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“I’m Excited To Build On What I Did This Year And Get Better”: Dylan Strome Reflects On Career Season As Capitals End 2022-23 Season

Posted on April 15, 2023 by Michael Fleetwood

Screenshot: Washington Capitals Saturday was “breakdown day” for the Washington Capitals. The day symbolically represents the final day of the 2022-23 season for the team, as players hold final meetings  with management and hold their final media availability with local press.

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Strong Finish From Stromer: Dylan Strome Finishing First Season As A Capital In Impressive Fashion

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Michael Fleetwood

John McCreary/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals’ inking of forward Dylan Strome to a one-year, $3.5 million deal in the 2022 offseason has proven to be a worthy investment, as the former first-round pick of the Arizona Coyotes has … Continue reading →

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Sensational Season From Strome: Dylan Strome Sets Career-High in Points In 5-2 Capitals Loss to Rangers

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Michael Fleetwood

John McCreary/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals’ 5-2 loss to the New York Rangers at Capital One Arena on Sunday afternoon was yet another step closer to what has been an overall, disappointing season for Head Coach Peter Laviolette’s … Continue reading →

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Same Ol’ Nicky: Nicklas Backstrom Records First Regular Season Point in Second Game Back This Season; First Point in 264 Days

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Michael Fleetwood

Bruce Bennett/Getty Images In his second regular season game played since April 28, 2022, Washington Capitals Center Nicklas Backstrom recorded his first point of the 2022-23 season against the Philadelphia Flyers.

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Winning on a Waiver and A Signing Success: Nicolas Aube-Kubel Scores in Consecutive Games, Sonny Milano Notches 100th Career Point

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Michael Fleetwood

Patrick Smith/Getty Images The Washington Capitals will welcome back lineup linchpins Tom Wilson and Nicklas Backstrom in the not-too distant future, but since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, the club has received contributions from throughout the lineup to cushion … Continue reading →

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All-Star Eight: Alex Ovechkin Passes Teemu Selanne in Points With Goal Against Blue Jackets

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Michael Fleetwood

Ben Jackson/NHLI via Getty Images Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin scored a power play goal in the team’s 6-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 5. In doing so, he moved up yet another NHL record book.

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Keep Gus A-Goin’: Erik Gustafsson Continues To Rack Up the Points

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Michael Fleetwood

Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Washington Capitals defenseman Erik Gustafsson may have taken awhile to record his first goal of the 2022-23 regular season but since netting a hat trick on December 17 the offseason signing has been on fire.

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More Goals, More Records: Alex Ovechkin’s 24th and 25th Goals of the 2022-23 Season Bring More Distinctions For Capitals Captain

Posted on December 31, 2022 by Michael Fleetwood

Alex Ovechkin has had one historic regular season, one that is not even halfway completed. On the last day of 2022, the Washington Capitals’ captain finished by making more history with a couple of goals against the Montreal Canadiens.

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Dmitry Orlov Passes Al Iafrate in Goals Scored, Now Ninth All-Time Among Franchise Defensemen

Posted on December 19, 2022 by Michael Fleetwood

Scott Taestsch/Getty Images Over the course of his NHL career, Dmitry Orlov has been among the most durable of the Washington Capitals’ defensemen, and on Saturday night, provided the overtime heroics against the Detroit Red Wings.

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Make It An Occasion, Tiger! Lars Eller Scores in His 900th NHL Game, Two Points Shy of Becoming Second All-Time Leading Scorer Among Danish-Born Players

Posted on December 11, 2022 by Michael Fleetwood

Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images With his Washington Capitals already up by a commanding 3-0 lead (thanks in part to a shorthanded, penalty shot goal from Marcus Johansson), Center Lars Eller padded the lead for his club by scoring his … Continue reading →

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