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Capitals Down Flyers, 2-1, Punch Ticket To 2024 Postseason

Photo: X/@Capitals The Washington Capitals downed the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The victory gives the Capitals a record of 40-31-11 (91 points) for the 2023-24 regular season and a berth in the 2024 postseason.

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Capitals Defeat Lightning, 4-2; Milano Sets New Single-Season Career High in Goals; Jensen Stretchered Off, But Alert; Carlson Posts Most Goals By A Defenseman in Franchise History

Photo: @TBLightning/X The Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning by a score of 4-2 Saturday evening at Capital One Arena. The win improved the Capitals’ record to 38-31-11 and 87 points on the season. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 32 … Continue reading

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Capitals Down Red Wings, 2-1, Earn Two Crucial Points In Playoff Chase; Alex Ovechkin Scores 30th Goal Of The Season

Photo: X/@Capitals The Washington Capitals downed the Detroit Red Wings 2-1, Tuesday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, in a critical battle to make the 2024 postseason. The victory improves the Capitals record to 37-30-11 (85 points) on the season. With the win, … Continue reading

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Hurricanes Rally To Down Capitals, 4-2; Alex Ovechkin Scores Twice

Photo: X/@Capitals The Washington Capitals gave up a 2-o lead and fell to the Carolina Hurricanes, 4-2 Friday night at PNC Arena in Raleigh. The loss drops the Capitals record to 36-30-10 (82 points) on the season. The Capitals have now … Continue reading

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Capitals Ground Jets, 3-0; Alex Ovechkin Scores Twice; Charlie Lindgren Records Fifth Shutout of the Season

Photo: @Capitals/X The Washington Capitals blanked the Winnipeg Jets by a score of 3-0 in a Sunday matinee at Capital One Arena. The win improved the Capitals’ record to 35-26-9 and 79 points on the season. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren made … Continue reading

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Capitals Defeat Hurricanes, 7-6 (SO); Milano Scores First Career Hat Trick, Ovechkin Passes Joe Thornton for 13th-Most Points in NHL History; Kuznetsov Returns to D.C.

Photo: @Capitals/X The Washington Capitals defeated the Carolina Hurricanes by a score of 7-6 in a shootout Friday at Capital One Arena. The win improved the Capitals’ record to 34-26-9 and 77 points on the season. Goaltender Darcy Kuemper made … Continue reading

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Maple Leafs Blast Capitals, 7-3; Alex Ovechkin Scores Twice, Connor McMichael Scores 15th Goal Of The Season

Photo: X/@Capitals The Washington Capitals fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 7-3 Wednesday night at Capital One Arena in the District. The loss drops the Capitals record to 33-26-9 (75 points) on the season.

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19 Twenties and A New Friend in Net: Alex Ovechkin Records 19th Consecutive 20-Goal Season, Scores on 174th Different Goaltender to Propel Caps to Win Over Flames

Screenshot: Monumental Sports Network Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin continued to add his name to the NHL record books on Monday night, reaching the 20-goal plateau in the team’s evening contest against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome.

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Washington Capitals Cool Calgary Flames, Win 5-2 To Move Into Second Wild-Card; Ovechkin Earns 19th Straight 20-Goal Season

Photo by Gerry Thomas/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals extinguished the Calgary Flames by a score of 5-2 at Scotiabank Saddledome on Monday night for their third straight win. The team also improved to 11-5-2 (.667 points percentage) over … Continue reading

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Capitals Clip Canucks, 2-1; Alex Ovechkin Scores 19th Goal Of The Season, T.J. Oshie Plays In 1,000th Career NHL Game

Photo: X/@Capitals The Washington Capitals downed the Vancouver Canucks, 2-1, Saturday night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British, Columbia. The victory improves the Capitals record to 32-25-9 (73 points) on the season.  The Capitals are just one point out of a … Continue reading

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