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The Pittsburgh Penguins Took a Tough 6-0 Loss Against the Washington Capitals | 03/07/2024
The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted the Washington Capitals at the PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, March 7th. Unfortunately, after a relieving and exciting 5-3 victory on Tuesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Charlie Lindgren shut out the Penguins for his fourth shutout of the season. Alex Ovechkin recorded his 840th NHL goal and an assist to […]
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Player Profile: Rasmus Sandin
In the thick of trade deadline season, the Washington Capitals are locking down some of their key players, the latest being Swedish defenseman Rasmus Sandin. Sandin was signed to a five-year deal worth $4.6 million per year– a $3.2 million raise from his current contract. He will be signed through the 2028-2029 season, joining Tom […]
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Multitudes of Multipoint Nights Cost Arizona Coyotes Winning Streak
The Chicago Blackhawks entered Tuesday 0-22 in their last 22 games away from their home on Madison in Chicago, but Tuesday was a different story. Connor Bedard, Nick Foligno, Tyler Johnson and Seth Jones all had multi-point nights. The Arizona Coyotes were bit by penalties in Tuesday night’s affair, and it shows in the end […]
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Capitals Trade Anthony Mantha for a Pair of Draft Picks
Washington Capitals forward Anthony Mantha was traded to the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick and a 2026 fourth-round pick. In order to keep Mantha under Vegas’ salary cap, the Capitals will retain 50% of his $5.7 million salary. He is in the last season of his current contract […]
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What’s Next For Evgeny Kuznetsov?
Washington Capitals’ veteran forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has cleared waivers, and it was announced that he will be reassigned to the Capitals AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears. Kuznetsov has been a part of the Capitals organization since 2013, playing a total of 723 games in D.C. He was, notoriously, the player who scored the game-winning goal […]
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Kuznetsov Clears Player Assistance Program, Placed on Waivers
The National Hockey League and its Player Assistance program announced earlier today that Evgeny Kuznetsov of the Washington Capitals was cleared to resume practicing. Kuznetzov entered the program on February 6th where he missed 12 games. It is still unclear why the Capitals forward entered the program. Teams are not told details of a player’s […]
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NHL Trade Rumors: Edmonton Oilers Interested In Dowd?
During the first intermission of Wednesday night’s game between the Edmonton Oilers and St. Louis Blues on Sportsnet, Jeff Marek announced that forward Nic Dowd of the Washington Capitals is “Very much on Edmonton’s orbit of interest.” The 33-year-old Dowd has 16 points through 45 games this season and 143 points through 481 games in […]
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Should The Edmonton Oilers Pursue Anthony Mantha?
On a recent episode of the 32 Thoughts podcast, Elliotte Friedman entertained the idea of the Edmonton Oilers making a trade with the Washington Capitals for forward Anthony Mantha. He sighted Ken Holland’s history with Mantha, selecting him 20th overall in the 2013 NHL Draft when he was the general manager of the Detroit Red […]
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Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Washington Capitals 2/27/2024
The Detroit Red Wings return home to take on the Washington Capitals tonight.
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Florida Panthers Deep Dive Recap: 02/20-24/2024
It was a busy travel week for the Panthers as they had two home games and a road match sandwiched in between. Cats fans got treated to early playoff-style hockey, especially when Florida clashed with Carolina. Defense was the name of the game this week as all the matches were a low-scoring, one-goal difference affair. […]
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