Bruins Score 4 in 1st to Chase Holtby, Beat Capitals 7-3 The Canadian Press | December 23, 2019 BOSTON — Brad Marchand and Anders Bjork scored 27 seconds apart in a four-goal first period that chased Braden Holtby, and Charlie Coyle added a short-handed goal to help the…
Third-Period Penalty Kills Help Capitals Beat Lightning The Canadian Press | December 21, 2019 WASHINGTON — Dmitry Orlov scored the go-ahead goal with 6:03 left, Braden Holtby made 26 saves and the Washington Capitals killed off several late power plays to beat the Tampa…
Ovechkin, Pastrnak, MacKinnon, McDavid Are All-Star Captains The Canadian Press | December 21, 2019 NEW YORK — Washington’s Alex Ovechkin, Boston’s David Pastrnak, Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon and Edmonton’s Connor McDavid were voted NHL All-Star captains. Ovechkin was voted by fans to captain the Metropolitan…
Backstrom Scores 900th Point, Capitals rip Devils 6-3 The Canadian Press | December 20, 2019 Nicklas Backstrom had two goals and two assists, and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 6-3 on Friday night. Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson each had a goal…
Capitals Remain Thorn in Bruins’ Side Tim Kearns | December 19, 2019 A 3-2 win on Wednesday, Dec. 11 proved one thing about the Washington Capitals; they own the Boston Bruins. T.J. Oshie danced around defenders, scoring two dazzling goals, and John…
Korpisalo Helps Blue Jackets Beat Capitals 3-0 The Canadian Press | December 17, 2019 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Joonas Korpisalo stopped 30 shots in his third career shutout, and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Washington Capitals 3-0 on Monday night. It was just the…
Eller, Hathaway, Capitals Beat Lightning 5-2 The Canadian Press | December 15, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — Lars Eller and Garnet Hathaway scored 44 seconds apart early in the third period and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Saturday…
Capitals’ 2019 Draft Class Update Christopher Williams | December 12, 2019 December marks six months since the Washington Capitals selected four NHL hopefuls in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. The Capitals drafted forwards Connor McMichael, Brett Leason, and Aliaksei Protas along…
Capitals Beat Bruins in Showdown Between NHL’s Top Two Teams The Canadian Press | December 11, 2019 WASHINGTON — T.J. Oshie scored twice in under four minutes and John Carlson got the go-ahead goal to extend the Washington Capitals’ longstanding domination of the Boston Bruins with a…
Blue Jackets Snap Skid, End Capitals’ Winning Streak at 6 The Canadian Press | December 9, 2019 WASHINGTON — Fresh off sweeping a four-game road trip, the NHL-leading Washington Capitals fell flat in a 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night that snapped their…
John Carlson, Tristan Jarry, Jack Eichel Named NHL 3 Stars of the Week The Canadian Press | December 9, 2019 NEW YORK — Washington Capitals defenceman John Carlson, Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry and Buffalo Sabres centre Jack Eichel have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Carlson had…
Weekly Prospect Report: McMichael, Lundkvist, Barron, Wright & More Josh Bell | December 9, 2019 Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL…