Category: Monumental Sports
Nick Jensen and Rasmus Sandin set for returns from injury in must-win Game Four against Rangers
RMNBThe Washington Capitals are finally getting some much-needed reinforcements to their defense corps. After missing the first three games of the team’s playoff series with the New York Rangers, Rasmus Sandin and Nick Jensen are both ready to return from their respective upper-body injuries. “On track...
Read moreSpencer Carbery provides updates on Trevor van Riemsdyk and rest of Capitals’ injured defensemen
Monumental SportsThe Washington Capitals were already pushing the limits of the defensive depth within their organization before Trevor van Riemsdyk was taken out of action with an upper-body injury thanks to a hit from New York Rangers forward Matt Rempe in Game Three. The Capitals held an optional skate on Saturda...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin acknowledges early-series struggles against Rangers: ‘Not good, but sometimes you just have to do what you can’
RMNBAlex Ovechkin does not have a goal in the first two games of the Washington Capitals’ first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers. Unable to get open looks at Rangers netminder Igor Shesterkin, the legendary sniper has registered just one shot in 38:49 of ice time. Capitals head coach Sp...
Read moreIvan Miroshnichenko appears set for NHL postseason debut in Game Three against New York Rangers
Monumental SportsAfter the Capitals lost the opening two games of their first-round series against the New York Rangers last week, head coach Spencer Carbery appears to be considering a lineup change as the series shifts to Washington. Rookie forward Ivan Miroshnichenko took rushes on the team’s fourth line at pract...
Read moreLucas Johansen will make his NHL playoff debut in Game Two against Rangers
Monumental SportsLucas Johansen will make his NHL postseason debut for the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. Johansen, the team’s first-round draft selection in 2016, jumps into the lineup for Game Two against the New York Rangers due to an injury crisis on the Capitals’ blueline. The 26-year-old rearguard hasn’...
Read moreCapitals recall defenseman Hardy Häman Aktell after losing Vincent Iorio to injury in Game One against Rangers
Monumental SportsThe Washington Capitals recalled Hardy Häman Aktell from the American Hockey League on Tuesday morning. Häman Aktell had one previous stint with the Capitals this season, playing six games early in the 2023-24 schedule. After a demotion in mid-November, the Swedish rearguard played out the rest of t...
Read moreHardy Häman Aktell recalled from Hershey, could make NHL postseason debut in Game Two
RMNBThe Washington Capitals recalled Hardy Häman Aktell from the American Hockey League on Tuesday morning. Häman Aktell had one previous stint with the Capitals this season, playing six games early in the 2023-24 schedule. After a demotion in mid-November, the Swedish rearguard played out the rest of t...
Read moreWith defense depth depleted, Capitals may further dip into Hershey’s roster heading into Game Two
Monumental SportsThe Washington Capitals were back on the ice for practice Monday morning after their Game One loss to the New York Rangers. The team held an optional skate at the nearby RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House, the New Jersey Devils’ practice facility. Vincent Iorio was absent after he suffered an upper-bod...
Read moreRangers hand Capitals rude Game One awakening: numbers for the morning after
Monumental SportsThe Washington Capitals find themselves down a game in their first-round series against the New York Rangers after falling 4-1 inside Madison Square Garden on Sunday. The Capitals struggled to create offense as they have the entire year and had a few too many defensive breakdowns for Charlie Lindgre...
Read moreRasmus Sandin and Nick Jensen practice with Capitals for first time since respective upper-body injuries
Monumental SportsThe Washington Capitals hit the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Saturday for their third consecutive day of practice before Game One of their first-round series against the New York Rangers. Rasmus Sandin and Nick Jensen joined the team for the first time since suffering their respective upper-bo...
Read moreSpencer Carbery’s lines and pairings at Capitals’ first full playoff practice
RMNBThe Washington Capitals held their first full practice of the 2024 postseason on Friday morning. Game One of the team’s first-round series against the New York Rangers isn’t slated until Sunday afternoon so the Capitals don’t have to make the trip up to New York just yet. Head coach Spencer Carbery...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin ready to accept rare underdog role in playoffs: ‘We all understand how we have to play’
RMNBThe Washington Capitals are back in the playoffs after missing out in 2022-23 for the first time in eight years. This season’s squad is ready to embrace a postseason appearance with no expectations as they come into their first-round matchup against the heavily-favorited New York Rangers. During Ove...
Read moreRasmus Sandin and Nick Jensen could play in Game One against Rangers
Monumental SportsThe Washington Capitals have a few days before they’re set to travel up to New York for Game One of their first-round series with the Rangers. The off days will be important as the team has a few key pieces on their backend recovering from injuries. Neither Rasmus Sandin nor Nick Jensen were able to...
Read moreCapitals do just enough to beat Flyers and qualify for playoffs: numbers for the morning after
RMNBThe Washington Capitals needed a win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night to qualify for the 2024 postseason and they got it. The 2-1 scoreline wasn’t fun for us nail-biters at home but they ultimately got the job done and we’ll see playoffs in DC which is not something we can expect fro...
Read moreCapitals take Bruins to school in another must-win matchup: numbers for the morning after
RMNBThe 2023-24 Washington Capitals are just a win away from the playoffs thanks to a dominant performance over the Boston Bruins on Monday night. The Capitals, just as they did against the Tampa Bay Lightning, saved one of their best efforts for last. One game left, folks. The Capitals’ performance on...
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