Category: Washington Capitals
Capitals playoff hopes take major hit in 8-3 loss to Red Wings: ‘This one is disappointing for sure’
Red WingsEntering their game against the Detroit Red Wings, the Washington Capitals were 4-0-1 in their last 5 games, scratching and crawling their way back into playoff contention in the Eastern Conference. But their 8-3 loss to the Red Wings on Tuesday was devastating in more ways than one. According to Ho...
Read moreMike Sgarbossa hits 10-game mark in NHL and requires waivers to be returned to AHL for Hershey Bears’ playoff run
Washington CapitalsMike Sgarbossa was waived by the Washington Capitals out of Training Camp. The move allowed the center to be recalled from the AHL’s Hershey Bears a few times this season as insurance due to injury. Sgarbossa was able to because once you’re waived by an NHL team, you are exempt from going on waivers...
Read moreRed Wings absolutely positively trounce Capitals 8-3
Shayne GostisbehereThe Washington Capitals didn’t play their best on the road against the Detroit Red Wings, which is unfortunate in such a pivotal game. The first period was all Wings, as the scoreboard testified. Shayne Gostisbehere started us off with a rocket off a shot that seemed to get redirected off Beck Malen...
Read moreLoud f-bomb caught on live TV after linesman helps Senators clear puck on Capitals power play: ‘Get out of the f—ing way!’
Ottawa SenatorsThanks to clutch performances by some Hershey Bears' 2023 Calder Cup championship players, the Washington Capitals defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Monday. But there were some challenges during the game. The Capitals, who are currently on a PDO bender (meaning they've been lucky as they sport...
Read moreInterest in Charlie Lindgren reportedly high ahead of trade deadline but Capitals’ asking price significant
Washington CapitalsThe NHL’s trade deadline is less than two weeks away. The Washington Capitals appear to be making a late push for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Despite that, some of the team’s key players are still being talked about in terms of trade interest from other NHL clubs. The latest name on th...
Read moreHershey Bears’ 2023 Calder Cup championship players basically beat Ottawa Senators by themselves 4-3
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals have come a long way since demoting their top prospect midseason and giving Craig Smith a regular lineup spot. On Monday, the Capitals iced one of its youngest lineups this season as Evgeny Kuznetsov, TJ Oshie, Sonny Milano, and Nic Dowd were all unavailable. The result was t...
Read moreCapitals survive crazy first two periods and close out a big win over Senators: numbers for the morning after
CapitalsThe Washington Capitals put together another big offensive showing in Monday night’s 6-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators. With a very banged-up roster coming into the matchup, the team leaned on their youth, and the youth delivered. The Capitals are now 4-0-1 over their last five games with a big t...
Read moreHendrix Lapierre scores two goals for Capitals in Hershey Bears-laden victory: ‘If they need us to step up…we’re going to be ready’
Ottawa SenatorsThe Washington Capitals came into their game Monday night banged up and bruised. Four players had gotten hurt in the span of the week, and what was left of the roster was set to face an Ottawa Senators lineup that had gone 7-2-1 in their last 10. Six points out of a playoff spot and
Read moreCapitals slap the Senators silly with an easy six spot: Capitals beat Senators 6-3
OttawaThe Washington Capitals played host to the Ottawa Senators on Monday night as they continue to try and claw their way back into a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Ottawa gives up a lot of goals but can also score a lot of goals so this had the chance to be a fun one.
Read moreHendrix Lapierre set for first NHL game in over a month as Spencer Carbery puts together new lineup against Senators
SenatorsThe Washington Capitals have been bit by the injury bug in recent weeks. They’ve lost a player to injury in each of the last four games as they enter a back-to-back onagainst the Ottawa Senators and Detroit Red Wings on Monday and Tuesday. Reinforcements have arrived from the AHL-leading Hershey Bea...
Read moreCapitals summon Ivan Miroshnichenko from Hershey after Anthony Mantha injury
Detroit Red WingsIvan Miroshnichenko is back with the Washington Capitals for his second stint in the NHL. The Capitals’ first-round pick from the 2022 NHL Draft was recalled from the Hershey Bears on Monday morning two days after Anthony Mantha left the team’s game against the Florida Panthers with an injury. Manth...
Read moreClose but not enough to clip the Cats for the two full points: numbers for the morning after
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals held a lead late in the third period over the Cup-contending Florida Panthers but were unable to come away with two points in their last trip to the Sunshine State this season. The Panthers tied the game up on a late power play and then found the OT winner to send the
Read morePanther roll on with 3-2 win over Caps, in OT
Washington CapitalsIn Sunrise, the Panthers rallied late in the third period on Saturday to force extra time with the Washington Capitals. The Panthers’ ended the festivities with 70 seconds left in extra session for a 3-2 win over the Caps. “I … Continue reading → The post Panther roll on with 3-2 win over Caps, in O...
Read moreLive blog: Capitals vs. Panthers, Pierrick Dube’s NHL debut
Pierrick DubéThe Washington Capitals, winners of three straight, will have some new blood in the lineup as they take on the reigning Eastern Conference champion, Florida Panthers. With TJ Oshie and Nic Dowd out injured, Pierrick Dubé will make his NHL debut. Alex Alexeyev will return to the lineup in place of Et...
Read morePierrick Dubé will make NHL debut against Panthers and become just 14th French-born player in league history
Pierrick DubéPierrick Dubé will see his NHL dream come true on Saturday night. According to The Washington Post’s Bailey Johnson, the 23-year-old forward will make his debut with the Washington Capitals on Saturday night against the Florida Panthers. The news was announced by head coach Spencer Carbery during hi...
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