Bjork, Sabres spoil Backstrom’s 1,000th game, beat Capitals
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anders Bjork scored his first goal with his new team and added an assist, helping Buffalo spoil Nicklas Backstrom’s 1,000th game as the Sabres beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Thursday night. Sam Reinhart scored his 15th goal and Victor Olofsson added his 12th for Buffalo, which has won five of its […]
Mantha shines in debut, Ovechkin scores as Caps rout Flyers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Anthony Mantha had a two points in his Washington debut, Alex Ovechkin scored the 728th goal of his NHL career and the Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 Tuesday night for their third consecutive victory. The East Division-leading Capitals went 3 for 3 on the power play as part of another offensive […]
Divisional arms races heat up at NHL trade deadline
Thank divisional play through the first two rounds of the playoffs for a little extra spice at the NHL trade deadline. As much as hockey executives like to say they worry only about making their own team better, several of the big moves executed Monday turned out to be important responses to division rivals. The […]
Lundqvist won’t play this season after heart inflammation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Henrik Lundqvist is abandoning a long-shot attempt to return from open-heart surgery in time to play for the Washington Capitals this season after a checkup last week showed some inflammation. Lundqvist tweeted Sunday that the inflammation around his heart requires a few months of rest and recovery. The 39-year-old goaltender had set […]
Schultz has 3-point outing in Capitals 4-3 win over Sabres
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Justin Schultz had a goal and two assists, and the Washington Capitals reclaimed a share of the East Division lead by beating the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 on Friday night. Washington star Alex Ovechkin scored his 21st goal of the season and No. 727 for his career, moving within four of Marcel […]
Jeremy Swayman wins 2nd NHL start, Bruins beat Capitals 4-2
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brad Marchand scored a shorthanded goal, Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves to win his second NHL start and the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Thursday night. Jeremy Lauzon, Anton Blidh and Craig Smith also scored for Boston, which won back-to-back starts by its rookie fourth-string goaltender fresh out of […]
Nelson’s late goal gives Islanders 1-0 win over Capitals
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Brock Nelson scored with just under seven minutes left and Semyon Varlamov made 29 saves as the New York Islanders edged Washington 1-0 on Tuesday night to pull even with the Capitals for first place in the East Division. Varlamov and Vitek Vanecek matched each other save for save for more […]
Great 8: Ovechkin scores historic PP goal, Caps sweep Devils
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Washington Capitals came up with two Great 8s against the New Jersey Devils. Alex Ovechkin hit another milestone in his amazing career and the Capitals finished off a rare eight-game sweep of their season series with the Devils with a 5-4 win on Sunday. Ovechkin scored his 265th power-play goal […]
Orlov scores late in OT, Caps remain perfect against Devils
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dmitry Orlov scored on a length-of-the-ice rush with 21 seconds left in overtime and the Washington Capitals beat New Jersey 2-1 Friday night for their seventh straight win over the Devils this season. Vitek Vanecek made three outstanding saves in the extra period, including a close-in redirection attempt by Travis Zajac […]
Barzal has 3 goals, 2 assists as Islanders beat Capitals 8-4
UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Mathew Barzal had three goals and two assists, Jordan Eberle scored twice, and the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 8-4 Thursday night. Brock Nelson, Casey Cizikas and Josh Bailey also scored to help the Islanders improve to 14-1-2 at home and move back into a tie with Washington and […]