Vitek Vanecek posted his second shutout of the season on Tuesday night, in the Hershey Bears’ 1-0 win over their rival, the WBS Penguins. But the Hershey backup goaltender had to face one more shot in his postgame press conference: a question from New York Post reporter….Ilya Samsonov?
Samsonov trolled Vanecek by pretending to be a member of the media.
By Elizabeth Kong 2 days ago
The Washington Capitals have announced some news ahead of their White House visit on Monday. The team will only take part in a private tour and meet Donald Trump in the Oval Office. There’ll be no official ceremony or media availability.
The Washington Post’s Isabelle Khurshudyan first reported the news.
By Ian Oland 2 days ago
Last week, video game publisher Ubisoft released Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, a post-apocalyptic first-person shooter set in Washington, DC. The game features a lot of DC-ish landmarks, which is my way of saying there’s a bunch of oblique references to the Caps, and Capital One Arena is a major setting.
By Peter Hassett 2 days ago
For the Quinnipiac Bobcats, two losses to Brown in the ECAC tournament quarterfinals have them awaiting their opponent in the NCAA tournament.
But there might be hardware for captain Chase Priskie to pick up as he closes out his senior season.
The 2016 sixth-round Caps prospect — another steal by the Capitals’ scouting staff — was named a Top 10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as the best player in college hockey, Wednesday.
By Julia Karron 2 days ago
Monumental Sports and Entertainment announced on Thursday morning that the Washington Capitals are hosting an “Opioid Awareness Night” on March 22 when the team plays at home against the Minnesota Wild. The night is being presented in conjunction with the company Leidos and the US Drug Enforcement Agency.
Opioid Awareness Night is being used to bring awareness to the ongoing opioid crisis in the US, as well as to help promote the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27, where the public is encouraged of disposing of old, expired, and/or unwanted prescription drugs in a safe manner. Signage promoting the Take Back Day has been spotted on the Capital One Arena boards already.
By Rachel Cohen 2 days ago
The Washington Capitals once again took the league’s best Tampa Bay Lightning to the brink, but again could not capture the full two points for a victory. The team, in their 5-4 overtime loss, showed that they can and will play with those guys for sure.
The Caps out-shot the Lightning 58 to 28.
By Chris Cerullo 2 days ago
Capitals defenseman Michal Kempny left Wednesday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning after being dragged awkwardly down to the ice by Cedric Paquette.
Kempny struggled to get over the Capitals bench, and appeared to not put any pressure on his left leg. The Capitals called the injury “lower body” in nature and said Kempny would not return.
After the game, Capitals head coach Todd Reirden gave an update and did not sound particularly optimistic.
By Ian Oland 2 days ago
Following the Washington Capitals’ overtime loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday night, goaltender Braden Holtby spoke to the media and was asked about whether or not he would be visiting the White House on Monday.
Holtby’s answer suggested that he had come to a decision on if he would be going to the White House, but is planning to address that decision after the game.
By Donya Abramo 2 days ago
Ecenia Kuznetsova will sleep happy tonight.
Her dad, Evgeny Kuznetsov, scored his 20th goal of the season and the 100th of his career Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The last-minute game-tying goal sent one of the best hockey games of the Capitals’ season to overtime.
Kuzy brought back his signature bird celly to celebrate.
“Maybe my best game ever,” Kuznetsov said.
The single toughest game of the Washington Capitals’ entire season did not disappoint. The Tampa Bay Lightning are a scary good team, but the tired Caps didn’t shrink from the challenge. This one’s a ride. Let’s go.
Lars Eller kicked off the scoring in the first period with a solo drive after Alex Killorn turned the puck over.
The Caps carried that lead into the second period, where everything went to hell (temporarily). Nikita Kucherov scored a power-play goal early in the period, then Steven Stamkos added another power-play goal a minute later. A total mess in front of the Caps’ net ended in an own goal credited to Anthony Cirelli. But wait! Carl Hagelin kept the third line white hot, then TJ Oshie worked for a power-play goal to tie the game. Kucherov notched a second goal as the Caps’ penalty kill panicked, restoring the Bolts’ lead.
Washington was relentless in the third period but could not beat Tampa goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy until Evgeny Kuznetsov threaded the needle to tie it and force overtime. The Caps played great in overtime, but Victor Hedman finished it.
Caps lose 5-4 in overtime.
By Peter Hassett 2 days ago
