Category: Vitek Vanecek
Washington’s Vitek Vanecek Leaves Game, Emergency Backup On Bench
PenguinsWashington Capitals goaltender Vitek Vanecek will be out for the remainder of the team’s game tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins with an upper-body injury, the team announced. Taxi squad goalie Hunter Shepard, who was in the building, is on the bench as the emergency backup. Vanecek collided wi...
Read moreVanecek leaves game for Capitals in first period against Penguins
Washington CapitalsPITTSBURGH -- Vitek Vanecek left with an upper-body injury in the first period for the Washington Capitals against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday.
Read moreCapitals chase Holtby with five goals, Vanecek shuts out Stars
Dallas StarsDALLAS -- The Washington Capitals scored five goals against Braden Holtby in two periods of a 5-0 win against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Friday.
Read moreCapitals chase Holtby with five goals, Vanecek shuts out Stars
Washington CapitalsDALLAS -- The Washington Capitals scored five goals against Braden Holtby in two periods of a 5-0 win against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Friday.He played his first 10 NHL seasons for Washington and won the Stanley Cup with the Capitals in 2018."I think we didn't forecheck well t...
Read moreLive blog: Capitals take on Sharks as Ilya Samsonov returns to the net
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals are taking on the San Jose Sharks. The big news out of the morning skate was that Connor McMichael would sit in favor of Daniel Sprong. (And boy, the reaction in our […]
Read moreLehner makes 34 saves, Golden Knights shut out Capitals
CapitalsWASHINGTON -- Robin Lehner made 34 saves for the Vegas Golden Knights in a 1-0 win against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Monday.
Read moreLive blog: Capitals play Vegas Golden Knights on Caps Canine Night
John CarlsonThe Washington Capitals are taking on their foes from the 2018 Stanley Cup Final tonight: the Vegas Golden Knights. The Capitals are getting John Carlson and Dmitry Orlov back in the lineup but will be […]
Read moreA Backstrom beauty gets it done in overtime: Capitals beat Senators 3-2 (OT)
Vitek VanecekThe Washington Capitals have lost six of their last eight coming into Saturday night’s action against the Ottawa Senators. Could the Caps start to turn the tides and get back into the win column? Thomas […]
Read moreLive blog: Capitals host the Senators for a game you can watch on a normal TV
Nick JensenThe Washington Capitals have invited the Ottawa Senators to town for what better be two easy points for the home team. The Capitals will miss Dmitry Orlov (one more game on suspension), John Carlson (COVID), […]
Read moreLive blog: Capitals play Bruins as AJF returns to the lineup
John CarlsonThe Washington Capitals are taking on the Boston Bruins tonight for the first time since the B’s beat them 7-3 on home ice last Monday. Axel-Jonsson Fjallby will replace Daniel Sprong on the third line […]
Read moreVitek Vanecek getting opportunity to ‘grab the reins’ of Capitals goaltending situation
Peter LavioletteVitek Vanecek will get the start tonight against the Boston Bruins. Peter Laviolette, in the process, is handing the 26-year-old Czech netminder an opportunity to become the Washington Capitals’ full-time starter in net. Vanecek has […]
Read moreReport: Chicago Blackhawks willing to listen to offers for Marc Andre-Fleury
Ilya SamsonovThe Washington Capitals are in their second season experimenting with goaltenders Ilya Samsonov and Vitek Vanecek. While both goalies have shown flashes of brilliance, neither has taken the reigns and consistently proven they can be […]
Read moreLive blog: Capitals complete two-game homestand against Jets
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals face the Winnipeg Jets to complete a two-game homestand at Capital One Arena tonight. The Caps’ have lost five of their last six games and fallen to fourth in the Metropolitan Division. […]
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