Kucherov, Lightning beat Capitals in East round-robin play
TORONTO (AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored a goal in the first period and the winner in the shootout to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on […]
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NHL awards regular-season trophies for season cut short
TORONTO (AP) – Since the NHL is planning to go straight to the playoffs, it’s handing out a handful of trophies for the regular season cut short by the coronavirus […]
Continue ReadingVrana scores in OT, Capitals beat Blues 3-2 in opener
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jakub Vrana spoiled the St. Louis Blue’s banner-raising party. Vrana scored at 2:51 of overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Stanley […]
Continue ReadingCapitals pull away, beat Lightning for 2-0 series lead
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals overcame a major hurdle by reaching the Eastern Conference final. Just like that, they’re in a full-on sprint toward the […]
Continue ReadingOvechkin has a goal and an assist as Capitals beat Lightning 4-2
Tampa, Fla. (AP) – There was no letdown for the Washington Capitals. Just more winning hockey. Putting an emotional second-round victory over playoff nemesis and two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh […]
Continue ReadingCapitals snap hex against Penguins with some OT magic
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Washington Capitals kept trying to downplay their own forgettable playoff history, the one pockmarked with disappointment and despair. Still, they couldn’t run from it. No one […]
Continue ReadingVrana makes most of promotion, Caps win to put Pens on brink
WASHINGTON (AP) Jakub Vrana came to the rink expecting to play on the Capitals’ third line again. He left as a top-liner on top of the world. Vrana made the most of […]
Continue ReadingPenguins hold Ovie without shot, even series with Capitals
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Sullivan knows his team is “wired” for offense, as tends to happen when you have Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and — increasingly — Jake Guentzel on […]
Continue ReadingOvechkin’s late goal lifts Capitals by Penguins 4-3
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom have spent their entire careers chasing the Pittsburgh Penguins and shouldering their own franchise’s onerous history of playoff failures. One brilliant end-to-end […]
Continue ReadingCapitals beat Blue Jackets in Game 6 to advance to 2nd round
COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) – Alex Ovechkin scored twice and Braden Holtby had 35 saves as the Washington Capitals advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 6-3 win over the Columbus […]
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