The Washington Capitals will turn to Daniel Sprong with Tom Wilson suspended and out of the lineup for the next seven games.
Sprong slot into the second line during the Capitals’ morning skate on Sunday and skated with Jakub Vrana and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals play the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center at 7 pm.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
The Washington Capitals are retooling their lines again ahead of their second game against the Penguins this season. The middle six is where the most change has happened.
Head coach Peter Laviolette has bumped Daniel Sprong up to the second line with Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jakub Vrana. Laviolette has also placed TJ Oshie on the third with Lars Eller and Richard Panik.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
After the day off on Friday, the Capitals have reconvened this morning at Medstar Capitals Iceplex with some changes.
For starters, Hershey stud Daniel Sprong has joined Group A to take shifts on the third line. Also, Ovechkin and Backstrom are reunited.
By Peter Hassett 3 years ago
Two likely members of the Washington Capitals next season announced that they are on their way to the District after the NHL and NHLPA reached a tenetative agreement on the 2020-21 season.
Depth players Martin Fehervary and Daniel Sprong both posted travel updates to their Instagram Stories.
Washington Capitals assistant general manager Ross Mahoney spoke to reporters on Zoom Wednesday a week ahead of the 2020 NHL Draft.
Mahoney, who described himself as a Zoomer due to all of the summer conference calls he’s done with draft-eligible prospects, said the Capitals will not focus on re-stocking any particular position and select the “best player available” when they pick 24th overall in the upcoming draft.
The longtime executive also spoke about several Capitals prospects he’s looking forward to watching during training camp to see if they’re ready to take the next step.
The Washington Capitals announced their second signing of the offseason on Friday.
Depth forward Daniel Sprong, who was acquired in trade from the Anaheim Ducks for Christian Djoos, has signed a two-year, one-way contract worth an average annual salary of $725k.
By Ian Oland 3 years ago
Alex Ovechkin scored his first goal since the coronavirus pandemic paused the 2019-20 season (as long as you don’t count all of these and these).
During an intrasquad scrimmage featuring all active members of the Capitals Phase 3 roster, Ovechkin tallied the only goal for Team White. Team Red was victorious 3-1.
One late deal from the Caps on deadline day: Washington has traded defender Christian Djoos to the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for AHL right-winger Daniel Sprong.
By Peter Hassett 4 years ago
