Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin likely won’t be able to hide from the inevitable storylines this season. He is 21 goals shy of tying hockey legend Gordie Howe for second on the all-time leaderboard.
The Washington Capitals fell to the Buffalo Sabres 4-3 in overtime on Sunday. For many Capitals fans the conclusion was somewhat reminiscent of last season, and the struggles the Capitals had in overtime.
Washington Capitals star Nicklas Backstrom underwent offseason hip surgery in June. However, the 34-year-old is in rather high spirits as the season approaches.
Photo: Joe Noyes Many of the Washington Capitals prospects participated in Development Camp from July 11-15 and then in Rookie Camp from September 15 through September 19 and are now participating in the Capitals’ main training camp.
Della Young/NoVa Caps The Washington Capitals kicked off the 2022-23 season with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres at Capital One Arena in their first preseason contest.
Photo: Della Young/NoVa Caps The Washington Capitals opened their 2022 preseason slate of games with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Sunday at Capital One Arena.
Photo: ABC7 Chicago According to ESPN’s Kevin Weekes, the Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers, and Washington Capitals are the top three teams on Chicago Blackhawks right-wing Patrick Kane desired trade destination list.
The Washington Capitals concluded their second day of training camp for the 2022-23 season on Friday. New Capitals forward Dylan Strome spoke to the media for the first time following the conclusion of Day 2.
Screencap: Capitals On Friday, Washington Capitals right wing Connor Brown spoke to the media during training camp. The newest Capital discussed his first practice with the team and what he can bring to Washington this season.
Photo: Marie Hallman/ hockeymedmariehallman.se Washington Capitals forward prospect Oskar Magnusson has had busy summer of hockey in 2022. He participated in Capitals development camp in mid-July, scoring in the camp’s scrimmage on the final day.
With Washington Capitals training camp kicking off this week, a long-time stalwart of the franchise is feeling hopeful that he can return to the ice at some point this season.
Photo: @Capitals It was a heartfelt moment between Washington Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie and eight-year-old MaKayla Russell, who was at Friday’s practice.
The Washington Capitals held their first line rushes of training camp on Friday morning which included right-wing Connor Brown appearing on the top line and center Dylan Strome starting on the left wing below captain Alex Ovechkin.
Photo: Jordan Bondurant/NoVa Caps The Washington Capitals opened their 2022 training camp activities with their traditional media day frenzy Thursday at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
Jason Bondurant/NoVa Caps The Washington Capitals kicked off the 2022-23 season with the official start of training camp today. The team conducted their first press conferences of the season with the media as part of the day’s itinerary.
Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin remarked roughly 12 months ago that he was trying "to not think about" possibly matching the all-time NHL goals record of 894 held by living legend Wayne Gretzky.
Photo: Jordan Bondurant/NoVa Caps Washington Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette met with reporters during the team’s 2022 media day on Thursday at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
On Thursday, Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson spoke to the media on the first day of training camp. He discussed the mental aspect of his recovery, the injury itself, and how he’s supporting the team despite not being on the ice.
Jordan Bondurant/NoVa Caps The Washington Capitals will be without their longtime stalwart down the middle, Center Nicklas Backstrom, for a good chunk of the season (at least) after the former first-round pick underwent offseason hip surgery to correct an ailment that has plagued the franchise’s Assists leader for a number of years.
It’s official: the Washington Capitals have returned to the ice with a 68-player roster for training camp, which kicked off on Thursday [Sept. 22] at MedStar Capitals Iceplex.
Miroshnichenko has been cleared to return to the ice, has been skating, and expects to play this season.
In this edition of Washington Capitals News & Rumors, we’ll take a look at Darcy Kuemper’s media tour comments, Todd Nelson’s start to life as the new head coach of the Hershey Bears, and the prospects who are standing out at rookie camp.
The Seattle Kraken have signed forward Daniel Sprong to a professional tryout. Sprong, 25, split the 2021–22 season between the Washington Capitals and Seattle, scoring 14 goals and 20 points in 63 games.
The New York Rangers have hired franchise legend Henrik Lundqvist in a brand new role.
Sprong’s development as a professional hockey player has been a rather interesting case to follow and at age 25, the final returns on the winger may not be finalized just yet.
The Washington Nationals are for sale, and the franchise has attracted one potential suitor who will be well known to D.C. fans.
According to Tarik El-Bashir of The Athletic, the Washington Capitals are making offseason and trade deadline plans as though they’ll be playing the entire 2022-23 regular season without 34-year-old forward Nicklas Backstrom.
Todd Nelson, who spent the last four seasons as an assistant with the Dallas Stars, has been hired as the new head coach in Hershey.
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