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Alex Ovechkin is already back in his skates just two weeks after breaking his leg against the Utah Hockey Club. Per Monumental Sports Network’s Tarik El-Bashir, Ovechkin got on the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex in a tracksuit well ahead of Monday morning’s practice. The skate comes after the Capit...

Capitals look to build more chemistry with new forward lines as Alex Ovechkin misses fourth-straight game

After earning their first Ovechkin-less win of the season against the Florida Panthers Monday night, the Washington Capitals will look to capture another two points against the Tampa Bay Lightning to close out their annual Mentor’s Trip. For the first time since Ovechkin came out of the lineup, the...

Spencer Carbery to tweak Capitals lineup against Panthers after two straight losses: ‘Some lines will move around a little bit’

The Washington Capitals have jumped out to a 13-6-1 start to the 2024-25 season, surprising many around the NHL. The Capitals dressed mostly the same lineup through the first 20 games, but that will change on Monday night after the team dropped two straight games for the first time. Head coach Spenc...

Alex Ovechkin and father-in-law will join Capitals on their two-game Mentors’ Trip in Florida

The Washington Capitals ruled Alex Ovechkin out for four to six weeks last Thursday due to his fractured fibula, but the club’s captain isn’t straying too far from his teammates while he recovers. After practice Sunday, head coach Spencer Carbery revealed that Ovechkin will travel to Florida with th...

Spencer Carbery explains why Jakub Vrana will be healthy scratch against Devils: ‘With V, there’s the give and take’

Jakub Vrana will be a healthy scratch for the fourth time this season when the Washington Capitals play the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Vrana will come out of the lineup in favor of Ivan Miroshnichenko, who will be making his season debut. The 28-year-old winger has seven points (4g, 3a) in...

Alex Ovechkin watches Capitals practice without cast or crutches

ARLINGTON, VA — The Washington Capitals are without the services of captain Alex Ovechkin for the next stretch of their season, but the 39-year-old superstar isn’t going far. After fracturing his fibula Monday against the Utah Hockey Club, Ovechkin watched on as his teammates practiced at MedStar Ca...

Ivan Miroshnichenko will make season debut on Capitals’ first line against New Jersey Devils

Ivan Miroshnichenko will draw into his first game of the season for the Washington Capitals against the New Jersey Devils, Saturday night. Head coach Spencer Carbery is giving the 20-year-old winger the nod on his first line as the Caps continue to try and maintain winning ways without Alex Ovechkin...

Hendrix Lapierre primed for more opportunity with Alex Ovechkin’s absence shaking up Capitals lineup

Hendrix Lapierre was slated for a significant role with the Washington Capitals this season after earning AHL Playoff MVP honors and helping lead the Hershey Bears to a second consecutive Calder Cup. While Lapierre started the season as the club’s starting third-line center, he struggled to hold ont...

Andrew Mangiapane will play on first line in Capitals’ first game without Alex Ovechkin

The Washington Capitals will play their first game without Alex Ovechkin this season against the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night. With Ovechkin out week-to-week due to his “lower leg injury,” Washington has been forced to make changes to their lineup. Head coach Spencer Carbery spoke Wednesday...

Capitals come to terms with rare injury to Alex Ovechkin: ‘It was emotional at first’

ARLINGTON, VA — The Washington Capitals have rarely had to go without Alex Ovechkin over his 20-season NHL career. Ovechkin has missed just 59 games over the last two decades, proving remarkably resilient even as he’s gotten older. Now, the Caps will have to adjust to playing without their captain....

Capitals call up Ivan Miroshnichenko, place Alex Ovechkin on injured reserve

The Washington Capitals recalled Ivan Miroshnichenko from the AHL’s Hershey Bears on Wednesday, two days after losing Alex Ovechkin to a leg injury. With Ovechkin out week-to-week, the team announced in an accompanying roster move that Ovi was placed on injured reserve. Sonny Milano, who is also out...

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Spencer Carbery: Hendrix Lapierre ‘has a bright future in this league’ but ‘sometimes it takes a little bit longer to develop’

The Washington Capitals acquired Lars Eller in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. Hendrix Lapierre, the AHL’s reigning playoffs MVP, appears likely to come out of the lineup full time, ceding his role to Eller. “Yeah, I just think it’s it’s a situation where we’re trying to find...

Spencer Carbery watched the replay of the Caps’ loss to the Maple Leafs and it was ‘honestly worse than originally thought’

The Washington Capitals fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime, Wednesday night. But it was the way that they lost that really bothered Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery. The Caps, playing on home ice for the first time since Friday, took a commanding 3-1 lead into the third period agains...

Sonny Milano out week-to-week with upper-body injury, will not travel with Capitals on three-game road trip