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Nic Dowd

Capitals Depth Proving Team Is More Than A Power Play Team

Jesse Courville-Lynch | January 16, 2023

The Washington Capitals finished the 2021-22 season with the fourth-best power-play percentage in the league. An impressive 29.17 percent had them behind only the Colorado Avalanche, New York Rangers, and…

Capitals’ Role Players Must Step up to Have a Long Playoff Run

Carl Knauf | February 8, 2022

Now that the All-Star break has come and gone and the players had their fun, it’s time to get back to figurative and literal business. Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson…

Time, Age May Be Catching Up With Capitals

Pat Hirtle | January 8, 2022

There’s no question that 2022 has not started off the way the Washington Capitals would have preferred, but the team’s recent play may be a symptom of a larger looming…

3 Takeaways From Capitals’ 4-3 Overtime Loss to Devils – 1/2/22

Luke James | January 3, 2022

Outplayed by the New Jersey Devils, the Washington Capitals’ winning run was snapped at two games on Sunday evening. Peter Laviolette’s side, undone by two goals within the first eight…

5 Takeaways From the Capitals’ First 10 Games

Luke James | November 6, 2021

It happened again. For the fourth time in 10 games, the Washington Capitals fell in overtime on Thursday night, this time against the Florida Panthers. The Capitals’ latest OT loss…

Capitals’ Injury Woes Piling Up as Dowd Is Added to Injured Reserve

Carl Knauf | November 2, 2021

Nic Dowd is one of the most valuable members of the Washington Capitals. He has proven such with timely goals, gritty defense, service on the penalty kill, and the anchor…

Wilson Snaps Tie with 3rd Period Goal, Caps Edge Blackhawks

The Canadian Press | October 20, 2019

CHICAGO — Tom Wilson broke a tie with 8:13 left and the Washington Capitals rebounded after blowing a two-goal lead to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Sunday for their third straight win.
Wilson beat Corey Crawford from the right edge of the crease …

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…

NHL News & Notes: Dowd, Voynov & NHLPA & More

Brandon Share-Cohen | April 11, 2019

In today’s News & Notes, Nic Dowd has signed a three-year contract extension, the NHLPA has filed an appeal on behalf of Slava Voynov and the AHL has announced their…

Nic Dowd’s Journey

Walter McLaughlin | December 5, 2016

Let your joy be in your journey, not in some distant goal — Tim Cook After being drafted in the seventh round of the 2009 NHL Draft, it would only…

3 Rookies Likely to Make the 2016-17 Kings

Walter McLaughlin | August 17, 2016

For a team as low on cap space as the Los Angeles Kings, an infusion of young, cheap rookies onto the roster is not just important — it’s an operational…

Los Angeles Kings Sign Nic Dowd and Jack Campbell

Dustin L. Nelson | July 13, 2016

The Los Angeles Kings have signed 26-year-old forward Nic Dowd and recently acquired goaltender Jack Campbell to two-year contracts, the team announced. Dowd’s deal carries an AAV of $640,000, according…

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