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Patrick Kane has milestone night as Red Wings beat Capitals
Patrick Kane reached the 1,300-point mark with a goal and an assist as the host Detroit Red Wings snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.,Todd McLellan recorded his first win in two games as Detroit's head coach. McLellan replaced Derek Lalonde, w...
Reeling Red Wings brace for Alex Ovechkin, Capitals
Todd McLellan learned in his first game as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings that the team has numerous issues to fix. He's most concerned with shoring up the defense. ,McLellan was behind the bench for Detroit's 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday, one day after Derek Lalonde was fired ...
Alex Ovechkin scores in return as Caps take down Leafs
Alex Ovechkin scored into an empty net in his return from a broken fibula and the visiting Washington Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night.,It was Ovechkin's 869th goal, leaving him just 26 shy of surpassing Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894. The Russian superstar missed 1...
Alex Ovechkin could return to lineup as Capitals visit Leafs
Washington's Alex Ovechkin might play, but Toronto's Auston Matthews is expected to be out again on Saturday night when the Capitals visit the Maple Leafs. ,Ovechkin, who last played on Nov. 18 due to a fractured left fibula, put in a full practice with the Capitals on Friday.,"We will see," Capital...
Facing Caps, Bruins out to enter holiday on season-best run
The Boston Bruins look to enter the holidays with their first five-game unbeaten streak of the season as they host the Washington Capitals on Monday night.,The game marks Boston's second since concluding a five-game Western Conference road trip late last week and follows a 3-1 Saturday win over the ...
Capitals keep rolling with 3-1 win over Kings
Aliaksei Protas scored twice for the Washington Capitals in a 3-1 win against the visiting Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.,Jakub Vrana scored the eventual game-winning goal, Pierre-Luc Dubois had two assists and Logan Thompson made 25 saves for the Capitals, who have won 10 of their past 13 (10-2-1).,K...
Kings look to cap road trip in style vs. Capitals
The Los Angeles Kings look to close a seven-game road trip on a high note when they visit the Washington Capitals on Sunday.,The Kings are 3-1-2 thus far on their trip, most recently rallying for a point in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Los Angeles trailed 2-0 after two...
Charlie Lindgren stellar as Capitals beat Hurricanes
Charlie Lindgren stopped 24 shots and the Washington Capitals benefitted from goals late in the first two periods to defeat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 in a matchup of two of the top teams in the Metropolitan Division on Friday night.,Aliaksei Protas, Jakub Vrana and Connor McMichael scored...
Capitals aim to ignite offense in divisional clash vs. Hurricanes
The Washington Capitals will try to break out of a rare offensive funk in a division showdown with the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night.,Washington has scored just three times over its last two games, losing both. It marks just the second time this season the Capitals have dropped consec...
Blackhawks rally from two-goal hole in 3rd to top Caps
Ryan Donato scored the go-ahead goal with 2:18 remaining as the host Chicago Blackhawks rallied for a 3-2 win against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.,Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and assist and Teuvo Teravainen tallied an assist on every goal for Chicago. TJ Brodie also scored for the Blackhawks, wh...
Blackhawks rally from 2-0 hole in 3rd to top Caps
Ryan Donato scored the go-ahead goal with 2:18 remaining as the host Chicago Blackhawks rallied for a 3-2 win against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.,Ilya Mikheyev had a goal and assist and Teuvo Teravainen tallied an assist on every goal for Chicago. TJ Brodie also scored for the Blackhawks, wh...
Caps, road streak over, shoot to rebound at Chicago
The Eastern Conference-leading Washington Capitals will hope to have a short memory Tuesday as they conclude a stretch of two road games in as many nights.,Washington enters a visit to the Chicago Blackhawks on the heels of a 3-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday, a result that ended the Capitals' ...
Roope Hintz, Stars stop Caps' 10-game road win streak
Roope Hintz scored two goals and the Dallas Stars beat the visiting Capitals 3-1 on Monday night, ending Washington's franchise record 10-game road winning streak.,Lian Bichsel also scored for the Stars, who have won three of four during their six-game homestand and improved to 13-3-0 at home on the...
Stellar at home, Stars out to halt Caps' road win streak
The Washington Capitals will look to extend their 10-game road winning streak when they visit the Dallas Stars on Monday night.,If Washington prevails, it will have a chance to equal the NHL record of 12 straight road wins (2005-06 Detroit Red Wings, 2014-15 Minnesota Wild) at Chicago on Tuesday nig...
Capitals get 2 goals from Tom Wilson, clip Sabres
Dylan Strome scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to help the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 win against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday.,Tom Wilson scored twice and John Carlson had three assists for the Capitals, who have won four straight games and are 8-0-1 in their past nine. Loga...
Ascending Capitals match up against sliding Sabres
The past few weeks at home have not been kind to the Buffalo Sabres. On an eight-game losing streak, they will strive to turn things around when they kick off a three-game road trip with a visit to the Washington Capitals on Saturday.,The Sabres are 0-5-3 during their skid, with seven of those losse...
Aliaksei Protas' OT winner pushes road-loving Caps past Jackets
Aliaksei Protas scored his second goal of the game at 2:23 of overtime and the visiting Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 for their 10th consecutive road win.,Protas took a drop pass from Dylan Strome and beat Jet Greaves with a wrist shot from above the right circle....
Aliaksei Protas' OT winner pushes road-loving Capitals past Blue Jackets
Aliaksei Protas scored his second goal of the game at 2:23 of overtime and the visiting Washington Capitals rallied to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 for their 10th consecutive road win.,Protas took a drop pass from Dylan Strome and beat Jet Greaves with a wrist shot from above the right circle....
Capitals beat Canadiens to extend road win streak to 9
Tom Wilson scored two third-period goals and the visiting Washington Capitals rallied for a 4-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.,Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist and Dylan Strome also scored for the Capitals, who extended the franchise record with their ninth straight ...
Capitals look to continue road success at Montreal
The Washington Capitals will go for a sweep of their quick trip across the border when they visit the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.,The Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Friday while the Canadiens will be looking for their first three-game winning streak of the season following a ...