Tag Archives: First Goal

On the Board: Matt Irwin Scores His First Goal As A Capital, First Since December 2018

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Michael Fleetwood

With a commanding 5-1 lead over the Philadelphia Flyers at Capital One Arena on Tuesday night, defenseman Matt Irwin scored his first goal as a member of the Washington Capitals to pad the lead by five.

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Game 1, Goal #1: Hendrix Lapierre Scores First NHL Goal In NHL Debut

Posted on October 13, 2021 by Michael Fleetwood

Photo: Patrick Smith/NHL via Getty Images When the Washington Capitals drafted forward Hendrix Lapierre in the first-round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, there were probably not many who thought the 22nd overall pick would make his NHL debut just … Continue reading →

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Jonas Siegenthaler Scores First NHL Goal Against the Vegas Golden Knights

Posted on November 9, 2019 by Michael Fleetwood

Rob Carr/Getty Images Capitals defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler had played in 43 NHL games prior to the Caps’ Saturday night contest against the Vegas Golden Knights at Capital One Arena. The former second-round pick (57th overall in 2015) had earned a … Continue reading →

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Birdman Back in Action! Evgeny Kuznetsov Scores In First Game Back From Three-game Suspension

Posted on October 8, 2019 by Michael Fleetwood

Throughout the last several weeks and during his three-game suspension, Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov showed remorse and expressed consistently his desire to right the ship and show he is capable of being a consistent presence in the Washington lineup. And … Continue reading →

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Madison Bowey Scores First NHL Goal in Night of Firsts For Capitals’ Defensemen

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Michael Fleetwood

Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images On a night in which young defenseman Tyler Lewington recorded his first career Gordie Howe Hat Trick in his second career game, fellow young blueliner Madison Bowey added a milestone of his own with his … Continue reading →

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Tyler Lewington Records First Career Gordie Howe Hat Trick in Second Career Game

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Michael Fleetwood

Photo: Washington Capitals A week ago, Capitals defenseman Tyler Lewington made his NHL debut in Ottawa against the Ottawa Senators in front of his family, getting on the scoresheet with a two-minute minor penalty. Exactly one week later, Lewington recorded … Continue reading →

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Travis Boyd Is Bringing Offensive Flair And Adding To the Capitals’ Depth

Posted on December 11, 2018 by

It took awhile but it looks like Travis Boyd has finally cemented himself on the Capitals roster. Going from a sixth-round pick, to two promising American Hockey League seasons, to now finding himself on a steady scoring pace for the … Continue reading →

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Travis Boyd Scores First NHL Goal in Capitals’ Shutout of Blue Jackets

Posted on December 8, 2018 by Michael Fleetwood

Jamie Sabau/Getty Images While Braden Holtby may get most of the attention in the Caps’ 4-0 whitewashing of the Columbus Blue Jackets, it was Travis Boyd’s first NHL goal that was one of the keys to an all-around perfect game … Continue reading →

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Zach Sanford Scores First NHL Goal, Game Winner

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Jon Sorensen

Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images Even before Andre Burakovsky was sidelined by a broken hand in the Capitals’ game against the Detroit Red Wings, rookie Zach Sanford had been patiently waiting for game action since being recalled. And in his … Continue reading →

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Jakub Vrana Scores the First Goal of his NHL Career

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Michael Fleetwood

Molly Riley/Associated Press Drafted by the Capitals with the 13th overall pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, there was a lot of hype surrounding forward Jakub Vrana when he was recalled by the Capitals a week ago. And he … Continue reading →

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