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Wilson, surging Capitals hand Sabres ninth straight loss
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson struck twice and the Washington Capitals beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Saturday night. Dylan Strome had the game-winning goal and Jakob Chychrun iced the game with an empty-netter for the Capitals, who have won four straight. Logan...
Capitals are rolling along without Alex Ovechkin thanks to depth that has kept them a contender
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...
Capitals defeat the New Jersey Devils 6-5 for their seventh straight road win
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
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...
Capitals put Alex Ovechkin on injured reserve, ruling him out at least a week
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin is on injured reserve, and the Washington Capitals are coming to grips with playing without their superstar captain for the coming weeks. Ovechkin is considered week-to-week with a lower left leg injury, and going on IR rules him out for at least...
Dowd, Mangiapane scored short-handed goals as Washington beats Flyers 4-1
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nic Dowd and Andrew Mangiapane scored short-handed goals in the first period, Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves and the Washington Capitals won their fourth straight game since losing the opener with a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. Alex...
