Injuries have hit the Capitals’ Metro division rival Pittsburgh Penguins hard to start the season. So hard, in fact, that they were unable to ice a fourth line at practice on Tuesday.
You hate to see it.
Evgeni Malkin, Nick Bjugstad, and Bryan Rust are the big-name players all out on long-term injured reserve, with Justin Almeida and Zach Trotman also out.
By Donya Abramo 7 days ago
The Washington Mystics lead the Connecticut Sun 2-1 in the WNBA Finals and have a chance to win their first championship Tuesday night at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Ahead of Game Four, Nicklas Backstrom, TJ Oshie, and Alex Ovechkin — athletes who all need no introduction — let the Mystics know they are rooting for them in a ridiculous video posted by the Capitals.
The Washington Capitals made three roster moves to bring Evgeny Kuznetsov and Michal Kempny back to the active roster, but only one of them will play Tuesday against the Dallas Stars.
Kuznetsov will center the third line, but Kempny will not play for the fourth straight game as he continues to rehab the hamstring injury he suffered last season.
Tyler Lewington will take his place in the lineup.
Evgeny Kuznetsov returns to play today after missing the season’s first three games to suspension. Kuznetsov tested positive for cocaine in May during the World Championship tournament.
Since then, Kuznetsov has kept a relatively low profile, avoiding social media and limiting his interactions with the media. He just hasn’t had many good things to talk about lately, but now he finally has a chance to change the conversation.
By Peter Hassett 1 week ago
The Washington Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Monday, forcing a deciding Game Five Wednesday in California.
And guess what, I have some good news. The Nationals are opening up their stadium to have a mondo watch party. The tickets are free. You should totally go.
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin threw out the ceremonial first pitch before Game Four of the NLDS between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers. And unlike last time, he didn’t need two pitches to actually hit the plate.
Ovechkin threw the pitch to huge hockey fan and RMNB Instagram follower Adam Eaton.
By Ian Oland 1 week ago
ARLINGTON, VA — The Washington Capitals held their annual Canine Calendar photoshoot at MedStar Capitals Iceplex on Monday. And there was one fashion statement we had to investigate further. The team’s fourth-line center, Nic Dowd, wore custom-made boots that had tiny messages and illustrations on them.
“They were a gift from Paige for our anniversary,” Dowd said to RMNB.
“I gave them to him early,” Paige added. “I am horrible at giving gifts.”
Nic then shared the heartfelt meanings behind each message.
By Cara Bahniuk 1 week ago
The Washington Capitals entered Training Camp with a glut of NHL talent, seemingly overflowing with bottom-six forward and talented young defensemen.
The team knew there would be hard decisions to make heading into the regular season, and indeed, there was. The Capitals put Christian Djoos, a member of their 2018 Stanley Cup team, and Pheonix Copley, their backup goaltender from last season, on waivers.
Sunday they put Travis Boyd on waivers too to accommodate Evgeny Kuznetsov’s return to the roster. Monday at noon, the Capitals PR announced that Boyd went unclaimed.
After the first three games of the regular season, the Washington Capitals made several roster moves on Sunday to accommodate what their actual regular-season roster will look like. The Capitals put Travis Boyd on waivers, demoted Martin Fehervary, and sent Jonas Siegenthaler down to Hershey for a day.
Those moves opened up two roster spots and just enough money to accommodate Evgeny Kuznetsov and Michal Kempny back onto the active roster. Kuznetsov is returning from a three-game suspension while Kempny rehabbed a hamstring injury suffered last season.
Monday, both players re-joined rushes during practice. Here’s how the lines stacked up.
Evgeny Kuznetsov has returned to Nationals Park for Game Three of the National League Divisional Series between the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers.
Kuzy attended the Nationals’ Wildcard Game against the Milwaukee Brewers last week and went viral after doing his world-famous bird celebration after the Nats’ insane comeback win.
