The Washington Capitals called up defenseman Tyler Lewington from the Hershey Bears Saturday afternoon.
Lewington will give the Capitals defense some much-needed depth ahead of their game Sunday afternoon tilt against the Philadelphia Flyers. The team has only had six defenders since Michal Kempny was injured Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Sunday afternoon the Caps are taking on the Flyers at 12:30 pm. That game will surely have massive playoff implications, as the Caps are clinging to first in the Metro and the Flyers are five points out of the final wildcard spot.
But there’s another game with even bigger implications Sunday at noon. The Canadian Women’s Hockey League Clarkson Cup Final between Les Canadiennes and the Calgary Inferno is going down.
You should watch it. Here’s why and how you can do so.
By Julia Karron 5 hours ago
The Washington Capitals’ social media team asked several players to do Evgeny Kuznetsov’s bird celebration to sell tickets for Tuesday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes. The team is giving away Evgeny Kuznetsov bobbleheads to all fans in attendance.
I am okay with this because the resulting content is great and it resulted in these GIFs.
A day after their 2-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild, the Washington Capitals practiced at MedStar Capitals Iceplex without star center Evgeny Kuznetsov.
“He was sick today,” Capitals head coach Todd Reirden said after practice. “So he came in today, was sick, and we sent him home.”
The Boston Bruins announced Saturday that they have signed a one-year contract extension with defender Zdeno Chara. Chara, the 2009 Norris winner and a critical part of the 2011 Stanley Cup champion Bruins, turned 42 earlier this week.
By Peter Hassett 11 hours ago
The Washington Capitals could not get enough offense to take down the stingy Minnesota Wild and one bad turnover on defense sealed the deal in regulation. The 2-1 loss was quite the snooze fest, especially after the Caps recent games against the Lightning.
The Wild out-shot the Caps 27 to 22.
By Chris Cerullo 14 hours ago
Washington’s 2-1 loss to Minnesota was a low-key affair. Brett Connolly scored the Caps’ lone goal, his 21st of the season, in an otherwise light-on-highlights night.
But a stoppage in play in the third period gave us some levity. Helping call the game from between the benches, relentless troll and NBC Sports analyst Alan May did play-by-play for some rink maintenance.
By Peter Hassett 23 hours ago
Friday night, the Washington Capitals continued their home stand with a soiree involving their former bench boss Bruce Boudreau and his Minnesota Wild team. This was the final game of the season that the Caps will play against a Western Conference team…unless we get another Cup Final.
Jordan Greenway opened scoring for the Wild during a sleepy first period. Brett Connolly deflected home a Nick Jensen drive to tie the game at one. Luke Kunin restored the Wild lead in the third.
Wild beat Caps 2-1.
By Chris Cerullo 24 hours ago
One more piece of late-breaking news for this busy Friday evening: the Washington Capitals have announced that Carl Hagelin will miss Friday’s game due to illness.
Missing Hagelin means Andre Burakovsky will be back on the third line.
By Peter Hassett 1 day ago
It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of a death in the Capitals family. Josephine Laughlin, the mother of Capitals broadcaster and color analyst Craig Laughlin, passed away Friday morning at the age of 97.
It’s with a broken heart that I share the news that my mum peacefully passed away this morning at the age of 97. To all of Caps Nation, I send thanks and gratitude for the kind words you always shared with Grandma Locker- it always made her day! I love you and miss you Mum!❤️ pic.twitter.com/eZ5Gl4Sgcl
— Craig Laughlin (@Laughlin18) March 22, 2019
“Grandma Locker” was a huge Caps fan, vocal about cheering on the team on Twitter, and was adored by the Caps fandom.
By Elizabeth Kong 1 day ago
