Category: Washington
Capitals underestimate Pittsburgh Penguins in 4-2 loss: ‘Every team’s good in this league and you’ve got to be prepared to play every night.’
Carolina HurricanesWASHINGTON, DC — After recording a seven-game win streak at home against some of the best teams in the NHL, the Washington Capitals fell 4-2 against the struggling Pittsburgh Penguins, Friday night. The Capitals had the clear advantage going into the game: even beyond Pittsburgh’s 5-8-2 record, Wash...
Read moreCapitals Reassign Michael Sgarbossa
Jakob ChychrunNov. 7: Washington sent Sgarbossa back to Hershey today, this time accompanied by a team announcement. That could indicate a more permanent demotion, potentially opening up a roster spot for Jakob Chychrun to come off injured reserve in the coming days. Nov. 5: Sgarbossa is back up with the Caps tod...
Read moreTop-line trio stays scorching hot with two more goals: Capitals beat Predators 3-2
Aliaksei ProtasThe Washington Capitals and Nashville Predators squared off in the first of two meetings this season on Wednesday night. Washington was looking to bounce back from a rough night in North Carolina while the Predators were just looking to bounce back in general. Juuso Parssinen put Nashville in front...
Read moreCapitals To Activate Matt Roy From Injured Reserve
CapitalsCapitals defenseman Matt Roy was a full participant in practice Wednesday and projects to return tonight against the Predators after missing the last 10 games with a lower-body injury, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports. Washington has a full 23-player active roster and must make a correspondin...
Read moreAlex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome are one of the NHL’s top scoring duos to start the season
Montreal CanadiensThe Washington Capitals have been red-hot offensively to start the 2024-25 NHL season. Washington’s 4.18 goals-per-game rate ranks third in the league, and a lot of that success is driven by the club’s veteran forwards, Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome. Over the past week (Oct. 28 – Nov. 3), no other...
Read moreCapitals can’t fight fatigue as they falter at five-on-five against Hurricanes in Raleigh: numbers for the morning after
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals lost for just the third time this season on Sunday. A fresh Carolina Hurricanes team flipped the script on the tired Caps, dominating them at five-on-five in a 4-2 win. Washington was playing their third game in just four days against the literal worst possible team in the NH...
Read moreCapitals struggle in tough loss to Hurricanes: ‘We were in our end for probably 75 percent of the game’
CarolinaThe Washington Capitals fell 4-2 to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday night, losing for just the third time this fall. The loss snapped a three-game win streak, and while some blame can be put on Washington playing on back-to-back nights with travel against a well-rested club, Carolina showed just h...
Read moreDon’t care, Ovi scored: Canes beat Caps 4-2
WashingtonThe Washington Capitals lost their scheduled-loss game against the Carolina Hurricanes on a Sunday evening that got dark way too early. Treacherous villain Dmitry Orlov scored first with a pretty wristshot high to Charlie Lindgren’s glove side. On a long five-on-three power play, Alex Ovechkin took...
Read moreWashington wallops another Metro Division foe to kick off November: numbers for the morning after
Washington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals are like Fred Durst in 2000 right now; they just keep rollin’, rollin’, rollin’, and rollin’. With their 7-2 stomping of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, Washington has won three in a row and eight of their first 10 games. While this game as a whole wasn’t as pretty as...
Read moreJohn Carlson’s Resurgence Driving Capitals’ Hot Start
CapitalsThe Capitals have been in no man’s land for the past few seasons. Their record has steadily regressed as Alex Ovechkin continues to chase Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal-scoring record, a mark he’ll likely hit this season. In 2023, they missed the playoffs entirely for the first time in nine years, an...
Read moreMatt Roy and Jakob Chychrun will not play this weekend, could dress against Predators on Wednesday
ColumbusThe Washington Capitals will play back-to-back games against the Columbus Blue Jackets and Carolina Hurricanes this weekend without two of their top defenders. Head coach Spencer Carbery revealed that neither Matt Roy nor Jakob Chychrun would dress for either matchup before the game against Columbus...
Read moreCapitals recall Vincent Iorio from Hershey Bears after placing Jakob Chychrun on injured reserve
Jakob ChychrunThe Washington Capitals are addressing some depth issues on their blueline created by injuries early in the 2024-25 NHL campaign. Washington recalled defender Vincent Iorio from the AHL’s Hershey Bears on Saturday morning. To free up the roster spot to make that possible, they placed defenseman Jako...
Read moreSweet as some candy corn on Halloween: Capitals beat Canadiens 6-3
Tom WilsonThe Washington Capitals hosted the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night, Halloween. The Caps ran roughshod on the Rangers in their last outing to start this three-game homestand and were looking to pick up another two points against some lesser competition in the Habs. Tom Wilson opened the scoring...
Read moreWashington Capitals are ninth most valuable franchise in NHL after 31-percent growth over last year
SporticoThe Washington Capitals, under the leadership of owner Ted Leonsis, have become one of the most valuable teams in the NHL. Sportico, a leading resource for sports business news, presented their 2024 valuations of every franchise in the league on Wednesday, and Washington is ranked ninth out of the 3...
Read moreJakob Chychrun leaves game against Rangers in first period with upper-body injury
Jakob ChychrunThe Washington Capitals saw top-pairing defenseman Jakob Chychrun skate only two shifts against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. Chychrun played just 1:49 of ice time before leaving for the locker room. Washington announced early in the second period that Chychrun had suffered an upper-body in...
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