Alex Ovechkin to miss Capitals’ first home game with fans back due to injury
Alex Ovechkin did not participate in the Capitals' morning skate Tuesday and will miss his second straight game tonight. It's only the…
Ilya Samsonov will get rare consecutive starts against the Islanders. Peter Laviolette: ‘We’ve got to name a starter’ for the playoffs.
Not only is it crunch time for the Washington Capitals as a team, but it's also crunch time for the team's two…
Ilya Samsonov out day-to-day due to upper-body injury
Washington Capitals goaltender Ilya Samsonov will neither play nor be on the bench for the team's game against the Buffalo Sabres Thursday…
Capitals players post emotional goodbyes to Jakub Vrana after trade: ‘I already miss you bro’
The Washington Capitals traded Jakub Vrana on Monday. The deal has not just been a difficult deal for many Capitals fans to…
Vitek Vanecek to start against Buffalo Sabres
Vitek Vanecek will start his 27th game of the season against the Buffalo Sabres, Friday. Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette announced the…
Vitek Vanecek gave one of the best goalie performances of the entire season
Caps goalie Vitek Vanecek is marked as the losing goaltender in Tuesday night's 1-0 loss to the New York Islanders. Sure, that's…
Alex Ovechkin expected to play against Devils, Lars Eller will miss fifth straight game
Alex Ovechkin, who missed practice earlier in the week with a lower-body injury, is expected to play against the New Jersey Devils,…
The Capitals will go with 11 forwards and 7 defensemen against the Rangers with Lars Eller out again
Lars Eller participated in the Capitals' optional skate on Friday, but left early. Later, Peter Laviolette announced that Eller would sit out…
Vitek Vanecek posts first career NHL shutout against Sabres
Vitek Vanecek just clean-sheeted the lowly Buffalo Sabres. The Czech rookie made 23 saves in the Capitals' 6-0 victory. The loss is…
Capitals will play with 11 forwards against Sabres, Trevor van Riemsdyk will be seventh defenseman
With Lars Eller out, the Washington Capitals will suit up with 11 forwards and seven defensemen against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank…
Ilya Samsonov will start against Flyers: ‘I think I’m 100 percent’
Ilya Samsonov contracted COVID-19 in mid-January and is still somewhat feeling the effects of it two months later. Despite that, the Russian…
Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, and TJ Oshie remain together on top line, Vitek Vanecek to start against Devils
The Washington Capitals returned to the ice on Tuesday after an off day Monday. They play the New Jersey Devils Tuesday night…
Vitek Vanecek will get the nod again against the Bruins. It’ll be his 19th start in 23 games this season.
Peter Laviolette announced after the Capitals' morning skate that 25-year-old rookie, Vitek Vanecek, will start again tonight against the Boston Bruins. For…
Jakub Vrana slithers his way towards the net for game-winning shootout goal 🐍
Czech best friends, Jakub Vrana and Vitek Vanecek, combined in the shootout to give the Capitals a victory over one of the…
Capitals place Ilya Samsonov on taxi squad ahead of Rangers game
Ilya Samsonov will not dress against the New York Rangers on Saturday. The Russian goalie, who returned to the Capitals on Friday…
Ilya Samsonov will return to the Capitals ahead of this weekend’s back-to-back games
Ilya Samsonov will practice with the Hershey Bears on Thursday before returning to the Capitals for back-to-back home games against the New…
Peter Laviolette says Vitek Vanecek will make his eleventh straight start
The Washington Capitals will turn to rookie Vitek Vanecek for the eleventh straight game on Tuesday with Ilya Samsonov still out of…
The Washington Capitals have not yet arrived
If you go the NHL's stat site, go to teams, and then sort by goals against per game, you see the Capitals…
Vitek Vanecek on being named NHL Rookie of the Month: ‘It’s a good feeling right now’
Coming into the season, Vitek Vanecek looked AHL-contract bound as either a member of the Capitals taxi squad or the full-time starter…
Vitek Vanecek named NHL’s Rookie of the Month
Vitek Vanecek made his childhood dream come true after making his first NHL start on January 15 and defeating the Buffalo Sabres.…
