Category: Washington Capitals
Capitals-Rangers series sets new viewership records for NHL first-round playoff matchup
ESPN PRThe Washington Capitals and New York Rangers renewed acquaintances in the playoffs for the first time in almost a decade on Sunday and a huge national audience tuned in. According to ESPN PR, Game One of the Capitals-Rangers series was the most viewed opening game of a first-round NHL playoff series...
Read moreRangers Game 2 line matchups: Changed matchups weren’t as effective
New York RangersThe New York Rangers took a 2-0 series lead on the Washington Capitals last night with a thrilling 4-3 win. […]
Read moreSpencer Carbery says Alex Ovechkin’s struggling early in Rangers’ series: ‘He looks a little bit off. He’s not getting looks.’
CapsThe Washington Capitals-New York Rangers’ first round series is headed to DC for Games Three and Four and the Caps are facing a big hole. The team scored just two five-on-five goals in the two losses and have gotten nothing from Alex Ovechkin, their superstar captain. Ovechkin, the team’s leading go...
Read moreRangers Recap: Special teams, special plays, special players
Washington CapitalsFor the 4th straight playoff series, the New York Rangers find themselves up 2-0 after a close 4-3 win against […]
Read moreCapitals put together better effort but get handed same result in Game Two: numbers for the morning after
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals are down 2-0 in their first-round series with the New York Rangers after Tuesday night’s 4-3 loss at Madison Square Garden. The Caps will come home to DC needing a win in Game Three to stave off certain elimination. Better game but still some rough spots that cost them. The C...
Read moreCapitals question officiating after Artemi Panarin’s headshot on TJ Oshie goes unpenalized: ‘He definitely went after him’
New York RangersThe Washington Capitals fell to the New York Rangers 4-3, but the team’s locker room at Madison Square Garden was left reeling by more than the result of the game. TJ Oshie was briefly knocked out of the game after a hit to the head by Artemi Panarin in the third period, leading the league’s
Read more'Struggling' Ovechkin still pointless, Caps trail 2-0
New York RangersAfter a Game 2 loss in which his star captain was held scoreless again, Capitals coach Spencer Carbery, facing a 2-0 series deficit after a 4-3 defeat, told reporters that Alex Ovechkin is "struggling" against the matchups the Rangers are presenting.
Read moreRangers Hold Off Capitals to Take Game 2
New York RangersThe New York Rangers held off a furious late rally by the Washington Capitals to take Game 2 of their 2024 NHL Playoff series by the score of 4-3. The…
Read moreHeading back to DC in a two-game hole: Rangers beat Capitals 4-3
New YorkThe Washington Capitals are in a 2-0 hole heading back to DC in their first-round series against the New York Rangers after not finding the response to their Game One loss they wanted. Connor McMichael got the Caps off to an exciting start, putting away his first career NHL postseason goal. The exci...
Read morePeter Laviolette coached the Caps -- now he's trying to eliminate them
P.K. SubbanThis is the eighth time in history that a fired coach has faced his former team in the ensuing Stanley Cup playoffs; previously, those coaches went 6-1.
Read moreLive blog: Capitals vs Rangers – Round 1, Game 2
New York RangersThe Washington Capitals were blown out by the New York Rangers in Game One. After a first period where the Caps kept the score 0-0 despite being out-everything’d by the Rangers, our fav team from DC was overwhelmed by three goals in quick succession in the next stanza, which proved too much to come...
Read moreCapitals lose money toward 2024-25 salary cap
Max PaciorettyThe NHL salary cap is expected to rise by $4.2 million this offseason for a cap maximum of $87.7 million heading into the 2024-25 campaign. The Washington Capitals will only get to use $1.95 million of that new money due to a CBA penalty called an overage. Overages are salary cap charges that carry...
Read morePeter Laviolette coached the Caps -- now he's trying to eliminate them
ESPN Stats & InformationThis is the eighth time in history that a fired coach has faced his former team in the ensuing Stanley Cup playoffs; previously, those coaches went 6-1.
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