Category: John Carlson
Sonny Milano set for return to Capitals lineup after missing two games due to injury
Boston BruinsThe Washington Capitals are looking for an immediate bounce back after getting stomped by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. They’ll need to do so against another of the Atlantic Division’s best, the Boston Bruins. John Carlson will play in his 1,000th NHL game against his hometown team and...
Read moreJohn Carlson on reaching 1,000 NHL games with the Capitals: ‘I’m just thankful that I get to call this place home’
Boston BruinsARLINGTON, VA — John Carlson is set to play his 1,000th NHL game Saturday night, suiting up for the big milestone against his hometown Boston Bruins. The blueliner will become the second Capital to reach the threshold this season, joining TJ Oshie two weeks after his big night against the Vancouver...
Read moreCapitals to honor John Carlson with pregame ceremony for playing in 1,000 NHL games on April 7
Ottawa SenatorsJohn Carlson is slated to become the second Capitals player in two weeks to play in his 1,000th NHL game when the Boston Bruins come to town on Saturday night. In anticipation of the big night, the Capitals announced the festivities in honor of Carlson’s milestone achievement. Carlson will get his p...
Read moreCaps shut out Jets, 3-0
Winnipeg Jets’In 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
John CarlsonThe 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
Leafs’Alex 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
Ivan MiroshnichenkoIvan 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
Wayne GretzkyThe 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
Sonny MilanoThe 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
John CarlsonThe 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
CapitalsWhile 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
Capitals’John 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 […]
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