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Stars end Capitals’ 15-game home win streak
As dominant as the Washington Capitals have been at home this season, they haven’t been able to figure out the Dallas Stars for years. That puzzling trend continued Monday night as the Stars beat the NHL-leading Capitals 4-2 to extend their point streak in the series to 12 games.
Caps raise home win streak to 15 straight
Nicklas Backstrom scored a power-play goal in overtime to lift the Capitals over the Flyers 2-1 on Saturday and extend their franchise-record home winning streak to 15 games. Backstrom beat Steve Mason 3:25 into overtime for his 20th goal of the season.
Preview: Capitals Host Struggling Flyers
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Fishing out the winners and losers on NHL trade deadline day
Although the NHL trade market produced no whopping deals this year, just about everybody had their nets in the water all the way up until the deadline Wednesday. Several Stanley Cup contenders caught good players for the postseason grind ahead, while several struggling teams made judicious use of their assets.
Banged up T.J. Oshie and Brooks Orpik are a closea to returning to Capitalsa lineup
After sitting the past three games, forward T.J. Oshie and defenseman Brooks Orpik both fully practiced with the Capitals Wednesday afternoon. Washington Coach Barry Trotz didn’t commit to either of them definitely playing against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, but they’re “close.”
PHT Morning Skate: Eight questions every GM should ask themselves on deadline day
He lists eight of them and they have to do with valuing loyalty, chemistry and leadership. Also, is losing a player for nothing really a big deal? “A team that decides to hold onto a pending UFA isn’t really losing him for nothing at all.
Johansson scores 2 to lead Capitals to 4-1 win over Rangers
After getting off to a slow start, the NHL-best Washington Capitals picked up their play and pulled away for a big win against a division rival. Marcus Johansson had two goals and an assist to help Washington beat the New York Rangers 4-1 on Tuesday night in Kevin Shattenkirk’s first game with the Capitals.
Capitals defeat Oilers to extend home winning streak
Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers and Tom Wilson of the Washington Capitals go after the puck in the third period at Verizon Center on Feb. 24, 2017. Leon Draisaitl of the Edmonton Oilers and Tom Wilson of the Washington Capitals go after the puck in the third period at Verizon Center on Feb. 24, 2017.
Video guys get key assists as Capitals beat Flyers 4-1
A big boost from the video guys and bigger shots by Evgeny Kuznetsov got the Capitals back on the winning track. Kuznetsov scored two goals, Braden Holtby made 33 saves and Washington beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Wednesday night.
Caps raise season ticket prices for ninth time in 10 years
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Rangers slip past Capitals for 2-1 win
Mats Zuccarello scored a third-period goal and Henrik Lundqvist made 31 saves in the New York Rangers’ 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday. Ryan McDonagh scored in the first period for New York, which has won seven of eight overall and five in a row at home.
Hockey prepares Plan B if NHL players don’t go to Olympics
… will have plenty of youth and experience. Dave Starman, a former coach in the minors and now an analyst for CBS Sports, said USA Hockey’s priority should be scoring, scoring and more scoring. “You can’t win unless you can score,” Starman said. “It’s …
Metropolitan Division Weekly Roundup: No One Can Stop this Division
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Back from All-Star break, Capitals look to continue momentum
… is never a bad thing, I don’t think.” The Capitals will need those batteries, according to writer Dom Luszczyszyn of sports website The Athletic. The hockey stats guru reports Washington ‘s remaining opponents average just under .500 in winning …
After sunny All-Star break, NHL playoff race is heating up
” Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin were linemates. Connor McDavid scored on a pass from Ryan Kesler.
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Justin Jackson scored 26 points and No. 9 North Carolina hit a season-high 14 3-pointers to beat Virginia Tech 91-72 on Thursday night.
Kuznetsov scores twice, Ovechkin once as Capitals win again
Evgeny Kuznetsov scored twice, Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Thursday night to head into the All-Star break with the most points in the NHL.
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.
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Orlov doubled his goal output for the season and Justin Williams, Evgeny Kuznetsov, T.J. Oshie and Lars Eller also scored for the Capitals, who have won three in a row and haven’t lost in regulation since Dec. 27. Washington scored on six of its 25 shots on Cam Ward and handed Carolina its fourth consecutive loss. Braden Holtby made 25 saves for his 23rd victory of the season.
The Noon Number: The Magnificent Sevens
Here’s Elias with the details : The Capitals bounced back from their 8-7 overtime loss in Pittsburgh on Monday with a 7-3 win in St. Louis. This is the first time that the Capitals have scored at least seven goals in each of two consecutive games since February 1993, when they reached double-figures in wins at St. Louis and Los Angeles .
Penguins halt Capitals’ win streak at 9 in wild 8-7 victory
Conor Sheary scored 34 seconds into overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins ended the Washington Capitals’ nine-game winning streak with a wild 8-7 victory Monday night that included nine second-period goals. Sheary had two goals and an assist for the Penguins, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Capitals blow out Flyers 5-0 to win 9th consecutive game
Capitals… . Washington Capitals left wing Andre Burakovsky , of Austria, gestures as he celebrates his goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2017, in Washington.
NHL scores: Beagle scores twice as Washington routs Chicago 6-0
Jay Beagle scored twice to lead a balanced blowout for the Washington Capitals as they won their eighth consecutive game, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 6-0 on Friday night in a matchup of the NHL’s hottest teams. Nicklas Backstrom, Brett Connolly, Tom Wilson and T.J. Oshie also scored for Washington, which snapped Chicago’s winning streak at four.
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.
T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson, both injured, questionable to play against Canadiens
After Washington Capitals forwards T.J. Oshie and Tom Wilson both suffered injuries against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night, neither practiced with the team at Bell Sports Complex on Sunday and it’s unclear if either will play against the Canadiens on Monday night. “I won’t really have an idea until tomorrow,” Coach Barry Trotz said.
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.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are closing in on NHL history
The Columbus Blue Jackets moved one step closer to NHL history as they won for the 16th time in a row. A 3-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers leaves them one short of the record 17 successive victories registered by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1993.
Devils defenceman John Moore removed from ice on stretcher
New Jersey Devils defenceman John Moore was removed from the ice on a stretcher during Saturday’s game against the Washington Capitals. He was checked into the boards behind the Devils net by Washington forward Tom Wilson early in the first period.
The Noon Number: Throwing Away Their Shot
That checks in as the highest shot total in a loss since suffering a similar 2-1 defeat at the hands of the Sabres in November 2014, and the 14th-highest shot total in a loss since the start of the Alex Ovechkin era. It’s also just the tenth time over that span in which they’ve had at least 44 shots and just one goal .
Simmonds, Voracek lift Flyers to shootout win over Capitals
Jakub Voracek and Wayne Simmonds scored in the shootout, Steve Mason made 36 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Wednesday night. Michael Raffl and Claude Giroux scored in regulation for Philadelphia, which snapped a two-game skid that followed a 10-game winning streak.
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Jakub Voracek and Wayne Simmonds scored in the shootout, Steve Mason made 36 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Wednesday night in Philadelphia. Michael Raffl and Claude Giroux scored in regulation for Philadelphia, which ended a two-game skid that followed a 10-game winning streak.
Philadelphia Flyers hang on for shootout win over Capitals
Philadelphia Flyers hang on for shootout win over Capitals Flyers Jakub Voracek and Wayne Simmonds were the difference in the shootout. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2icWnYX Philadelphia Flyers center Claude Giroux celebrates after scoring during the second period against the Washington Capitals at Wells Fargo Center.
Flyers fight past Capitals in shootout
Sam Carchidi became an Inquirer staff writer in 1984 and covered mostly South Jersey high school sports and the Phillies before taking the Flyers beat. Carchidi has written three books: the nationally acclaimed Miracle in the Making: The Adam Taliaferro Story, which he co-authored with Scott Brown; Bill Campbell: The Voice of Philadelphia Sports ; and Standing Tall: The Kevin Everett Story , which was featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show.