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Justin Sourdif nets 1st hat trick as Caps hold off slumping Ducks
Justin Sourdif had three goals and two assists and the Washington Capitals hung on to beat the visiting Anaheim Ducks 7-4 on Monday night.,Connor McMichael had four assists, Alex Ovechkin scored two goals, and Ryan Leonard and John Carlson each had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, who built a ...
Capitals hope to rediscover form vs. bruised Blackhawks
Alex Ovechkin hopes to reawaken his scoring touch when the sliding Washington Capitals kick off a three-game homestand against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.,The Capitals were disappointed in their first effort of the calendar year as they saw their early multi-goal lead diminish in a 4-3 road ...
Senators edge Capitals 4-3 to halt losing spell
Fabian Zetterlund scored with 2:22 remaining to lift the host Ottawa Senators to a 4-3 win against the Washington Capitals on Thursday.,Zetterlund scored on a one-timer from just below the left hash marks after receiving a backhand pass from Thomas Chabot on the rush, shortly after Aliaksei Protas h...
Capitals carry momentum into matchup with skidding Senators
The Washington Capitals will look to bring their positive vibes into the new year when they visit the Ottawa Senators on Thursday afternoon.,Washington defeated the visiting New York Rangers 6-3 on Wednesday, the same day the Capitals learned that forward Tom Wilson and goalie Logan Thompson were na...
Caps, Devils resume playoff push amid tough stretches
With the NHL's holiday break over, the Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils start the second half with a key Metropolitan Division clash Saturday in Newark, N.J.,Both teams entered the three-day hiatus on losing streaks. Still, they remain in the thick of the divisional and Eastern Conference p...
Hurricanes take top spot in East with shootout win over Capitals
Seth Jarvis scored the only tally in the shootout to give the Carolina Hurricanes a 3-2 road win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday.,The victory moved the Canes into first place in the Eastern Conference. Carolina and Washington each have 40 points, but the Hurricanes hold the tiebreaker advan...
Capitals F Ryan Leonard (shoulder) out 3-4 weeks
Washington Capitals forward Ryan Leonard will be sidelined three to four weeks with a shoulder injury, the team announced Thursday.,Leonard was injured by a hit from Anaheim defenseman Jacob Trouba during the Capitals' 4-3 shootout loss to the Ducks last Friday. He was placed on injured reserve two ...
Logan Thompson, Caps keep rolling, blank Jackets
Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson sparkled as he delivered his first shutout of the season to backstop his squad to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.,Thompson made 39 saves to earn his seventh career shutout.,Jakob Chychrun and Aliaksei Protas scored for th...
Logan Thompson and Caps keep rolling, blank Jackets
Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson sparkled as he delivered his first shutout of the season to backstop his squad to a 2-0 victory over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday.,Thompson made 39 saves to earn his seventh career shutout.,Jakob Chychrun and Aliaksei Protas scored for th...
Capitals F Ryan Leonard, G Charlie Lindgren sent to IR
Washington Capitals rookie forward Ryan Leonard and goaltender Charlie Lindgren were placed on injured reserve Sunday with respective upper-body injuries.,Per Capitals coach Spencer Carbery, Leonard is expected to miss "an extended period of time" after the latter was injured following a hit from An...
Fresh off wild game, Jackets face quick turnaround vs. Capitals
The Columbus Blue Jackets do not have a long time to stew about a disappointing setback with Sunday's clash at the Washington Capitals on the docket.,The Blue Jackets arrive in Washington, D.C. after dropping a wild 7-6 overtime decision to the Florida Panthers on Saturday,,"That's the beauty of the...
Capitals menacing opponents ahead of Ducks matchup
The Anaheim Ducks will try to cool off Ryan Leonard and the visiting Washington Capitals when the teams meet Friday night.,Leonard, a 20-year-old rookie, had two goals and two assists in the surging Capitals' 7-1 win against the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday. Washington, which is 3-0 on a four-game r...
Capitals pursue sixth straight win in showdown vs. Sharks
The Washington Capitals head into Wednesday's game at San Jose with a share of first place in the Metropolitan Division.,The Capitals' 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night served as their fifth straight win and eighth in the last nine games. Washington is tied with the Carolina Hu...
Isles eager to turn around fortunes on homestand in clash vs. Caps
A seven-game road trip for the New York Islanders earlier this month ended up as one of the most successful treks in franchise history.,New York's current seven-game homestand, however, is shaping up as memorable for all the wrong reasons.,The undermanned Islanders will look to halt a skid Sunday af...
Capitals storm back from two-goal deficit to topple Maple Leafs
Jakob Chychrun scored the go-ahead goal at 16:04 of the third period Friday and the Washington Capitals rallied to defeat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2.,Chychrun has scored in five straight games.,The Capitals scored three times in the third period, including Tom Wilson's goal into an empty n...
Capitals storm back from two-goal deficit to topple Maple Leafs
Jakob Chychrun scored the go-ahead goal at 16:04 of the third period Friday and the Washington Capitals rallied to defeat the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2.,Chychrun has scored in five straight games.,The Capitals scored three times in the third period, including Tom Wilson's goal into an empty n...
Capitals' defense driving offense as injury-hampered Jets visit
The Washington Capitals have won four of five games as they prepare to host the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night for the first of two meetings between the clubs this season.,In the Capitals' 5-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday, their blue line powered the offense with four goals -- ...
Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay take big lead early, hold off Capitals
Brandon Hagel produced two goals and an assist in Tampa Bay's four-goal, first-period outburst, and the visiting Lightning claimed the season series against the Washington Capitals with a 5-3 victory on Saturday night.,Nikita Kucherov scored and posted two assists but was hurt in the second period a...
Lightning, Capitals attempt to avoid emotional letdown
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals are coming off incredibly emotional victories as they meet for the final time in the regular season Saturday night in the nation's capital.,The Eastern Conference foes would probably like for their respective Thursday night games to have just kept goin...
Alex Ovechkin's 33rd hat trick lifts Capitals over Canadiens
Alex Ovechkin scored his 33rd career hat trick and added an assist, and the Washington Capitals beat the Canadiens 8-4 in Montreal on Thursday night.,Ovechkin extended his goal streak to four games in the first meeting between the teams since Washington eliminated Montreal four games to one in a Sta...