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Live blog: Capitals play Islanders, make first visit to UBS Arena

The Washington Capitals are in Elmont, New York, to play their first game ever against the New York Islanders in the brand new UBS Arena.

Shortly before puck drop, Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan was forced to make a flurry of roster moves due to COVID-19. Conor Sheary will not suit up while John Carlson was cleared and will play.

Vitek Vanecek will get the start for the Capitals while Semyon Varlamov will suit in net for the Isles.

The game is on NBC Sports Washington.

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By Ian Oland 1 year ago

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Live blog: Capitals take on Kings in second game of West Coast road trip

The Washington Capitals are back to deprive us of even more sleep.

The Capitals are taking on the Los Angeles Kings tonight at 10:30 PM in the back end of a back-to-back. Tuesday, after getting off to a slow start against the Anaheim Ducks, the Capitals lost 3-2 in overtime. They still managed to bank a single standings point due to the after-regulation loss. They are now 0-5 in overtime.

Ilya Samsonov will start in net against the Kings while Lars Eller remains out due to protocol. The Kings are debuting their new alternates and some wild-looking chrome helmets in the game.

Come watch along with us. The game’s on NBC Sports Washington as Joe Beninati and Craig Laughlin have the call.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Live blog: Capitals West Coast trip begins with the Ducks

The Capitals are kicking off their west coast road trip tonight in Anaheim to face off against the Ducks. I’m exhausted, but let’s be exhausted together!

Both the Capitals and the Ducks are showing up tonight hoping to extend their win streak. The Capitals have won four straight, while the Ducks are on a seven-game streak.

The big news surrounding the Capitals is that Lars Eller won’t be playing tonight due to the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol; Garrett Pilon will be taking his place.

Puck drop is at 10 PM EST (I know, I know). Keep up with all the game action in the highlights below.

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By Elyse Bailey 2 years ago

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Live blog: Capitals face Penguins on Hockey Fights Cancer night

The biggest rivalry in hockey will be renewed on Sunday as the Washington Capitals take on the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first time this season. It’s also Hockey Fights Cancer night at Capital One Arena.

Caps goaltender Vitek Vanecek will be back in net after missing the last two games due to an upper-body injury. The Penguins will also get a major boost to their lineup with Sidney Crosby, Brian Dumoulin, Marcus Pettersson, and Chad Ruhwedel all returning. Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan will return behind the bench too.

Tonight’s game is airing on NBC Sports Washington. Puck drop is shortly after 7 PM. Chat us up in the comments!

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Live blog: Capitals take on Blue Jackets in second half of back-to-back

The Washington Capitals take on the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight for the first time this season. Alex Ovechkin is still sitting tied with Brett Hull for fourth all-time in NHL goal scoring.

Let’s buckle up for some Metro Division action.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago

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Live blog: Capitals take on Red Wings as Zach Fucale makes first NHL start

The Washington Capitals will play the Red Wings in Detroit tonight for the first time since 2019. The last time that happened, Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick. (Yeah, I don’t remember it too, because he’s scored, like, so many hat tricks.)

The Capitals are giving journeyman goaltender Zach Fucale his first NHL start with Vitek Vanecek out (maintenance day/injury) and Ilya Samsonov samsonoving. The Capitals also play the Columbus Blue Jackets tomorrow in the second game of a back-to-back meaning Sammy or a recovered Vanecek will likely get the nod there.

Tonight’s game was supposed to be the reunion game between Jakub Vrana and Anthony Mantha. Instead, both players are out with shoulder injuries which is absolutely tragic.

Washington will look to continue to look to get back on track after losing three of their last four. Watch along with us on NBC Sports Washington.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Live blog: Capitals take on Flyers without Backstrom, Oshie, and Mantha

The Washington Capitals take on the Philadelphia Flyers tonight and are hella-shorthanded as Nicklas Backstrom, TJ Oshie, and Anthony Mantha are all on injured reserve.

Throw NBC Sports Washington on watch along as the Capitals rock their blue alternates for the first time this season.

Live blog below!

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Highlights from the Capitals’s 4-3 (OT) loss to the Flames

After another dominant victory, this time over the Devils on the road, the Capitals returned home to play a Saturday matinee with the Calgary Flames.

The Flames jumped out to an early 3-0 lead but the Capitals came back to force an extra frame. The ferocious comeback just couldn’t get all the way there as they dropped the overtime decision.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago

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Highlights from the Capitals’s 2-1 (OT) loss to the Lightning

The Washington Capitals fell to the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in overtime on Saturday. Alex Ovechkin started the scoring late in the second period with a snipe, but the Lightning tied it in the third (Mikhail Sergachev) and then won it in OT via a Steven Stamkos tally.

Both goaltenders were fantastic in the game. Vitek Vanecek stopped 22 of 24 shots while Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves, including all seven shots he faced on the PP.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Highlights from the Capitals’ 5-1 shellacking of the Rangers

The Capitals-Rangers’ season opener was supposed to be a physical slugfest. Instead, it was a systematic beatdown by the Capitals both on the ice and on the scoreboard.

Alex Ovechkin scored twice and tallied four points in the win. He’s now in sole possession of fifth place in goals. Hendrix Lapierre also scored his first NHL goal.

The game was aired nationally on TNT. Highlights are below and here is Peter’s recap.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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