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 7 days ago
The Washington Capitals got right back on the ice after a road loss to the New York Rangers and met another New York team in the Buffalo Sabres at home inside Capital One Arena. Both teams entered the Wednesday night matchup tied at 71 standings points.
Ilya Lyubushkin flung a shot that found its way through a crowd to open the scoring. JJ Peterka finished off a great feed from Jack Quinn to extend that lead. TJ Oshie quickly got one back on a power play. Tyson Jost canceled that out late in the first.
Evgeny Kuznetsov put one home early in the third to make things interesting. Zemgus Girgensons responded to end some of that fun. Alex Ovechkin tipped one in halfway through the third and Tom Wilson tied things up with the netminder pulled.
Shootout bullets time.
Caps beat Sabres 5-4!
By Chris Cerullo 1 week ago
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The Washington Capitals are back in action against the Buffalo Sabres tonight and it’s another “big” game. The Caps will practically have to win out the rest of their schedule to have a chance of getting into the playoffs for a ninth straight season.
The Capitals will be without Sonny Milano, who is still sick with the flu. Alex Ovechkin took warmups and will be back in the lineup.
Tonight’s game is on NBC Sports Washington and puck drop will be a little after 7 pm. The Capitals are wearing their W jerseys.
It’s Military Night at Capital One Arena.
The Washington Capitals took their good vibes from Saturday and almost immediately dunked them into the trash on Sunday. They scored four goals which is a great output of late for them but they also just didn’t play any defense, falling 7-4 to the Buffalo Sabres.
This year’s Caps cannot play like that and win.
By Chris Cerullo 3 weeks ago
The oldest team in the league, the Washington Capitals, played the youngest team in the league, the Buffalo Sabres, while the young team was rested and the old team was not. Despite all human wisdom urging otherwise, the Caps chose to play this one wiiiiiiide-open.
The game started off hot, with a bunch of chances before Casey Mittelstadt fed Dylan Cozens for a rush goal. Dylan Strome retaliated with a great assist from Nick Jensen, but then Evgeny Kuznetsov fed Tage Thompson a tantalizing turnover in the high slot to give Buffalo the lead again. TJ Oshie caught a pass from Strome to tie it 2-2 after twenty minutes.
The second period belonged to Buffalo. They scored four goals: Skinner, Girgensons, Hinostroza, and Cozens for his second of the day. Alex Ovechkin caught a rebound off the end-board for his 33rd of the season, then Sonny Milano scored a jailbreak goal to make 6-4 after two periods.
Dylan Cozens got the hat trick in the third period.
Caps lose.
By Peter Hassett 3 weeks ago
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The Washington Capitals have just two games remaining before the NHL’s March 3 trade deadline is upon them. The first of those games comes on the road in Buffalo as the young, upstart Sabres host a Caps team that has won just three of their last ten.
Starting in net back-to-back days for the Caps will be Darcy Kuemper. Kuemper has given up three or more goals in five straight starts and in 12 of his last 17. He’ll look to end that against the Sabres as he gets right back in net after a victory over the Rangers on Saturday.
The Sunday matinee matchup is on NBC Sports Washington and puck drop inside KeyBank Center is slightly after 1 pm.
By Chris Cerullo 4 weeks ago
The Washington Capitals played their first game in 2023 on Tuesday night against the Buffalo Sabres. The Caps took a third-period lead in the game but were unable to keep it as they fell in overtime 5-4 to Tage Thompson and…yea, pretty much just Tage Thompson.
Bit of an up-and-down game. Weird one.
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
Sadly, the Washington Capitals did not score nine goals in Tuesday’s home game against the Buffalo Sabres. They still gave us a good game, albeit one marred by some late, unfortunate penalties.
Tage Thompson (remember that name) set up for a brilliant goal in the first, with Sonny Milano striking back on a breakaway to tie it up, but Tage scored from the Ovi Spot to give Buffalo the lead after twenty minutes.
Tage scored his second of the game early in the second, which clearly bothered Alex Ovechkin, who scored off a set play to bring Washington within one goal.
Nic Dowd tied the game early in the third, grabbing Milano’s rebound. Ovechkin notched his second of the game to give Washington their first lead of the night. SNL funnyman Colin Jost tied it back up with a gritty one in the slot about halfway through the third. That pushed us into overtime, where Tage Thompson completed the hat trick to win it.
Caps lose.
By Peter Hassett 3 months ago
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The Washington Capitals ended the calendar year of 2022 with nine goals against the Montreal Canadiens. Tonight they’ll try to start 2023 right with a victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
The Capitals will play the Sabres during a unique moment in time. Tuesday night’s game marks the first time a Buffalo team has played since Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed in a game against the Bengals. There were many tributes for Hamlin pregame and there will be a moment of silence before puck drop.
Tonight’s game is on NBC Sports Washington Plus. The opening faceoff will be a little after 7 pm. It’s a Reverse Retro night.
Damar Hamlin, a safety for the Buffalo Bills, collapsed on the field during the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. The event shocked and worried the entire nation.
Hamlin went into cardiac arrest and CPR was performed before medics were eventually able to get his heart started again. Hamlin was rushed to an area hospital and remains in the ICU sedated and in critical condition.
Tuesday’s game between the Sabres and Capitals marks the first time a professional sports team from Buffalo has played since the tragic incident.
The Sabres and Capitals are going all out to show support to Hamlin.
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
