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Meet the ‘Not Going To Be Suck’ Jeep. It has a replica Stanley Cup strapped to the roof. Alex Ovechkin liked it on Instagram.

A Caps-decorated Jeep is becoming a familiar sight for fans leaving Capital One Arena after home games.

Often parked across the street from the arena on F St, the white Jeep is covered in Capitals logos and decked out with flags. The front windshield reads “Holtbeast” and the back windshield reads “Back to back.”

But most striking of all is the massive six-foot replica of the Stanley Cup that is strapped to the top of the car with Alex Ovechkin‘s face on the Cup’s base, along with the slogan he gave the Caps at the start of the 2017-18 season: “We’re not going to be suck this year!”

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Dmitrij Jaskin scores first goal as Capital, throws monkey off back 🐵

After a looooooong wait, Dmitrij Jaskin scored his first goal in a Capitals uniform Saturday night against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The tally broke a 30-game goalless streak for the very deserving Jaskin, who had not scored since March 23 of last season when he was with the St. Louis Blues.

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TJ Oshie is skating again, progressing from concussion

The Washington Capitals are in Glendale to play the Arizona Coyotes, but back at home in Arlington, there was some hockey happening too.

The Capitals posted a short clip of TJ Oshie skating on his own at Medstar Capitals Iceplex Thursday morning, where the star forward can be seen skating a speedy lap around the goal and a cone.

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Tom Wilson is day-to-day with upper-body injury, travels with team to Arizona

The Capitals’ return to Las Vegas was spoiled Tuesday night.

Not only did the Caps lose 5-3, they also lost Tom Wilson to injury after a blindside hit by Vegas’ Ryan Reaves. Wilson’s helmet flew off in the hit and the Capitals forward appeared to hit his head against the ice in the fall.

Capitals senior writer Mike Vogel provided an update on the team’s first-line right wing Wednesday afternoon.

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By Elizabeth Kong 3 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin brought a giant teddy bear to donate to Capitals toy drive

The Capitals held a toy drive Sunday afternoon before their game against the Anaheim Ducks. Fans were encouraged to bring new, unwrapped presents which would go to the Salvation Army.

Inside the arena, the Capitals players also participated in the toy drive. As players entered the dressing room, most of them dropped off bags of toys. But when Alex Ovechkin came down the hallway he was holding a giant teddy bear. Some might even say a teddy bear as big as Nathan Walker.

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Nicklas Backstrom, Tom Wilson, and Braden Holtby deliver laptops to students at Hendley Elementary (Photos)

It’s not every day that the students of Hendley Elementary have John Walton, voice of Capitals Radio Network, emceeing their class assembly.

Walton was on site at the Southeast DC school to introduce three special guests from the Washington Capitals: Nicklas Backstrom, Braden Holtby, and Tom Wilson, who delivered 75 laptops and 45 tablets as ambassadors for the So Kids Can charity.

“DC’s always embraced us, we’ve got amazing fans, an amazing support system. It’s fun to get back into the city, help out, have fun with the kids and that’s what it’s all about,” said Wilson in an interview with Fox 5 DC. “It’s definitely home to us now.”

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By Elizabeth Kong 3 months ago

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Cosmically unlucky: Noah Juulsen gets hit in the face with the puck twice, exits game

The Habs were down to five defensemen Monday night after Montreal blueliner Noah Juulsen was hit in the face with the puck, not once, but twice in separate occasions in the first period against the Caps.

Accidentally blocking a shot with your face happens sometimes in hockey, but thankfully it’s infrequent. So for Juulsen to get hit with the puck in the same spot on his face blocking the same kind of shot just ten minutes apart is some crazy bad luck.

According to TSN’s John Lu, Juulsen was transported to the hospital for further examination.
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By Elizabeth Kong 3 months ago

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Lars Eller silences boo birds with overtime game-winning goal against Montreal Canadiens

The Tiger bit the hand that used to feed it.

Monday night, after being down two goals in the second period, the Capitals clawed back and ultimately won after Lars Eller, filling in on the top line, downed his former team in overtime.

The goal marked Eller’s first game-winner since Game Five of the Stanley Cup Final.

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Capitals spend time with Make-A-Wish kids at Hockey Fights Cancer skate (Photos)

Saturday afternoon was the first time that seven-year old Josiah Desper had ever skated, but he had a heck of a teacher by his side. Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin greeted Josiah with a hug, helped him tie his skates, and then the two zoomed away at full speed, holding hands.

Josiah has Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. His mother, Sha Desper, told NHL’s Tom Gulitti that Saturday’s skate with Ovechkin helped keep Josiah’s mind off the stress of his treatments.

“He doesn’t have to worry about doctors, hospitals, needles, treatment, pills,” Sha said. “As you see, he’s fully enjoying himself. That’s why I bring him out to stuff like this.”

The Capitals hosted Saturday’s Hockey Fights Cancer skate at Medstar Capitals Iceplex, following regular practice. Each player was paired with a Make-A-Wish kid, and children from the Capitals’ other charity partners Flashes of Hope, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network also participated in the skate.

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By Elizabeth Kong 3 months ago

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Capitals wear lavender during warmups on Hockey Fight Cancer Night (Photos)

On Friday night, the Washington Capitals rocked the purple as part of the NHL’s annual Hockey Fights Cancer month. The Caps warmed-up wearing the lavender jerseys and matching lavender tape on their sticks. These items were autographed and auctioned to benefit the four cancer-related charities that MSE Foundation is contributing to this month: Flashes of Hope, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic, and Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

Nicklas Backstrom took it a step further and wore custom lavender skate blades during the warm-up, which ended up raising $625. Backstrom volunteered the idea himself to honor his mother Catrin, who is a breast cancer survivor.

Alex Ovechkin’s lavender jersey raised an impressive $4,300 at auction, which was unsurprisingly the most popular item. Jonas Siegenthaler’s signed jersey also ranked high at a final bid of $1,950, perhaps getting a bump from buzz surrounding the Swiss rookie’s NHL debut.

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