Washington Capitals players had reason to celebrate over the weekend and not just for Tom Wilson’s seven-year extension.
Saturday, a handful of Caps teammates flew out to the Rockies to attend Brenden Dillon’s wedding in Aspen, Colorado.
Amongst the Capitals on the guest list included Tom Wilson, TJ Oshie, Nic Dowd, Nick Jensen, and Trevor van Riemsdyk.
Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan provided an update on center Nic Dowd after Thursday’s press conference introducing new head coach Spencer Carbery. Speaking with several members of the media, MacLellan revealed that Dowd has undergone a surgical procedure on his core but is expected to recover before training camp.
Dowd suggested that surgery could be on the horizon during his Breakdown Day interview. He missed the final three games of the season with an undisclosed injury.
By Katie Adler 4 months ago
At the Capitals’ Breakdown Day on Saturday, veteran center Nic Dowd revealed that he could require surgery over the offseason.
Dowd missed the final three games of the season with an undisclosed injury. It marked the second prolonged absence of his season; he had missed 16 games earlier in the season following a big hit from the New York Islanders’ Cal Clutterbuck.
By Katie Adler 5 months ago
After the Washington Capitals’ official elimination from postseason contention, they’ve had time to reflect back on the season and where it’s gone wrong. Nic Dowd discussed the reasons behind the Capitals’ decline in an interview with 106.7 The Fan’s Grant Paulsen and Danny Rouhier on Monday.
Dowd argued that no single problem sunk the Caps’ season. Instead, a host of problems have led to wider failure in the team’s systems.
By Katie Adler 5 months ago
The Washington Capitals will kick off the final week of their regular season with a home matchup vs the New York Islanders on Monday night. The Caps took the ice for their morning skate before the game and absent again was captain Alex Ovechkin.
According to the Washington Post’s Roman Stubbs, Ovechkin will miss his second-straight game due to an upper-body injury. Ovechkin has not skated since April 6 in Montreal.
Unfortunately for the Caps, Ovi’s absence was only the start of their woes as they will also be without TJ Oshie, Anthony Mantha, Nic Dowd, and Trevor van Riemsdyk against the Islanders.
By Chris Cerullo 6 months ago
The Washington Capitals had their second-straight day of practice at MedStar Capitals Iceplex and had more chaos within their forward group. At Monday’s skate, the team skated with just 10 healthy forwards for the majority of practice.
Tuesday’s skate saw Alex Ovechkin back on the ice after taking his third maintenance day in the month of March.
But fourth-line center Nic Dowd was missing due to taking a maintenance day of his own per The Washington Post’s Roman Stubbs.
By Chris Cerullo 6 months ago
Nic Dowd continued his excellent season Tuesday night.
The fourth-line center scored his 12th goal of the season setting a new career high.
The milestone goal came in the second half of the third period after Dowd put a shot on net from the left circle just after the expiration of Washington’s power play. Though Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin stopped the initial shot, Dowd caught the rebound to send the puck into the net.
By Katie Adler 6 months ago
The Washington Capitals fell to the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 on Tuesday. The loss was the team’s fifth consecutive in regulation – a lowly streak not matched in the Ovi Era since January 2014.
The loss allowed the Red Wings to leapfrog the Capitals in the wild card standings and further pushed the Capitals out of playoff contention — they now sit 11th in the East — as the NHL trade deadline rapidly approaches.
After the game, Nic Dowd, who played his first game in nearly a month (January 16), admitted the Capitals are feeling the pressure and bad vibes. They have become a grumpy bunch.
Nic Dowd has been activated from the injured reserve before the Capitals are set to take on the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. The fourth-line center is no longer listed on the IR on the NHL’s media site.
To make room for Dowd’s return to play, the Caps announced that they have sent forward Aliaksei Protas back to the AHL’s Hershey Bears.
By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago
