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Hendrix Lapierre primed for more opportunity with Alex Ovechkin’s absence shaking up Capitals lineup
Monumental SportsHendrix 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...
Read moreAndrew Mangiapane will play on first line in Capitals’ first game without Alex Ovechkin
Monumental SportsThe 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...
Read moreCapitals come to terms with rare injury to Alex Ovechkin: ‘It was emotional at first’
RMNBARLINGTON, 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....
Read moreCapitals call up Ivan Miroshnichenko, place Alex Ovechkin on injured reserve
Monumental SportsThe 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...
Read moreSpencer Carbery: Hendrix Lapierre ‘has a bright future in this league’ but ‘sometimes it takes a little bit longer to develop’
RMNBThe 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...
Read moreSpencer Carbery watched the replay of the Caps’ loss to the Maple Leafs and it was ‘honestly worse than originally thought’
RMNBThe 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...
Read moreSonny Milano out week-to-week with upper-body injury, will not travel with Capitals on three-game road trip
Monumental SportsARLINGTON, VA — The Washington Capitals will continue to go without the services of Sonny Milano as they head out west this weekend. Milano, who has missed the Capitals’ last three contests with an upper-body injury, will not travel with the team on their three-game road trip against the Colorado Av...
Read moreLars Eller will not play for Capitals against Maple Leafs, leaving third-line center spot to Hendrix Lapierre
RMNBThe Washington Capitals made their first trade of the season Tuesday evening, acquiring old friend Lars Eller from the Pittsburgh Penguins. Eller’s arrival will help shore up a third line that has been in flux to start the year, especially down the middle. However, the 35-year-old Dane will not arri...
Read moreLogan Thompson will be first Capitals goalie to make two straight starts this season against Maple Leafs
RMNBLogan Thompson was the first goaltender off the ice at the Washington Capitals’ morning skate on Wednesday. The 27-year-old backstop will get the nod in net from head coach Spencer Carbery against the Toronto Maple Leafs, making him the first of the team’s two netminders to make two straight starts...
Read moreJakob Chychrun sheds non-contact jersey, not ruled out of game against Penguins
RMNBThe Washington Capitals are on the verge of having their full strength blueline back in their lineup. Jakob Chychrun took the next step in his journey back from an upper-body injury, shedding his non-contact jersey at the team’s morning skate on Friday. Chychrun has missed the last four games after...
Read moreJakub Vrana expected back in Capitals lineup against Penguins after Sonny Milano suffers upper-body injury
Monumental SportsJakub Vrana is set to make his return to the Washington Capitals’ lineup against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday night. The 28-year-old winger has sat out the past two games as a healthy scratch in favor of Sonny Milano. Head coach Spencer Carbery revealed after the team’s morning skate that Milan...
Read moreSpencer Carbery explains why Sonny Milano will be in lineup for second game in a row against Predators
Monumental SportsSonny Milano will be in the Washington Capitals’ lineup for a second consecutive game against the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night. Milano had been a healthy scratch for nine straight games before head coach Spencer Carbery gave him a sweater against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday. Washingt...
Read moreMatt Roy will make return to Capitals lineup against Predators, Jakub Vrana to remain healthy scratch
RMNBThe Washington Capitals will get Matt Roy, their marquee free-agency signing, back in the lineup against the Nashville Predators. Roy participated fully in Tuesday’s practice and Wednesday’s morning skate. The 29-year-old defender has been out of action with a lower-body injury since Washington’s ho...
Read moreAlex Alexeyev and wife Kate welcome their first child, a boy
Monumental SportsAlex Alexeyev missed practice on Wednesday for personal reasons and now we know why. Alexeyev and his wife, Kate Alexeyeva, welcomed their first child, a baby boy, on Wednesday. Monumental Sports Network’s Tarik El-Bashir was the first to report the news. The newfound dad strength comes as Alexeyev...
Read moreSpencer Carbery outlines Hendrix Lapierre’s path back to Capitals lineup after healthy scratch against Rangers
RMNBHendrix Lapierre watched the Washington Capitals dismantle the New York Rangers from the press box on Tuesday night. The 22-year-old center was taken out of the club’s lineup by head coach Spencer Carbery after going without a point in seven games to start the year. Despite Washington’s superb start...
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