Washington Capitals News & Opinion

Capitals Down Stars – Samsonov Earns 2nd Win in 2nd Start

The Canadian Press | October 13, 2019

DALLAS — Tom Wilson and Evgeny Kuznetsov scored power-play goals, rookie goalie Ilya Samsonov won again in his second career start and the Washington Capitals beat the Stars 4-1 on…

Capitals: Making the Case for Nic Dowd

Victoria Thomas | October 12, 2019

Nic Dowd deserves a permanent spot on the Washington Capitals for the 2019-20 season. Unfortunately, he is surrounded by talents, and friction between various veterans and rookies competing to make…

Seguin Scores in OT, Stars Beat Capitals for 1st Win of Season

The Canadian Press | October 8, 2019

WASHINGTON — Tyler Seguin scored in overtime to give the Dallas Stars their first victory of the season, 4-3 over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night.
Seguin ended the Stars’ season-opening, three-game losing streak 43 seconds into overtime off a …

Evgeny Kuznetsov Must Grow His Game

Victoria Thomas | October 8, 2019

The Washington Capitals’ center of controversy returns to the lineup on Oct. 8 against the Dallas Stars at Capital One Arena. Evgeny Kuznetsov re-enters the system after a three-game suspension…

Dallas Takes on Washington on Three-Game Slide

The Canadian Press | October 8, 2019

Dallas Stars (0-3-0, seventh in the Central Division) vs. Washington Capitals (2-0-1, second in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas aims to break its three-game losing streak with a victory over Washington.
Wa…

Gardiner Scores OT Winner, Hurricanes Beat Capitals 3-2

The Canadian Press | October 5, 2019

WASHINGTON — Jake Gardiner scored in the last minute of overtime and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period for a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.
Erik Haula scored his second goal of the seas…

Hurricanes Visit Capitals After Shootout Victory

The Canadian Press | October 5, 2019

Carolina Hurricanes (1-0-0, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Washington Capitals (2-0-0, first in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Carolina visits Washington after the Hurricanes beat Montreal 4-3 in a sh…

Samsonov Wins NHL Debut as Capitals Beat Islanders 2-1

The Canadian Press | October 4, 2019

UNIONDALE, N.Y. — T.J. Oshie scored the tiebreaking goal, Ilya Samsonov stopped 25 shots in his NHL debut, and the Washington Capitals beat the Islanders 2-1 Friday night to spoil New York’s season opener.
Jakub Vrana got his second goal in two games t…

Islanders Start Season Against Capitals

The Canadian Press | October 4, 2019

Washington Capitals (1-0-0, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New York Islanders
Uniondale, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Islanders open the season at home against the Washington Capitals on Friday.
New York went 48-27-7…

NHL Rumors: Pietrangelo, Hall, Holtby, More

Kyle Gipe | October 3, 2019

In today’s NHL Rumors rundown, we look at some of the rumors brought up in Elliotte Friedman’s latest 31 Thoughts post, including Taylor Hall’s potential contract extension and what the…

Vrana Scores in OT, Capitals Beat Blues 3-2 in Opener

The Canadian Press | October 2, 2019

ST. LOUIS — Jakub Vrana scored at 2:51 of overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night in the opener for both teams.
Vrana beat Jordan Binnington with a wrist shot to the upper …

Capitals Unveil Enhanced Game-Day Experience

Angelo Terrana | October 2, 2019

If you are planning on heading to a Washington Capitals game this season, the organization has some significant changes in store for you. In addition to some structural changes to…