With the start of training camp now just days away, more Washington Capitals players are arriving in town to get back onto the ice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
Thursday, we got a whole new batch of faces, including Anthony Mantha and Connor McMichael, who will both be looking to make a big impression on new head coach Spencer Carbery this preseason.
By Chris Cerullo 1 week ago
Martin Fehervary received a big honor in his home country on Tuesday.
The Capitals defenseman was named the top rearguard of Slovakia during the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation’s annual awards show.
In his second full NHL season, Fehervary scored six goals and had 16 points in 67 games.
By Katie Adler and Ian Oland 1 month ago
The Washington Capitals last major free agent of the summer is now signed.
The Capitals announced that Martin Fehervary has agreed to a three-year extension worth $2.675 million per season. The Slovakian defenseman was a restricted free agent.
The Washington Capitals extended qualifying offers to Martin Fehervary, Riley Sutter, and Henrik Borgstrom before Friday’s 5 pm deadline. This means the team retains their rights moving forward.
Capitals opted to non-tender qualifying offers to Kody Clark and Gabriel Carlsson. They will become unrestricted free agents when free agency opens Saturday at noon.
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
The Washington Capitals have reportedly sent restricted free agent defenseman Martin Fehervary a qualifying offer which secures his rights as free agency approaches in less than two weeks. Fehervary is the last RFA the Caps have on their NHL roster this summer.
The news comes from Slovak outlet Nový Čas, who spoke with Fehervary at Miroslav Satan’s charity golf tournament.
By Chris Cerullo 3 months ago
Martin Fehervary is asked to play a big role for the Capitals. Maybe too big?
By Peter Hassett 3 months ago
The Washington Capitals got blown out again on Sunday, giving up five goals or more for the sixth time in their last 10 games. Their latest failing, a 5-2 L to the New York Rangers, saw the Caps get scrappy in the final minutes as more frustration set in.
Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin was tossed with 3:31 left as he decided to spend his final shift making Barclay Goodrow’s life a living hell.
The Capitals were hit hard by their loss to the St. Louis Blues on Friday night. The Blues took a 4-0 lead through two periods, and the Capitals failed to recover despite two goals in the third. Though the team is attempting to make a desperate last push for the playoffs, they now have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games.
Should they fail to move up in the standings, it would be the first year without playoffs for the Caps since the 2013-14 season. With that outcome looking increasingly likely, Capitals players expressed frustration that they once again failed to secure a win.
By Katie Adler 6 months ago
The Washington Capitals took to the ice at UBS Arena in Belmont, New York, Saturday for their morning skate. Later, they will take on the New York Islanders for their 67th game of the season.
The Islanders sit seventh in the Eastern Conference standings and hold the first wild card spot while the Capitals are in 11th and trail the Isles by seven standings points. The Caps play the Islanders three times over the next month.
“It’s a big one,” Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette said. “It’s a big game tonight. If we want to move up the standings, this is clearly one of the teams we have to catch and beat.”
MoneyPuck has the Caps’ playoff chances at 2.7 percent.
Laviolette iced the same forward lines as he did for the team’s 3-2 shootout loss to the New Jersey Devils on Wednesday.
Notably, Martin Fehervary and Nick Jensen skated on the second pairing and are officially game-time decisions.
By Ian Oland 7 months ago
A handful of Capitals players took the ice for an optional practice on Thursday morning, hours ahead of the team’s game against the New Jersey Devils. Injured defensemen Martin Fehervary and Nick Jensen were among the group that got some work in.
The pair of blueliners have been out of action since getting dinged up in the same game against the Anaheim Ducks on March 1. Both practiced on Wednesday with the team but Jensen has now shed the non-contact sweater he had been skating in.
By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago
