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“Overall Our Execution Wasn’t There Tonight and That’s An Area We Need to Be Better At”: Capitals Looking Forward To A Better Performance in Game 3 Against the Panthers

Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images While the absence of top-line right wing Tom Wilson certainly played a part in the Washington Capitals’ 5-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Thursday night’s Game 2, a lot of other things went … Continue reading

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Panthers Fight Off Washington’s Dominant Start, Pound Capitals, 5-1, To Tie Series At One

Photo: Joel Auerbach/Getty Images The Washington Capitals fell to the Florida Panthers by a score of 5-1 at FLA Live Arena on Thursday as the best-of-seven 2022 Stanley Cup Playoff first-round series is now tied at one game apiece.

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Leason On Capitals Calling Him Up After Wilson Injury: “I Am Very Excited And Very Fortunate To Get This Chance And Trying To Make The Most Of It”

After getting recalled from the AHL’s Hershey Bears with right-wing Tom Wilson out day-to-day with a lower-body injury, Brett Leason took line rushes during the Washington Capitals’ morning skate on Thursday. Leason then met with the media following the team’s … Continue reading

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Bruins Down Capitals, 4-3, In Overtime,Tie Series; Garnet Hathaway Scores Two Times

Photo: Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Washington Capitals fell to the Boston Bruins by a score of 4-3 in overtime at Capital One Arena on Monday night. The best-of-seven first-round Stanley Cup Playoff series is tied 1-1 and will now shift … Continue reading

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2 Goals in Game 2: Capitals’ Garnet Hathaway Scores First & Second Career Playoff Goals

Photo: Elsa/Getty Images Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathway entered Monday’s game with no playoff goals in fourteen career games. That has changed. Hathway had himself a night during Game 2 of the First Round series against the Boston Bruins in … Continue reading

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Master of Deflection: T.J. Oshie Scores First Goal of 2021 Playoffs on Wicked Deflection of Alex Ovechkin Shot

Elsa/Getty Images Washington Capitals forward T.J. Oshie played a big part in the team’s 3-2 overtime victory against the Boston Bruins in Game 1 of their first round Stanley Cup Playoff series on Saturday night at Capital One Arena, and … Continue reading

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Craig Anderson Appears To Be Capitals’ Game 2 Starter; Evgeny Kuznetsov, Ilya Samsonov Skate As Extras

Washington Capitals head coach Peter Laviolette told the media prior to Game 2 against the Boston Bruins at Capital One Arena on Monday (7:30 PM ET, NBC Sports Washington locally, NBCSN nationally) that goaltender Vitek Vanecek, who left the first … Continue reading

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Game 2 Preview: Capitals Look to Continue First Round Series Lead Against Bruins on Monday

The Washington Capitals host the Boston Bruins in Game 2 of the first round in the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday (7:30 PM ET, NBC Sports Washington, and NBCSN). The Capitals lead the series 1-0 after pulling out a … Continue reading

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N1KY Throwback: Remembering Nicklas Backstrom’s Hat Trick Against The Montreal Canadiens in the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs – April 17, 2010

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images On April 15, 2021, Washington Capitals Center Nicklas Backstrom played in his 1,000th regular season game as a member of the team. While Stanley Cup Playoff games do not count in that number, Backstrom has been a … Continue reading

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Round 1, Game 2 Preview: Capitals Look To Go Up 2-0 Before The Series Shifts To Raleigh

Photo: CBC The Washington Capitals can extend their First Round series lead to 2-0 with a win against the Carolina Hurricanes at Capital One Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Capitals took Game 1 by a score of 4-2 on Thursday … Continue reading

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