Category: Washington Capitals
Capitals save one of their best for last in huge win over Lightning: numbers for the morning after
Buffalo SabresThe Washington Capitals will not stay down. After a really rough loss to the Buffalo Sabres to end last week, the Caps came back with a clutch regulation victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. They are back in control of their own destiny. Wow. The Capitals put together one of their...
Read moreCapitals move back into second wild card spot in East after win, Penguins’ regulation loss
Philadelphia FlyersThe Washington Capitals will go into the final two games of the 2023-24 season controlling their own destiny. After a huge 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, the Capitals moved into the second wild card spot in the East. If they can defeat the Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Flyers...
Read moreNick Jensen didn’t go to hospital, walked out of arena with family after scary hit
Michael EyssimontWashington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery offered an encouraging update on Nick Jensen after the Caps’ 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Jensen appeared to be knocked unconscious after a hit by Michael Eyssimont into the sideboards late in the first period. Jensen was stretchered off the ic...
Read morePlayoff aspirations still alive: Capitals beat Lightning 4-2
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals desperately needed a win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday evening as they have fallen out of a playoff spot in the East. The result was a chaotic mess of a game with questionable hits, questionable calls, and everything else in between. Sonny Milano opened the scor...
Read moreCapitals keep playoff aspirations alive: Capitals beat Lightning 4-2
Andrei VasilevskiyThe Washington Capitals desperately needed a win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday evening as they have fallen out of a playoff spot in the East. The result was a chaotic mess of a game with questionable hits, questionable calls, and everything else in between. Sonny Milano opened the scor...
Read moreTaking down Tampa Bay in a must-win to keep playoff aspirations alive: Capitals beat Lightning 4-2
Charlie LindgrenThe Washington Capitals desperately needed a win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday evening as they have fallen out of a playoff spot in the East. The result was a chaotic mess of a game with questionable hits, questionable calls, and everything else in between. Sonny Milano opened the scor...
Read moreCaps D Jensen conscious, alert after hit into boards
Michael EyssimontWashington Capitals defenseman Nick Jensen was taken off the ice on a stretcher after a hit into the boards late in the first period from Tampa Bay Lightning forward Michael Eyssimont on Saturday.
Read moreCapitals nearly eliminated from M3 playoff spot after Islanders nab another standings point
IslesThe New York Islanders couldn’t close out the New York Rangers on Saturday, falling 3-2 in the shootout. But by forcing overtime, the Isles, left for dead earlier in the season, got even closer to clinching a playoff spot and eliminating the Washington Capitals from the third and final guaranteed pl...
Read morePreview: Wayne, Wayne, come back, Wayne!
Buffalo SabresThe Flyers snapped their losing streak on Tuesday, keeping their fading playoff hopes alive, and tonight they face another divisional rival in the New Jersey Devils on a night honoring the retirement of Flyers great Wayne Simmonds.
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DevilsSo you're telling me there's a chance...
Read moreCharlie Lindgren among several Capitals players that miss practice for ‘maintenance’ after loss to Sabres
Detroit Red WingsThe Washington Capitals took to the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Friday afternoon after returning from a two-game road trip. The team picked up a huge victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday but fell in regulation to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night. The regulation loss knocked the C...
Read moreHenrik Lundqvist documentary ‘Open Heart’ will debut on Netflix in May
TNTHenrik Lundqvist signed a one-year contract with the Washington Capitals in October 2020, but never suited up in a game for the franchise. Lundqvist’s season was cut short by a worsening heart condition and open-heart surgery early in 2021, with complications eventually forcing him to retire months...
Read moreMatthew Phillips talks nickname he received from Alex Ovechkin, differences between Sid and Ovi in RMNB Q&A
Calgary Flames’HERSHEY, PA — Matthew Phillips has had a rookie season to remember. After two 30-plus goal campaigns with the Calgary Flames’ AHL affiliate, Phillips signed a one-year deal with the Washington Capitals over the offseason, and made the team out of training camp. Phillips — one of the smallest players...
Read moreCapitals handed what looks like could be the most devastating loss of their season: numbers for the morning after
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals are in big trouble. They lost a game they really could not afford to lose given other results from around the league and it could cost them the playoffs. The Caps have been full of comebacks this season but it feels like the time has run out for another one. Perhaps the
Read moreCharlie Lindgren calls Capitals’ 2023-24 season ‘special’ but without playoff appearance ‘it doesn’t mean as much’
Detroit Red WingsThe Washington Capitals desperately needed a win against the Buffalo Sabres. A crucial victory over the Detroit Red Wings had put them back into a playoff spot after a six-game losing streak, but both the Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins were hot on their heels in a tight race — with one guaranteed...
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