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Roope Hintz scores 2, Jake Oettinger has 25 saves as Stars beat surging Capitals 3-1

Dec. 16, 2024 23:22 PM EST

DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz had his first two-goal game of the season and Jake Oettinger stopped 25 shots as the Dallas Stars beat the surging Washington Capitals 3-1 on Monday night. Rookie defenseman Lian Bichsel also scored for Dallas, his second goal in three NHL games. ...

Aliaksei Protas scores in OT to lift Capitals over Blue Jackets 2-1

Dec. 12, 2024 22:19 PM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Aliaksei Protas scored his second goal of the night 2:23 into overtime to lift the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night. Protas had scored 31 seconds into the third period to tie a game that featured terrific...

Capitals are rolling along without Alex Ovechkin thanks to depth that has kept them a contender

Dec. 11, 2024 17:34 PM EST

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin has not missed many games during his two decades in the NHL with the Washington Capitals, and that remarkable durability is one reason why he is fast-approaching Wayne Gretzky's career goals record. The Capitals had lost 33 of their 59 games...

McMichael helps the Capitals beat the Maple Leafs 3-1 for franchise-record 8th straight road win

Dec. 06, 2024 22:08 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Connor McMichael scored in the third period, and the Washington Capitals beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Friday night for their franchise-record eighth consecutive road win. Nic Dowd had a goal and an assist for Washington, which has won five of six overall....

Capitals defeat the New Jersey Devils 6-5 for their seventh straight road win

Nov. 30, 2024 22:34 PM EST

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Pierre-Luc Dubois, Rasmus Sandin and Taylor Raddysh each scored a goal and added an assist in the Washington Capitals 6-5 win over the New Jersey Devils in a meeting featuring the top two teams in the Metropolitan Division on Saturday night. Washington (17-6-1)...

Tom Wilson's power-play goal lifts the Capitals over the Lightning 5-4

Nov. 27, 2024 22:33 PM EST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tom Wilson scored a power-play goal with 3:26 left in regulation to lift the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. With Anthony Cirelli in the box for a high-sticking, double-minor penalty with 4:03 left, Wilson...

Tatar has goal and assist as Devils beat Capitals 3-2

Nov. 23, 2024 21:52 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tomas Tatar had a goal and an assist and the New Jersey Devils beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday night. Brenden Dillon and Dougie Hamilton also scored for New Jersey, which began the day tied for first with Carolina in the Metropolitan Division. Jake...

Ovechkin ties NHL record by scoring on 178 different goalies before leaving with apparent leg injury

Nov. 19, 2024 00:40 AM EST

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin tied one NHL record in his pursuit of another before leaving during the third period with an apparent left leg injury. Ovechkin scored twice on Utah goaltender Connor Ingram on Monday night, marking the 178th different goaltender...

Ovechkin scores twice before leaving with apparent injury, leads Capitals past Utah 6-2

Nov. 19, 2024 00:03 AM EST

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored twice, tying an NHL record, before leaving with an apparent leg injury to propel the Washington Capitals to a 6-2 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Monday night. Ovechkin scored on Connor Ingram, making Ingram the 178th different...

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...