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Ovechkin's hat trick and Thompson's 40 saves lead Capitals to 5-2 win over Golden Knights

Nov. 17, 2024 23:36 PM EST

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored three goals Sunday night to continue his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky's career record, and former Golden Knight Logan Thompson saved 40 shots in his first game back at T-Mobile Arena as the Washington Capitals beat Vegas 5-2. Jakob Chychrun and...

Connor McMichael scores twice in the Capitals' 5-2 victory over the Avalanche

Nov. 16, 2024 00:00 AM EST

DENVER (AP) — Connor McMichael had two goals and the Washington Capitals scored four times on their first 10 shots in a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. Jakub Vrana, Jakob Chychrun and Rasmus Sandin also scored and Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves to spoil...

Ovechkin scores his 858th goal and has 2 assists as the Capitals beat the Canadiens 6-3

Oct. 31, 2024 22:00 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 858th career goal and had two assists, and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 6-3 on Thursday night to continue their strong start. Ovechkin is now 37 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky's record. After making Cayden...

Capitals end the Golden Knights' season-opening winning streak at 3 with a 4-2 victory

Oct. 15, 2024 21:43 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin assisted on goals by Tom Wilson and Aliaksei Protas, Logan Thompson made 24 saves against his former team and the Washington Capitals ended the Vegas Golden Knights' season-opening winning streak at three with a 4-2 victory on Tuesday night. ...

St. Louis Blues loaded up aiming for a return to the playoffs after 2 years out

Oct. 01, 2024 15:14 PM EDT

ST. LOUIS BLUES Last season: 43-33-6, missed playoffs. COACH: Drew Bannister (30-19-5 as midseason replacement for Craig Berube). SEASON OPENER: Oct. 8 at Seattle. DEPARTURES: C Kevin Hayes, D Marco Scandella, LW Jakub Vrana, D Torey Krug...

Jakub Vrana is back in camp with the Capitals looking to show he can still play in the NHL

Sep. 25, 2024 13:49 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Life has not been easy for Jakub Vrana on or off the ice. Since 2021, he been traded twice, entered and cleared the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program, gone on waivers and spent time in the minors. Now, he is back at training camp with the Washington Capitals...

Capitals go into camp without T.J. Oshie and with a revamped roster around Alex Ovechkin

Sep. 19, 2024 16:43 PM EDT

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Tom Wilson looked around on the bench during an informal pre-training camp skate this week and saw a lot of unfamiliar faces. "I felt like the new guy," Wilson said. More than a decade into his NHL career with the Washington Capitals, he's...