Tom Wilson has six points in his last two games.
So naturally, the Capitals forward took to Instagram today to post a photo of himself, his teammates, and Caps fans celebrating his third period goal from Friday’s 4-2 win over the New York Rangers.
“Finished off a great home stand last night!” Wilson wrote.
But there was only one thing Tom’s teammates wanted to talk about in the comments: Tom Wilson.
Brett Connolly scored a huge goal in the third period to give the Caps a 3-1 lead, but it was what happened afterwards that has gone viral in hockey circles.
After officials reviewed Connolly’s shot and deemed it a good goal, Evgeny Kuznetsov greeted his teammate with a fist bump at the bench.
By Ian Oland 6 years ago
On Monday, the Capitals made their annual visit to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. The visit coincides with Hockey Fights Cancer month, an initiative that unites the hockey community in support of cancer patients and their families.
Throughout the afternoon, the Capitals, wearing their lavender jerseys, interacted with children and their families while signing autographs and posing for photos.
“I think it’s important to give back,” John Carlson said to Monumental Sports Network’s Ben Brown. “When you set out on an initiative like Hockey Fights Cancer, you can’t just say it. You have to do it. It’s important to be there for people, and the kids who were in the unit I visited today really enjoyed having us there whether they were hockey fans or not. It’s all about being light and being fun and enjoying our time there.”
By Cara Bahniuk 6 years ago
Caps forward Brett Connolly has had a rough 2017-18 so far, so you’ll forgive him for being a bit desperate for a goal in the first period of Friday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
So desperate that he tried scoring through the back of the net, which you’d think would be impossible, but check this out.
By Peter Hassett 6 years ago
Saturday morning, the Washington Capitals announced that they re-assigned forward Liam O’Brien back to the American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears. Head coach Barry Trotz dressed O’Brien in three of the last four games over incumbent forward Nathan Walker. O’Brien registered one shot and five minutes in penalties.
The transaction was likely made to allow sniper Brett Connolly, previously out with a concussion, return to the team. The Capitals play the Edmonton Oilers Sunday night.
The Washington Capitals [furiously knocks on wood] are getting healthy.
Thursday morning, every injured Caps player skated during practice except injured forward Andre Burakovsky, who sat on the bench in street clothes anyway.
The Washington Capitals hosted their annual team Halloween party on Monday night. Most players’ social media accounts went dormant the night of the celebration, but photos have started to come out one-by-one this evening.
Earlier today we learned that Nathan Walker, the first Australian to play in the NHL, dressed as a kangaroo while Jay Beagle and his family were characters from Mario Kart.
Now thanks to Brett Connolly’s Twitter, we have learned that a great crew dressed as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
By Cara Bahniuk 6 years ago
Friday afternoon, the Capitals already barren depth was exacerbated further when the team called up Anthony Peluso from AHL Hershey. The grinder will take Tyler Graovac’s roster spot and replace Brett Connolly who was injured Thursday night against Vancouver.
Peluso was signed by Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan as a free agent over the offseason. He has played three games for the Bears this year. He spent 142 games in the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets between 2012 and 2016.
In a corresponding roster move, Tyler Graovac was placed on injured reserve. Graovac suffered an “upper body” injury on October 17 versus the Toronto Maple Leafs after receiving two hard checks to the shoulder by Toronto’s Matt Martin.
By Rachel Cohen 6 years ago
The road trip through Western Canada has just started, and it’s already real bad. Down 3-0 to the Vancouver Canucks heading early in the second period, the Caps lost forward Brett Connolly after a hit by Erik Gudbranson.
And the Caps roster was already paper-thin before this.
By Peter Hassett 6 years ago
On Monday, the Washington Capitals participated in their annual canine calendar photoshoot with Homeward Trails Animal Rescue. Taking photos for the 2018 calendar, the Caps wore suits while the dogs dressed equally as fancy with bow ties and pearls. Some pups even wore, prepare yourself for this, scarfs.
Capitals players Nicklas Backstrom, Madison Bowey, Alex Chiasson, Christian Djoos, Tyler Graovac, Philipp Grubauer, Braden Holtby, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Aaron Ness, Dmitry Orlov, Devante Smith-Pelly, Jakub Vrana, Nathan Walker, and Tom Wilson were all photographed with dogs available for adoption through Homeward Trails. The dogs won’t be available for long after their day in the spotlight!
Jay Beagle, John Carlson, Taylor Chorney, Brett Connolly, Lars Eller, Matt Niskanen, Brooks Orpik, TJ Oshie, and Alex Ovechkin all posed with their own dogs.
Aside from the puppies (one of which Tyler Graovac tried to smuggle, or maybe even snuggle out in his pocket), Ovechkin’s two-year-old, 105-pound black lab Blake was definitely the star of the day.
While the official photos won’t be seen until the release of the calendar on November 20, we hope these adorable photos will hold you over until then.
By Cara Bahniuk 6 years ago
