News Category: Washington Capitals

Playoff-bound Bruins trying to improve, visit Capitals

The Boston Bruins clinched an eighth consecutive trip to the Stanley Cup Playoffs while sitting idle on Thursday. When the Bruins (42-17-15, 99 points) return to the ice for a Saturday road bout against the Washington Capitals, it will be all about getting back to business and continuing to build toward their top game. The results were split during the Florida portion of an ongoing six-game road trip. Boston, which has lost three of four,

Red Wings, Capitals duel with eye on a wild-card spot

For the first time in several weeks, the Detroit Red Wings find themselves on the outside looking in for an Eastern Conference playoff berth. The red-hot Washington Capitals have passed them in pursuit of the second wild-card spot. Those two teams now look to settle their differences at Washington D.C., in a pivotal contest on Tuesday. Detroit (36-29-6, 78 points) is 3-9 since Feb. 29, falling one point behind Washington (35-26-9, 79 points). The Capitals,

Jets aim to shake struggles in visit to streaking Capitals

The Winnipeg Jets know they haven’t been good enough in their past two games. It’s resulted in losses in both outings, the first time they’ve dropped consecutive games since a five-game skid from Jan. 22-Feb. 8. The Jets (44-21-5, 93 points) lost 6-3 to the New York Islanders on Saturday, a contest in which they trailed 3-1 and were outshot 15-3 in the first period. In a tight race for first place in the Central

Hurricanes’ Evgeny Kuznetsov returns to face Capitals

The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals have developed a notable rivalry in recent years. That competition might reach a different level when the teams meet Friday night in Washington. While there is bound to be a degree of respect, there will be an awkwardness because of who will be wearing a Hurricanes jersey. Evgeny Kuznetsov spent his first 10 1/2 NHL seasons playing for the Capitals before he was traded to Carolina on March 8.

Flames host Capitals in matchup of retooled playoff contenders

A two-game winning streak has the Washington Capitals back in the playoff mix as they head to the finale of a five-game road trip against the host Calgary Flames on Monday. After opening their trip with a pair of losses by a combined 10-2 score, the Capitals have claimed consecutive 2-1 victories, including Saturday’s over the Western Conference-leading Vancouver Canucks, and are within striking distance of the Detroit Red Wings, who hold the Eastern Conference’s

Capitals face tough task on road vs. Canucks

The Washington Capitals look to build some momentum when they visit the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night. With a 2-1 win over the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night, the Capitals improved to 1-2-0 on a five-game road trip as they battle for an Eastern Conference playoff spot. T.J. Oshie scored and Connor McMichael supplied the game-winner in the third period when he intercepted a drop pass at the offensive blue line and scored on a

Kraken aim to get back on track vs. Capitals

As the Vegas Golden Knights celebrated their 5-4 overtime victory at the far end of the rink Tuesday at Seattle, Kraken forward Oliver Bjorkstrand stood on the ice just outside the door to the bench. Bjorkstrand derisively clapped his gloves together five times and then flung his stick across the ice. The Kraken, who play host to the Washington Capitals on Thursday night, weren’t eliminated from playoff contention with the loss, but their hopes were

Surging Oilers open homestand against Capitals

The Edmonton Oilers open a four-game homestand when they host the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. The Oilers, who hold a four-point edge over the Los Angeles Kings and Vegas Golden Knights for second place in the Pacific Division, are 6-1-1 in their past eight games after completing a 2-1-1 road trip with a 4-0 win at Pittsburgh on Sunday. “Obviously we don’t love the two losses, but we’ve played a lot of hockey lately,”

Capitals hit the road hoping to make playoff push, starting at Jets

The Washington Capitals begin a five-game Western road trip Monday against the Winnipeg Jets as they strive to keep their playoff hopes alive. Washington, 7-2-1 in its past 10 games, is within striking distance of both third place in the Metropolitan Division and the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Their chances could hinge on their performance in five games over eight days at Winnipeg, Edmonton, Seattle, Vancouver and Calgary. “We know we are

Alex Ovechkin, Connor Bedard in spotlight as Caps host Blackhawks

Alex Ovechkin aims to continue his scoring binge on Saturday when the Washington Capitals host star rookie Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks. Ovechkin scored his 10th goal in 15 games and added an assist in the Capitals’ 6-0 rout of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. The three-time Hart Trophy recipient passed Hall of Fame defenseman Paul Coffey to move into sole possession of 15th place on the all-time NHL points list with 1,532, one