Category: Washington Capitals
Capitals recall defenseman Lucas Johansen from Hershey Bears
CapitalsThe Washington Capitals recalled Lucas Johansen from the Hershey Bears on Monday afternoon. Johansen arrives back with the big club after Rasmus Sandin was taken out of action with an upper-body injury in Sunday night’s loss to the Ottawa Senators. Head coach Spencer Carbery revealed that Sandin cou...
Read moreSpencer Carbery pinpoints issues behind Capitals’ six-game losing streak
Spencer CarberyAfter falling to the Ottawa Senators 3-2 in overtime on Sunday, the Washington Capitals lost their sixth-straight game, netting them only two standings points out of a possible 12 during that stretch. The L’s dropped the Capitals out of a playoff spot with only five games remaining in the season. Fo...
Read moreSpencer Carbery: Rasmus Sandin may miss rest of regular season due to injury, callup from Hershey expected
Ottawa SenatorsThe Washington Capitals have just five games remaining on their schedule and could be without one of their top defensemen for the rest of the season. Rasmus Sandin was unable to finish Sunday night’s game against the Ottawa Senators due to an upper-body injury. Sandin absorbed a questionable hit fro...
Read moreJohn Carlson’s children join Capitals warmup ahead of his 1,000th game celebration
John CarlsonThe Washington Capitals honored John Carlson’s 1,000th NHL game on Sunday, holding a ceremony ahead of puck drop against the Ottawa Senators. Carlson became the 392nd player in league history to reach the milestone and just the 80th to play 1,000 games for a single franchise. But the best moment of...
Read moreRasmus Sandin knocked out of Senators game due to injury
Ottawa SenatorsThe Washington Capitals will be without Rasmus Sandin for the rest of their game against the Ottawa Senators. The Swedish defenseman was injured toward the tail end of the first period after absorbing a big hit from Senators forward Parker Kelly. Sandin had his right shoulder jammed hard into the bo...
Read moreCharlie Lindgren set to return to Capitals’ net after Darcy Kuemper’s impressive appearance against Carolina
John CarlsonThe Washington Capitals are set for action against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday evening as they attempt to snap a five-game losing streak and earn their first win in April. The team will honor defenseman John Carlson with a pregame ceremony celebrating his 1,000th career NHL game. Charlie Lindgren...
Read moreAvangard Omsk makes qualifying offer to Capitals winger Ivan Miroshnichenko, securing his KHL rights
AvangardThe KHL’s Avangard Omsk tendered qualifying offers to four players on Sunday, including one to current Washington Capitals winger Ivan Miroshnichenko. The move allows Avangard to keep Miroshnichenko’s KHL rights as the team heads into its offseason. If the young Russian were to make his way back to...
Read moreCapitals return Matthew Phillips and Hunter Shepard to Hershey
CapitalsThe Washington Capitals returned Matthew Phillips and Hunter Shepard to the Hershey Bears on Saturday. Neither player suited up for the Capitals during their latest stint with the team. Phillips was called up as TJ Oshie missed the team’s back-to-back against the Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hur...
Read moreIslanders Gameday News: In the driver’s seat, Isles need to break curse against Preds
Red WingsClutter doesn’t sound like he’s going anywhere. | Photo by Mike Stobe/NHLI via Getty Images They can’t lose to Nashville forever, right? The streak has to end some time. How about tonight, with Barry Trotz there? Last night was a good one on the scoreboard, folks. All three o...
Read moreMaple Leafs Clinch Playoff Berth for Eighth Straight Season
Maple LeafsThe Toronto Maple Leafs have clinched their eighth straight playoff berth, which means they have not missed the playoffs since the Auston Matthews’ era began in 2016. This is a remarkable…
Read moreCapitals’ Alex Ovechkin Reaches 850 Goals
Washington CapitalsAlex Ovechkin has been making a dent in the NHL goal record of 894 set by Wayne Gretzky for a while now, but the Washington Capitals legend hit another huge…
Read moreLive blog: Capitals end back-to-back with huge game against Hurricanes
Carolina HurricanesThe Washington Capitals need a win and they need it badly. Looking at the Eastern Conference standings, tonight’s road game against the Carolina Hurricanes is essentially the Capitals’ last game in-hand on other teams around them fighting for the second wild card spot. They currently sit one point b...
Read moreSpencer Carbery plans on shaking up his forward lines against Hurricanes, Darcy Kuemper to start in goal
Pittsburgh PenguinsThe Washington Capitals have an incredibly important test on Friday night against the Carolina Hurricanes. The team’s playoff hopes may rest on whether or not they can get a result against Carolina on the road in the second half of a back-to-back. According to head coach Spencer Carbery during his p...
Read moreCapitals’ playoff hopes may rest on rematch of 13-goal thriller against Carolina Hurricanes
CapitalsThe Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes put on a thrilling show two weeks ago. Not only did the matchup feature Evgeny Kuznetsov’s first game back in the District since his trade to the Hurricanes, but the contest proved to be the Capitals’ most entertaining game of the season. The 7-6 shoot...
Read moreCapitals’ playoff hopes rest on rematch of 13-goal thriller against Carolina Hurricanes
Evgeny KuznetsovThe Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes put on a thrilling show two weeks ago. Not only did the matchup feature Evgeny Kuznetsov’s first game back in the District since his trade to the Hurricanes, but the contest proved to be the Capitals’ most entertaining game of the season. The 7-6 shoot...
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