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Capitals Survive Canadiens to Win Metro Division The Canadian Press | April 5, 2019 WASHINGTON — Nic Dowd put Washington ahead for good early in the second period, Braden Holtby made 33 stops and the Capitals clinched the Metropolitan Division title with a 2-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night. Lars Eller also scor…
Ode to Oshie: The Versatile Caps Power Forward The Hockey Writers | April 3, 2019 As the regular season winds down and the playoffs encroach, now is the perfect time to sing the praises of Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie. I am hardly the first…
NHL News & Notes: NWHL, Kempny & More Brandon Share-Cohen | April 2, 2019 In today’s News & Notes, the NWHL made waves with some major news, Michal Kempny is out for four to six month and Troy Terry has suffered a broken leg.…
Panthers Beat Capitals – Trocheck Scores Twice The Canadian Press | April 2, 2019 SUNRISE, Fla. — Vincent Trocheck scored two goals, including his 100th in the NHL, and the Florida Panthers withstood a late surge to beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Monday night. Troy Brouwer, Jonathan Huberdeau and Frank Vatrano also scored for t…
Capitals Send Message to Lightning in Statement Win The Hockey Writers | March 31, 2019 Chances are the Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning won’t face each other again until the 2019-20 NHL Season. But thanks to the schedule makers, the two teams will be…
Capitals Beat Lightning – Ovechkin Nets 50th & 51st The Canadian Press | March 31, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Ovechkin scored his 50th and 51st goals of the season, leading the Washington Capitals to a 6-3 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie also scored twice, while Braden Holtby finish…
Ovechkin on Verge of 8th 50-Goal Season The Canadian Press | March 28, 2019 WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scores 50 goals a season so often the historical significance of it almost gets overlooked. The Washington Capitals’ captain is one away from becoming just the third NHL player with eight 50-goal seasons, joining Wayne Gretzk…
Capitals Beat Hurricanes – Ovechkin Scores 49th The Canadian Press | March 27, 2019 WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 49th goal of the season to snap a four-game drought and help Washington beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Tuesday night, increasing the Capitals’ division lead. Ovechkin snapped a shot past Petr Mraze…
Capitals Beat Flyers – Holtby Saves 35 The Canadian Press | March 25, 2019 WASHINGTON — Braden Holtby made 35 saves to compensate for an inconsistent effort by his teammates, and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 on Sunday afternoon to snap a two-game skid. Holtby was in late-season form and helped Wash…
Lightning Outlast Capitals – Vasilevskiy Makes 54 Saves The Canadian Press | March 21, 2019 WASHINGTON — Andrei Vasilevskiy made a franchise-record 54 saves, Nikita Kucherov scored twice and the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning won their sixth consecutive game by beating the Washington Capitals 5-4 in overtime Wednesday night in a potential pl…
Capitals Move Into 1st Place With Win Over Devils The Canadian Press | March 20, 2019 NEWARK, N.J. — Brett Connolly sparked a three-goal second period and the Washington Capitals moved into first place in the Metropolitan Division with a 4-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night. Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson also scored…
Lightning Down Capitals – Killorn Gets Hat Trick The Canadian Press | March 17, 2019 TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Killorn scored three goals for his first career hat trick, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 Saturday night in the teams’ first meeting since last year’s Eastern Conference finals. Tampa Bay set team record…
