The NHL Department of Player Safety has fined Derick Brassard $2,000 for unsportsmanlike actions against the Capitals’ Garnet Hathaway.
Brassard socked Hathaway in the face while the former was still firmly on the Flyers’ bench as a scrum ensued nearby on the ice.
By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago
The surging Pittsburgh Penguins just landed a useful asset ahead of the February 26 trade deadline and they got a lot of help from former Capitals general manager George McPhee.
After the NHL nixed a deal earlier in the evening, the Penguins, Senators and Golden Knights completed a complex three-team trade around 9:30 pm.
The Penguins landed center Derick Brassard, a 2018 third-round draft pick, and prospect forward Vincent Dunn from the Senators and prospect forward Tobias Lindberg from the Golden Knights. Meanwhile, the Senators received goaltending prospect Filip Gustavsson, defenseman Ian Cole, and a 2018 first-round pick and a 2019 third-round pick. The Golden Knights got tough guy Ryan Reaves and a 2018 fourth-round draft pick in return. Vegas will also retain 30% of Brassard’s salary even though he will never play a game for them.
According to Sportnet’s John Shannon, who first reported the TJ Oshie extension last summer, the first-place Golden Knights got involved so that Brassard would stay out of the Western Conference.
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At 12:40 p.m. on Saturday, Jay Beagle won the opening faceoff of game two of Metropolitan Division Final against the New York Rangers. Instead of controlling the puck, however, the Capitals allowed the Rangers to set up for a rush out their defensive zone. As the Rangers took the puck up the ice, Washington’s top forward and defensive lines jumped on the ice. Brooks Orpik didn’t do so fast enough. Jesper Fast fed the puck to Chris Kreider in front. Thirty-eight seconds into the game, Washington was down one-nil. By the end of the first period, New York had a two-goal lead. The Caps had been outshot 15-4, completely outmatched for the first 20 minutes of play.
“I think we had a great start,” defenseman Marc Staal told reporters at the team hotel on Sunday.
But instead of sitting on their lead as they did in game two, the Rangers only plan to press more on Monday.
“It’s one thing to stay patient,” Staal said. “I think it’s another thing to stay aggressive.”
By Chris Gordon 9 years ago
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The Washington Capitals’ 27th-ranked penalty kill was one reason the team could have missed the playoffs. Now it’s the reason they’re up 2-0 in the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.
In a tight battle against the New York Rangers in game 2 on Saturday, the PK turned chances for crushing goals into momentum for themselves — especially while killing off Steve Oleksy’s delay of game early in overtime. Four minutes later, Mike Green literally shook Verizon Center.
During the game-saving work a man down, no player contributed more than Eric Fehr.
By Chris Gordon 11 years ago
