Dmitry Orlov Gets His First Power Play Goal

With John Carlson out of the lineup, and perhaps not even returning until after the All Star break, the Caps are missing their top power play defenseman. So, Matt Niskanen , who normally plays second unit behind Carlson, will get more playing time.

Ovechkin Reaches 1,000 Points

Alexander Ovechkin wasted little time putting the puck in the net in Wednesday night’s matchup between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins. It took Ovi all of 35 seconds to open the scoring for the game.

Blue Jackets’ bid for history ends with rout by Capitals

Tortorella walked into the visiting locker room and told his players he was proud of them, even after the Jackets lost 5-0 to the Washington Capitals, ending a 16-game winning streak. Columbus fell one victory shy of the NHL record set by the 1992-93 Pittsburgh Penguins as everything that carried them on this captivating run fell apart.

Penguins mark safe after Columbus falls to Washington

John Tortorella broke from his usual routine after the Columbus Blue Jackets’ streak-breaking clunker Thursday night at Verizon Center. Tortorella walked into the visiting locker room and told his players he was proud of them, even after the Jackets lost, 5-0, to the Washington Capitals, ending a 16-game winning streak.

Blue Jackets center Boone Jenner (38) shoots the puck

Capitals shut down Blue Jackets’ winning streak just shy of NHL record Washington ended Columbus’ win streak at 16 – one victory from the record – with a 5-0 win. Check out this story on mynorthwestnow.com: http://usat.ly/2ja6mL0 Instead, they’ll fall one win short of the longest streak in NHL history after a 5-0 loss to the Washington Capitals at Verizon Center on Thursday night, snapping a 16-game win streak.