Every year, the same thing happens no matter what venue the NHL Draft is held at.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman walks out on stage to give a speech and officially begin the event. Fans boo him loudly.
But this year, Bettman came prepared with a plan to try and get the Vancouver Canucks crowd on his side. It worked… but not for the reason he planned.
By Ian Oland 1 month ago
The Vancouver Canucks are turning back the clock to the 90s next season.
On Thursday, the team announced that their popular Black Skate jerseys would be worn three times during the 2019-20 season to celebrate their 50th anniversary as a franchise. It will not be brought back after next season – so enjoy it while it lasts!
On the return of the Beags to DC, the Caps were triumphant over his Vancouver Canucks team 3-2 and gained some needed ground in the NHL’s Metropolitan Division by doing so. Time to string some wins together, boys.
The Canucks out-shot the Caps 32 to 31, but were out-attempted at five-on-five 45 to 43.
By Chris Cerullo 6 months ago
The Caps handled the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night, recording a badly needed win and welcoming home a beloved fan fave.
TJ Oshie forced a turnover then scored on a rebound to open scoring in the first period. The second went scoreless, which is the word we use when no one scores even if the game has a score, which obviously it did, it was 1-0 Caps. Brett Connolly crashed the net in the third period to get his first goal in 13 games, but Markus Granlund replied by catching a nice pass from Antoine Roussel to get the Canucks on the board a couple minutes later. Jakub Vrana put the Nucks back in their two-goal hole with a weird, weird goal. Elias Pettersson got a goal with the Nucks net empty, but it was over.
Caps win 3-2!
By Peter Hassett 6 months ago
Jay Beagle had this day circled on his calendar. February 5 marked his first return to Washington, DC since signing as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks over the summer.
To honor his return, the Capitals aired a tribute video on the jumbotron.
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house.
By Ian Oland 6 months ago
For the first time since signing as a free agent with the Vancouver Canucks, Jay Beagle returned to Washington on Tuesday night to take on his former teammates.
After Beagle admitted that he never gets signs dedicated to him at warmups, Capitals fans did what they do best, and showed him a wealth of love upon his return.
As Beagle took to Capital One ice, he was visibly moved by the reaction from Caps fans, and stopped to take in every poster. He was treated to loud applause as he made his way back to the locker room, the last player off the ice, and even gave some sticks to two fans as he left.
By Donya Abramo 6 months ago
The Capitals continue their long homestand while playing host to the Vancouver Canucks this evening. The Capitals have won seven out of their last ten games against the Canucks, so here’s hoping they can keep the positive edge going. The biggest thing to expect is a good emotional moment over Jay Beagle being back at Capital One Arena.
Get some snacks, curl up, the puck will be droppin’ around 7PM. If you need to go away and stream instead, you can! The game will be live on the My Teams app. Pete has your recap.
By Elyse Bailey 6 months ago
A politician recently said that “it only has ever been radicals that have changed this country.” That’s certainly true in hockey where Evgeny Kuznetsov’s creative cellies continue to spread despite the best efforts of Don Cherry.
Canucks prospect Tyler Madden celebrated scoring Northeastern’s overtime winner against UMass-Amherst on Friday with a celly that Canes and Kuznetsov fans should be familiar with: he slid on his butt and rowed the air with his hockey stick.
By Brennin Weiswerda 6 months ago
The Capitals started their first extended road trip of the season in style, downing the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 with an all around complete effort. Best sixty minutes from them so far on the young season.
The Caps out-shot the Nucks 33 to 24 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 38 to 29.
By Chris Cerullo 9 months ago
The Washington Capitals’ journey through late-night games in western Canada began on Monday night and the Vancouver Canucks, where the road team put up maybe their best sixty-minute effort of the still-young season.
Scoring began as scoring so often does, with John Carlson recording a goal after a great feed from Jakub Vrana. Vancouver tied it in the second as defenseman Troy Stecher got a deflection off Nic Dowd’s glove to beat Holtby. Kuznetsov got a power-play goal, and Ovechkin crashed the net to make it 3-1 after two period.
Sven Baertschi got a very lucky rebound to bring the Canucks within one goal early in the third, but Alex Ovechkin replied with his second of the night, a screamer on the power play. TJ Oshie got the empty-netter and ended it.
Caps beat Canucks 5-2!
By Peter Hassett 9 months ago
