News Category: Washington Capitals

Rangers focused on halting slide in season series finale vs. Capitals

The New York Rangers reached the halfway point of the regular season with another loss, threatening to derail their stellar start and their lead atop the Metropolitan Division. The Rangers now face the prospect of sustaining a fifth straight loss for the first time in nearly three years when they return to New York for the conclusion of a home-and-home set with the Washington Capitals on Sunday afternoon. The division foes are concluding the season

Surging Kraken put reinforcements up against Capitals

Jaden Schwartz hardly missed a beat. The Seattle Kraken forward had a goal and an assist Tuesday in his return from a 16-game absence to help the Kraken to a 5-2 victory at Buffalo, extending their winning streak to seven games and their point streak to a franchise-record 11 (9-0-2). The Kraken will put both of those streaks on the line Thursday at Washington. Schwartz, who had been out with an upper-body injury, assisted on

Caps may not have Alex Ovechkin as Kings head to DC

Washington captain Alex Ovechkin will be a game-time decision Sunday afternoon when the Capitals, looking to avoid a third straight loss, host the Los Angeles Kings. Ovechkin, who has two goals and three assists during a four-game point streak, collided awkwardly with Jordan Staal in the third period of Friday’s 6-2 loss to the visiting Carolina Hurricanes and did not practice Saturday. The 38-year-old star has a team-leading 25 points in 37 games this season.

Hurricanes’ stars shining; Caps try to turn it around

The Carolina Hurricanes have found their stride, and it has been an impressive stretch. “Just take the best things we did (in recent games) and move those things to the next game and just keep it going,” Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov said of the approach. That’s the plan that the Hurricanes will try to implement against the host Washington Capitals Friday night. Carolina holds a four-game winning streak and has secured at least a point

Hurricanes look for better goaltending in clash vs. Capitals

Amid a rough stretch, the Carolina Hurricanes will aim to get back to playing their game when they host the Washington Capitals on Sunday evening in Raleigh, N.C. The Hurricanes, who entered the season among the mix of Stanley Cup contenders, have struggled to string victories together and have won three in a row just once — from Oct. 26-30. Since then, they’ve won consecutive games four times before dropping their next outing. The latest

Caps’ Alex Ovechkin aims to end slump vs. Predators

Washington forward Alex Ovechkin will try to end the longest goalless drought of his 19-year NHL career when the Capitals visit the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Ovechkin has gone 11 straight games without a goal, keeping the 38-year-old future Hall of Famer stuck on five for the season since scoring in a 4-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Nov. 18. The dry spell has stalled Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal

Flyers look to continue strong play, face Capitals

Even when the Philadelphia Flyers fall short, they’re proving to be difficult to beat. Though the Flyers lost 3-2 in overtime on the road against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, they still earned a point. The Flyers had won the previous four games. In what was expected to be a rebuilding year, the Flyers are a surprising 15-10-3. Philadelphia will now return home to battle the Washington Capitals on Wednesday. “I don’t have one problem

Coyotes put 4-game win streak on line vs. Capitals

The surging Arizona Coyotes look for their fifth straight win when they host the Washington Capitals on Monday night. Alex Kerfoot had a goal and two assists as the Coyotes beat the visiting St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Saturday. Michael Carcone, Nick Schmaltz and Matias Maccelli scored during a three-goal first period, and Connor Ingram made 31 saves. “We want to win games and we want to be in it, we want to be in

Coming off strong game, Knights return home to face Capitals

After a stretch that saw them play eight of nine games on the road, the Vegas Golden Knights open a brief two-game homestand Saturday night against the Washington Capitals. The Golden Knights lead the league with 34 points, although they won just three games of those nine games. They saved their best performance for last, a dominating 4-1 victory at Vancouver on Thursday with first place on the line in the Pacific Division. Jack Eichel,

Ducks lug seven-game skid into matchup with Caps

The Anaheim Ducks will try to snap a seven-game losing streak when they open a two-game homestand Thursday night against the Washington Capitals. The Ducks flew out of the gate with an impressive 9-6-0 start this season before losing 8-2 to the Colorado Avalanche on Nov. 15 in Denver. That kicked off the seven-game skid that is the longest active losing streak in the NHL. Anaheim has played without star center Trevor Zegras and defenseman