsIn Washington, DC, the Winnipeg Jets’ late season swoon continued in a lackluster, 3-0 loss to the Capitals on Sunday. All three Caps’ goals were scored in the third period. Alex Ovechkin hit for a double in the win. “It … Continue reading → The post Caps shut out Jets, 3-0 first appeared on Pro Hoc...
Read morePyotr Kochetkov should have been ejected from the Caps-Hurricanes game for purposefully kicking John Carlson
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals took down the Carolina Hurricanes in dramatic fashion on Friday night, earning a chaotic but very entertaining 7-6 shootout victory. Overshadowed by the dueling hat tricks and back-and-forth excitement was a blatant, dangerous play from Hurricanes goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov d...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin is now 50 goals away from tying Wayne Gretzky for the NHL’s all-time goals record
Joseph WollAlex Ovechkin has goals in three consecutive games after finding the back of the net against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. Ovechkin scored a power-play goal from his office, beating Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll with a one-timer from the left circle. The goal was Ovechkin’s 844th of his illus...
Read moreIvan Miroshnichenko’s first NHL assist is a beautiful, no-look feed to Tom Wilson
Vancouver CanucksIvan Miroshnichenko achieved another NHL career first on Saturday. After taking the ice for his 10th game this season for the Washington Capitals which officially burns a year off of his entry-level contract, Miroshnichenko helped get the Caps on the board against the Vancouver Canucks with his firs...
Read moreCapitals slap the Senators silly with an easy six spot: Capitals beat Senators 6-3
Anthony ManthaThe Washington Capitals played host to the Ottawa Senators on Monday night as they continue to try and claw their way back into a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Ottawa gives up a lot of goals but can also score a lot of goals so this had the chance to be a fun one.
Read moreSpencer Carbery on Connor McMichael’s game-losing turnover in overtime: ‘He’ll learn from it. That’s the bottom line.’
CapitalsThe Washington Capitals fell in overtime to the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 after playing a sensational game from start until almost the finish. The Canucks capitalized on a brutal turnover by Connor McMichael with 4.8 seconds remaining in overtime. JT Miller intercepted McMichael’s pass intended for John...
Read moreCapitals honor Alex Ovechkin for passing Wayne Gretzky in ENGs and his late father in locker room as Mentors’ Trip ends
John CarlsonThe Washington Capitals shut out the Boston Bruins 3-0 on Saturday, ending their 14th Mentors’ Trip on a positive note. The Capitals entered the matchup on a six-game losing streak, but played one of their most dominant games of the season at TD Garden to take the victory. Inside the Capitals’ joyou...
Read moreCapitals’ pregame Lift Ritual inspired by Matthew Phillips’ small size and incredible story making NHL
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals have some of the most elaborate and absurd pregame rituals in all of hockey. Each Capitals player has specific handshakes or chest bumps they do with each other in the tunnel while Alex Ovechkin will yell gibberish at his teammates like naming real and fake Italian dishes at...
Read moreHershey Bears make franchise history becoming quickest team to 30 wins
Capitals’The Hershey Bears defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack 4-2 on Saturday night. The victory marked the 2023-24 team’s 30th win just 39 games into the season, making them the fastest team in franchise history to 30 wins. The previous quickest record to 30 wins was 41 games, held by a 2009-10 Bears team that...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin would really like for you to vote for John Carlson to be a 2024 NHL All-Star
Capitals’While Alex Ovechkin has made it known that he would rather spend this year’s NHL All-Star break getting some rest for the back half of the season, that doesn’t mean he’s going to stop campaigning. […]
Read moreCarlson scores game-winner with under a minute left to lift Capitals past Kings
Washington CapitalsJohn Carlson scored the game-winner with 53 seconds left in regulation, and the Washington Capitals beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 on Sunday.
Read moreFresh, young Devils beat tired, old Caps 6-3
Connor McMichaelThe unrested Washington Capitals hosted the haven’t-played-since-last-year New Jersey Devils on Wednesday night. Nico Hischier scored first, a second try on New Jersey’s rush. Luke Hughes’s slapshot on the power play made it 2-0, but […]
Read moreCapitals Notes: Fehérváry, Jensen, Oshie, Milano, Lindgren, Pacioretty
John CarlsonCapitals defenseman Martin Fehérváry won’t be sidelined for long with his upper-body injury. After missing the team’s Saturday game against the Predators, the Slovak defenseman is eyeing a return against the Penguins tomorrow and skated in his normal spot on the team’s top pair alongside John Carlso...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin’s last-minute, go-ahead goal was overturned for goalie interference. Here’s why according to the NHL.
Washington CapitalsAlex Ovechkin made some magic late in the third period against the Nashville Predators, Saturday. After taking a backhand sauce pass from John Carlson, Ovechkin fired a shot past a screened Yaroslav Askarov to give […]
Read moreTJ Oshie leaves game dazed after colliding hard into Mattias Ekholm
John CarlsonTJ Oshie suffered a scary injury in Friday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers. The forward, who has a history of concussions, collided hard with Oilers’ defenseman Mattias Ekholm as the Capitals tried to enter the […]
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