The Washington Capitals released two new alternate jerseys this season — a navy blue third and a red Reverse Retro sweater. Both jerseys have been popular among fans and both have been difficult to buy online.
But we have some good news. The NHL just released a new re-stock of the Capitals’ thirds. They’re not sold out anymore!
Henrik Lundqvist returned to the ice and put on his pads again Tuesday for the first time since undergoing open-heart surgery in early January. “Day 47,” Lundqvist said. “Back at the rink. Love it. Let’s do it.”
Lundqvist, who is running and training again, looked especially good in net, causing many to wonder if Hank was attempting to make a comeback this season.
Reading between the lines of a new report from the Washington Post’s Samantha Pell, Lundqvist is indeed trying to do so, but it’s “too early to determine” if doctors will clear him to play in the NHL again.
Former Washington Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau and his wife Crystal revealed the name and logos for his new USPHL junior hockey team on Tuesday. Boudreau purchased the team in January.
Boudreau named the junior hockey team the Hershey Cubs, which is an obvious play off the Hershey Bears. The logo and team colors are also inspired by the AHL team.
By Eliza Kravitz and Ian Oland 2 hours ago
New Pittsburgh Penguins GM Ron Hextall and President of Hockey Operations Brian Burke made their first significant roster move on Wednesday. The executive duo claimed right-handed defenseman Mark Friedman on waivers from the Philadelphia Flyers.
The pickup was massively talked about on Hockey Twitter, but not for the reason you might think.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman (no relation) reported the news on the social media site, but he didn’t include Friedman’s first name in the tweet. So it read like this.
Despite being on rival teams in the NHL, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Evgeni Malkin are good friends. But that doesn’t mean they don’t get cranky or mess with each other on the ice.
For instance, during a regular-season matchup in 2018, Malkin got ejected after screaming at Kuznetsov because, as Malkin explained later, “Kuzy spoke Russian” to him.
On Tuesday, Kuznetsov went to another level to annoy the second overall pick of the 2004 NHL Draft.
The Washington Capitals couldn’t respond to their coach’s urges and fell in a pretty poor effort to their fierce rival the Pittsburgh Penguins. The game ended after a terrible three-on-three overtime period that saw the Pens score the winner and take down the game 3-2.
The Pens outshot the Caps 37 to 22 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 57 to 45.
By Chris Cerullo 11 hours ago
Let’s be real: the Capitals did not offer a winning effort on Tuesday night, and they were lucky to have escaped with a loser point.
But in overtime, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jakub Vrana just sorta gave up on a very important play.
By Peter Hassett 19 hours ago
The Washington Capitals played a mostly miserable game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night. But mostly miserable is sometimes also partially passable, which is how the Caps somehow got a standings point out of the night.
The Caps got crushed in the first period, spotting the Penguins a one-goal lead thanks to Evgeni Malkin on the power play. Washington fought back in the second period with two big goals — one from Richard Panik and one from Conor Sheary — only to lose their lead on the very next shift as Jake Guentzel tipped in a tying goal.
Both teams turtled in the third, pushing us into overtime, which is where Kasperi Kapanen won it.
Caps lose.
By Peter Hassett 21 hours ago
The Washington Capitals’ new Reverse Retro jerseys finally made their long-awaited debut Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The jersey features the Screaming Eagle logo, which the Capitals introduced in 1995 and retired in 2007, as well as a CAPITALS stripe – the first of its kind in the ’90s. The team’s old Capitol Dome logo is on the shoulder.
Before the season started, the Caps had the top-selling Reverse Retro design in the NHL and the league’s online store sold out of Alex Ovechkin authentic jerseys in minutes.
A recent RMNB poll of over 3,000 Capitals fans confirmed the sweater’s popularity. The team’s Reverse Retro jersey is the most liked specialty jersey in the Alex Ovechkin Era and the Screaming Eagle is the most beloved team logo.
Richard Panik scored the first goal in the new Reverse Retro sweaters while NBC Sports Washington revealed during the telecast that Sergei Gonchar scored the first goal in Screaming Eagle history.
The Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers had their game on February 9 canned due to a COVID-19 outbreak on the Flyers. The game was supposed to mark the Capitals’ debut game with the Reverse Retro jerseys; instead, it’s tonight.
Now, the NHL has announced the new time and date of this Capitals-Flyers game as part of 25 schedule updates.
