Washington Capitals News & Opinion

Capitals Crown Kings – Kuznetsov Puts up 4 Points

The Canadian Press | February 12, 2019

WASHINGTON — Evgeny Kuznetsov continued his hot streak with two goals and two assists, leading the Washington Capitals to a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.
Kuznetsov has six goals and six assists in six games since the All-Star …

Panthers Outlast Capitals – Hoffman Scores OT Winner

The Canadian Press | February 10, 2019

WASHINGTON — Mike Hoffman scored the winning goal on the power play in overtime and Roberto Luongo made 26 saves to help the Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 5-4 Saturday night and remain on the fringe of the playoff race.
With Brett Conno…

Capitals Hand Avalanche 5th Straight Loss

The Canadian Press | February 8, 2019

WASHINGTON — Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the winning goal, backup Pheonix Copley made 34 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime Thursday night to hand struggling Colorado its fifth consecutive loss.
The Avalanche have lost 10 …

Capitals Beat Canucks – Ovechkin Is Top Scoring Russian

The Canadian Press | February 6, 2019

WASHINGTON — T.J. Oshie scored as part of a dominant performance, Braden Holtby made 30 saves and stopped a penalty shot and the Washington Capitals beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 Tuesday night in Jay Beagle’s return to his old home arena.
Alex Ovechki…

NHL News & Notes: Copley, Rask & More

Brandon Share-Cohen | February 4, 2019

In today’s News and Notes, Pheonix Copley signed a new contract, Tuukka Rask has made history and the NHL announced their three stars of the week for the first week…

Bruins Beat Capitals for 1st Time Since 2014

The Canadian Press | February 3, 2019

WASHINGTON — David Krejci scored, Tuukka Rask made 24 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 1-0 Sunday to snap a 14-game losing streak against the defending Stanley Cup champions.
Boston beat Washington for the first time since March…

Capitals Beat Flames – End 7-Game Skid

The Canadian Press | February 2, 2019

WASHINGTON — Evgeny Kuznetsov scored a power-play goal with 57 seconds left, and the Washington Capitals shook off the absence of suspended star Alex Ovechkin to end a seven-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Friday night….

Capitals Eager to Stop Losing Streak

The Canadian Press | February 1, 2019

ARLINGTON, Va. — Alex Ovechkin thinks the Washington Capitals were tired.
Tired after losing seven consecutive games and tired in the middle of another long slog after winning the Stanley Cup last season. By the time they got back on the ice Thursday f…

Sharks Outlast Capitals – Hertl Completes Hat Trick in OT

The Canadian Press | January 23, 2019

WASHINGTON — Tomas Hertl completed his hat trick by scoring in overtime, and the San Jose Sharks withstood Alex Ovechkin’s hat trick to beat the Washington Capitals 7-6 on Tuesday night and hand the defending Stanley Cup champions their sixth consecuti…

Blackhawks Beat Slumping Capitals on Toews’ Hat Trick

The Canadian Press | January 21, 2019

CHICAGO — Jonathan Toews had three goals and two assists, Patrick Kane added two goals and two assists, and the Chicago Blackhawks handed the Washington Capitals their season-high fifth consecutive loss with an 8-5 victory on Sunday.
Brandon Saad and A…

Islanders Top Capitals in Trotz’s Return, Grab First Place

The Canadian Press | January 19, 2019

WASHINGTON — Josh Bailey and Cal Clutterbuck scored third-period goals, Thomas Greiss made 19 saves for the shutout and the New York Islanders moved into first place in the Metropolitan Division by beating the Capitals 2-0 Friday night in Barry Trotz’s…

NHL News & Notes: Iginla, Bjork & More

Brandon Share-Cohen | January 18, 2019

In today’s News & Notes, the Calgary Flames are going to retire Jarome Iginla’s jersey number, Anders Bjork underwent surgery that will end his season and Braden Holtby is healthy…