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Washington Capitals Nic Dowd Out, Pierrick Dube recalled from Hershey

Nic Dowd Injury Washington Capitals’ veteran center Nic Dowd sustained an upper-body injury on Tuesday night as the Capitals faced the Devils at home. Dowd left the bench late in the first period after an earlier high hit from Devils’ forward Timo Meier. He ended the night with just 6:20 TOI. Besides the loss of […]

NHL Game Recap: New Jersey Devils vs. Washington Capitals | 02/20/2024

The New Jersey Devils fell 6-2 to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night in the nation’s capital. Despite heavily outshooting Washington, the Devils were a bit disconnected and couldn’t capitalize on chances. With the loss, the Devils fell to 28-23-4, while Washington improved to 25-21-8. Game Recap Period One The Devils gave up an early […]

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Black History Spotlight: Washington Capitals

The Washington Capitals revealed their Black History Month special jersey on Monday, designed by D.C. local artist J. Freeman Robinson. The jersey pays homage to the 11 members of the Washington Capitals hockey club who were also part of the Black community. Though their numbers may be small, the Black hockey community has played a […]

Florida Panthers Deep Dive Recap| 02/06-02/10/2024

In a week that started pretty poor, it ended on one of the highest notes of the season for the Panthers. Coming out of the All-Star Break, Florida looked like they hadn’t played in over a week against the Fliers, but thankfully, that didn’t hold over into the rest of the week. The Cats looked […]

Alex Ovechkin Reaches Triumphant Five-Game Goal Streak Against the Canucks

As the Washington Capitals faced the Vancouver Canucks on Super Bowl Sunday, all eyes were on Alex Ovechkin, who entered the game on a four-game goal streak. Ovechkin, 38, has been uncharacteristically cold this season, scoring just 13 goals in 48 games, whereas last season, the winger tallied 42 in 73 games. An early-season scoring […]

Florida Panthers vs. Washington Capitals Recap: 02/08/2024

After a disappointing first game back after the All-Star break, Florida was looking to rebound Thursday night against Washington. The Panthers are still securely in second place with 68 points in the Atlantic Divison behind Boston, who has 73 points after a win over Vancouver. Washington is second to last in the Metropolitan Divison with […]

Kuznetsov Enters Player Assistance Program

The National Hockey League (NHL) and National Hockey League Players Association (NHLPA) announced on Monday that Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov will be unavailable to his team for an unknown period of time while receiving care from the Player Assistance Program. Created back in 1996, the Player Assistance Program is meant to help players and […]

NHL News & Rumors: Flames, Trade Board, Jets, Zadorov & More

In today’s NHL News and Rumors rundown, the Calgary Flames sold high on Elias Lindholm and held onto Chris Tanev. What is the Flames’ next move? The first Inside The Rink trade bait board is available, who do you think will be moved next? Are the Winnipeg Jets looking to make another big addition ahead […]

Hershey Bears Washington Capitals affiliation

Washington Capitals and Hershey Bears Extend Affiliation Agreement

It was announced on Monday that the NHL’s Washington Capitals and the AHL’s Hershey Bears have extended their affiliation agreement through the 2029-2030 season, adding another 6 years to the partnership. The teams have been affiliated with each other continuously since the 2005-2006 season, and Hershey boasts a record of 783-428-72-91 since the partnership began. […]

Player Profile: Aliaksei Protas

23-year-old forward Aliaksei Protas recently signed a five-year, $16.875 million extension contract with the Washington Capitals. He seems excited about the opportunity, stating, “It’s a big honor. I’m so proud. This team, this organization believed in me. They give me chance to chase my dreams and to reach my dream to play in the NHL. […]