Category: Monumental Sports Network
Monumental Sports Network to air all of Hershey Bears’ playoff games starting tonight against Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Hershey Bears’For those wishing to follow along with the Hershey Bears’ attempt to repeat as Calder Cup champions, you’re in luck. Monumental Sports Network, in conjunction with WPMT FOX43, will be airing all of the team’s playoff games starting tonight against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The Game One matchup is...
Read moreCapitals-Flyers game that determined playoff berth was most watched Caps game locally in more than two years
Pittsburgh PenguinsThe Washington Capitals played for huge stakes on Tuesday and a big local audience tuned in. According to a Monumental Sports Network press release, the Capitals-Flyers game was the “most watched single-game regular season broadcast” since the network rebranded from NBC Sports Washington and the mos...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin scores twice against Hurricanes, now has 851 career goals
Mike KnubleAlex Ovechkin has goals in two straight games after scoring twice in the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, Friday. Both of Ovechkin’s goals came in the first period, utilizing his big body like he was a Russian Mike Knuble. “I think we watch video from last game,” Ovechkin sa...
Read moreSeveral Capitals players get on the ice despite receiving day off from Spencer Carbery
Maple LeafsThe Washington Capitals jetted their way up to Toronto on Wednesday before their matchup with the Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Before they did so, a handful of the team got in some work with skills coach Kenny McCudden despite being given the day off by head coach Spencer Carbery. Per Monumental S...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin becomes oldest player in NHL history to score 8 or more goals in a 5-game span
The Great EightAlex Ovechkin’s recent hot streak continued against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday as The Great Eight scored twice, securing his third multi-goal game in his last four games. The performance gave Ovechkin eight goals in a historic five-game run that led to him being awarded the NHL’s First Star of the...
Read moreWe’ll forever remember this night as The Sonny Milano Hat Trick Game
Hendrix LapierreThe Washington Capitals, desperately in need of a win to keep their coin-flip playoff chances alive, played one of their most exciting and absurd regular-season games in what felt like a decade. “That was probably the most fun I’ve ever had playing,” Hendrix Lapierre said perfectly summing up the ni...
Read moreTJ Oshie was almost traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins before he was acquired by the Capitals
TJ OshieTJ Oshie is set to play in his 1,000th career NHL game on Saturday when the Washington Capitals take on the Vancouver Canucks. In celebration of that milestone, Monumental Sports Network’s Tarik El-Bashir took a fun look back at the move that originally brought Oshie to DC from the St. Louis Blues o...
Read moreLive blog: Capitals start five-game road trip in Winnipeg
Monumental Sports NetworkThe Washington Capitals, 7-2-1 in their last 10, have played themselves back into playoff contention, but to get there, their superlative play must continue. Tonight, the team starts a difficult five-game road trip that begins in Winnipeg. The Capitals are already down a man — Tom Wilson is unable t...
Read moreMetropolitan Notes: Capitals, Konecny, Palat, Greaves
Martin FehervaryTaking the ice for practice this morning, Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network provided several updates to injured members of the Washington Capitals. He reports that forward T.J. Oshie skated once again, but is still considered week-to-week, while Nic Dowd and Martin Fehervary both skated i...
Read moreTom Wilson and Garnet Hathaway basically fought each other before a faceoff
Joe BeninatiTom Wilson and Garnet Hathaway were teammates for the better part of four seasons (2019-2023) on the Washington Capitals, forming a one-two punch, sometimes literally, with their physicality on the ice. Friday, however, Wilson and Hathaway used their sandpapery-ness against each other, exchanging pu...
Read moreLive blog: Capitals take on Flyers in ‘their biggest game to date’
Joe BeninatiDays after an 8-3 shellacking from Detroit, the Washington Capitals are back in what is being presented as an important matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers. “It’s their biggest game to date,” Monumental Sports Network’s Joe Beninati said in the telecast’s opening package. I personally don’t have...
Read moreInjury Notes: Capitals, Terry, Seider, Soucy, Joshua
Monumental Sports NetworkAfter a loss to the Detroit Red Wings last night, the Washington Capitals should see the return of several players back into the lineup. Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network is reporting that Sonny Milano, Nic Dowd, and Nick Jensen have all returned to the ice for practice. The return of Jen...
Read moreAnthony Mantha has two-point night against hometown Montreal, reveals he took pictures with Lars Eller as a young Habs fan
Monumental Sports NetworkSaturday night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens held extra significance for Anthony Mantha, who faced off against his hometown team for the third time this season. A native of Longueuil, Quebec, Mantha grew up cheering for the Habs thanks in part to his grandfather Andre Pronovost, who won four...
Read moreSpencer Carbery had some loud words for Max Pacioretty during the Panthers game
Florida PanthersThe Washington Capitals have lost six games in a row. Now tensions appear to be rising. Late in the second period of the Capitals’ 4-2 loss to the Florida Panthers, Monumental Sports Network cameras showed a fiery Spencer Carbery on the bench. With the Caps up 2-1 and 3:20 left on the clock, the Cap...
Read moreHeading into the 2024 All-Star game, Tom Wilson is excited to return to his hometown
Al KokenCapitals’ right winger Tom Wilson is heading to Toronto’s All-Star Game for the second time in his career, this time returning to his hometown. Wilson was born and raised in Toronto, and played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League, which kept him near home before moving on to play for Washingt...
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