đ¸: @txterp98 /X The Washington Capitals ventured west for a quick one-game road trip to meet the Dallas Stars on Tuesday night. With captain Alex Ovechkin still looking for career goal number 900, could the Caps bounce back from a very bad loss on home ice to the Ottawa Senators? No scoring from either team within the first 20 minutes. …
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Capitals fire assistant coach Mitch Love
The Washington Capitals announced Sunday that they have relieved assistant coach Mitch Love of his duties following an NHL investigation into his personal conduct. Love, who joined the Capitals in 2023, has been on team-imposed leave since September pending the investigationâs results. âMitch Love has been relieved of his duties as an assistant coach, effective immediately,â the Capitals wrote in a …
Read More »Beat up, blown out, and broken down: Senators beat Capitals 7-1
đ¸: Dr Kat from #crashers The Washington Capitals and Ottawa Senators met for the first time this season on Saturday night. After celebrating captain Alex Ovechkin playing in his 1,500th career NHL game, the Capitals tried to take both games of their back-to-back with travel. Dylan Cozens, a noted Caps killer, opened the scoring for the Senators. Shane Pinto made …
Read More »Keeping the cannons at bay on the road: Capitals beat Blue Jackets 5-1
đ¸: @KStew2881 The Washington Capitals traveled north for their first road game in 12 days, taking on the Columbus Blue Jackets in some intra-division action. The two rivals split their season series 2-2 last year and will meet four times again this season. Despite a free-flowing, ultra-fast-paced first period, neither team got on the board. After also playing most of …
Read More »Hendrix Lapierre helps Capitals dominate Kraken at five-on-five: âHe had some really good shiftsâ
Hendrix Lapierre didnât end up on the scoresheet, but he arguably had one of the strongest games of his NHL career Tuesday against the Seattle Kraken. Skating with Connor McMichael and Tom Wilson on the left wing of the second line, Lapierre gave the Capitals 10 minutes and 47 seconds of dependable, if not dominant, hockey. The Capitals held positive …
Read More »Completing the homestand with another win: Capitals beat Kraken 4-1
đ¸: pennybacker from #crashers The Washington Capitals wrapped up their four-game homestand with the visiting Seattle Kraken in town for their annual matchup at Capital One Arena. The Caps came into the night looking for some revenge on the Pacific Northwest after dropping a game to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. Nic Dowd got his first goal of the season …
Read More »Masterful, dominant display in all three zones against Minnesota: Capitals beat Wild 5-1
đ¸: Dr Kat from #crashers The Washington Capitals hosted the Minnesota Wild at Capital One Arena on Friday night, the first of two meetings between the clubs this season. The Caps were looking to extend their early-season winning streak to four games, while the Wild are in the midst of a five-game road trip that will see them play four …
Read More »Vincent Iorio placed on waivers by Washington Capitals
Vincent Iorio may be headed back to Hershey. Wednesday, the Washington Capitals put the 22-year-old defenseman on waivers. The move comes after Iorio made the teamâs Opening Night roster for the first time in his career and was a healthy scratch in their first four games. The other 31 teams in the NHL will have 24 hours to claim the …
Read More »Matthew Schaefer will make some interesting NHL history when he lines up against Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals
New York Islanders rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer is having one of the most unique starts to an NHL career. Schaefer faced Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby in the teamâs 4-3 season-opening loss on Thursday. Now, heâs poised to take on Alex Ovechkin when the Islanders play the Washington Capitals on Saturday. The matchup will make Schaefer just the eighth player in …
Read More »Observations from the Capitalsâ preseason finale, a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets
đ¸: Dr Kat from #crashers The Washington Capitals brought an end to their preseason schedule with a second contest against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. The final exhibition matchup represented the last chance for some of the teamâs veterans to get up to game speed before the Home Opener on Wednesday. There were multiple posts and crossbars hit …
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