Capitals’ Tom Wilson accused of dirty hits against Mika Zibanejad
Tom Wilson lived up to his reputation Sunday. The Capitals’ enforcer earned the scorn of Rangers fans by delivering two dirty hits to Mika Zibanejad during the Rangers’ 4-1 win in Game 1 of their first-round series at Madison Square Garden. bought. The first hit came in the second period with the Rangers leading 3-1 […]
Rangers’ Peter Laviolette set for run of reunions, starting with Capitals
Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette couldn’t help but chuckle when asked about facing the Capitals, the team he coached just last season, in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. “I’ve coached a lot of teams,” he said. “If this is a story, I’ll have a story every round.” Indeed, Laviolette and the Rangers […]
Capitals’ Nick Jensen stretched off ice after nasty hit from Lightning
Capitals defenseman Nick Jensen took the brunt of the blow so badly that he left Saturday’s game against the Lightning on a stretcher. When the Capitals played Tampa Bay at Capital One Arena, with 1:34 left in the first period, Jensen chipped the puck in deep from center ice for a big hit off the […]
Capitals, Wizards will stay in D.C. after Virginia arena deal falls apart
WASHINGTON — Late last year, Ted Leonsis told District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser that his teams, the NBA’s Washington Wizards and the NHL’s Washington Capitals, would likely leave Washington for Virginia. When I told her, she said, “No, that’s not true.” In the end, she was proven right. The team remains in the area […]
Wizards, Capitals proposed move not permitted for at least another 24 years, DC attorney general argues
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T.J. Oshie’s freak injury leaves Capitals with ‘fairly high’ concern
The Capitals themselves have concerns about TJ Oshie, which coach Spencer Carberry says are “pretty high.” The Washington forward suffered a non-contact injury in the third period of Thursday’s game against the Lightning in Tampa and was helped to the locker room. “I’ll evaluate it. I’ll know more.” [Friday]But it’s never a good sign to […]
Rangers get Kaapo Kakko back from injury vs. Capitals
Amid the worst stretch of the season, the Rangers have been given a lifeline. Kaapo Kakko has returned from long-term injured reserve and is scheduled to return to action in the Blueshirts' second straight matinee game against the Capitals on Sunday at Madison Square Garden. Although he missed 21 games with a lower-body injury suffered […]
Rangers’ Adam Fox continues scoring burst against Capitals
WASHINGTON — It was no surprise that in the club's two games against the Capitals' goalie, the only Ranger who could score from Charlie Lindgren was his younger brother defensive partner Adam Fox. Perhaps Fox got inside information from Ryan Lindgren. Maybe the Foxes just broke out offensively. Either way, the 25-year-old defenseman led all […]
Rangers collapse in third period against Capitals as losing streak hits four
WASHINGTON — The Rangers' collapse in the third period lasted less than two minutes. On the brink of their first win in a week and a half, the Blueshirts conceded two goals in a span of 1 minute, 53 seconds with 20 minutes remaining and handed Alex Ovechkin their fourth straight loss, 3-2. -less Capitals […]
VA Legislature to take up proposed Wizards, Capitals stadium move in 2024 session
Virginia lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would pave the way for a massive sports and entertainment complex to be built outside Washington, D.C. The proposal, supported by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, would move the NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Washington Capitals to Alexandria after announcing their intention to vacate the District of Columbia. […]