The Washington Capitals just keep on winning. After their 4-3 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night, the Capitals are now on a five-game winning streak and have won eight of their last ten.
They left it late against Buffalo but still got it done. That win felt good.
By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals hosted the Buffalo Sabres on Thanksgiving eve, looking to keep their hot run of form going. Buffalo is a young, fast team that has put some big numbers up on the Capitals in recent seasons. Could the Caps stymie them on Wednesday night?
JJ Peterka opened the scoring after the Capitals can’t clear in their defensive zone and then Zach Benson scored one of the prettiest first NHL goals of all time to make it 2-0. Alex Alexeyev responded with his own first NHL goal later in the frame.
TJ Oshie tied the game up with a rebound strike, his first marker of the campaign. Dylan Cozens put Buffalo back in the lead before the second period ended. Tom Wilson scored with Darcy Kuemper pulled to send the game to overtime.
Dylan Strome overtime snipe wins it.
Capitals beat Sabres 4-3!
By Chris Cerullo 2 weeks ago
Happy Capsgiving, y’all. The Washington Capitals — 8-1-1 in their last 10 games — will try to extend their winnings streak to five against the Buffalo Sabres tonight at Capital One Arena.
Spencer Carbery will turn to Darcy Kuemper in net. Evgeny Kuznetsov will not play due to illness (healthyscratchitus?) once again, yielding his spot to Hendrix Lapierre, who had a career-high three points Saturday.
Tonight’s game is on Monumental Sports Network. Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have the call. Puck drop is shortly after 7 pm.
Up until Friday night, Sidney Crosby had gotten into eight fights in the NHL since he entered the league during the 2005-06 season. Now you can make it nine.
Crosby fought the Buffalo Sabres’ Peyton Krebs, a player 14 years younger than him, after Krebs and teammate Tyson Jost nailed Kris Letang behind Pittsburgh’s net with a big hit.
The fight was Crosby’s first since October 2019.
By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago
The Washington Capitals lost to the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 (SO) in their first preseason game of the new campaign. In front of a half-full Capital One Arena, the Caps debuted a new, more-open, and quicker system under new head coach Spencer Carbery.
The game started sloppy as the matchup came three days into Training Camp for both teams, but the pace and rhythm improved as the action went on.
The Capitals were dealt one setback as veteran, third-pairing defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk was lost late in the third period after taking a shot to his right hand/wrist.
By Ian Oland 2 months ago
The Washington Capitals open their preseason slate with a 2 pm matinee game against the Buffalo Sabres, Sunday.
The game will be aired live on Monumental Sports Network (formerly known as NBC Sports Washington) with Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin with the call.
After only three days of on-ice Training Camp, the Washington Capitals will host their first game of the 2023 preseason.
Sunday, the Capitals will take on the Buffalo Sabres at Capital One Arena as Spencer Carbery makes his head coaching debut with the team.
The Capitals will sport a lineup that features a combination of veteran NHL players, minor leaguers, and prospects.
The National Hockey League is so about to be back, y’all.
A majority of teams around the league held their Media Day on Wednesday as they prepare to kick off their respective training camps and preseasons. The teams and their media partners took videos and photos for future game broadcasts, promotional content, and in-game entertainment.
And, of course, players got up to some of their usual hijinks. Here are some of the best posts.
By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago
Buffalo Sabres goaltender Craig Anderson announced on Thursday night that he’s hanging up the skates after a 20-year NHL career. Though he did not formally confirm his retirement until after the game, the Sabres gave their goalie a proper sendoff in his last NHL start.
The former Capitals goaltender finished his career with 319 total NHL wins. He is one of only 39 goaltenders to win 300 or more games. Fittingly, Anderson’s final start came against the Ottawa Senators, with whom he spent 10 seasons.
By Katie Adler 8 months ago
The Washington Capitals went down 3-1 after the first period to another hockey team from New York on Wednesday but this time they were able to dig up from their hole and earn two full standings points. The 5-4 comeback victory allows them to cling to their dwindling playoff chances in the Eastern Conference.
Fun to watch but still probably too late.
By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago
