Sports 22 hours ago Bergeron, Pastrnak and Bruins finish off Capitals in 5 games David Pastrnak couldn't control his excitement with the opportunity to help the Boston Bruins advance in the playoffs, and captain Patrice Bergeron approached the clinching game as if it was the reason he played hockey.
Sports 22 hours ago Bruins' Kevan Miller to miss Game 5 after being hospitalized following Capitals' Dmitry Orlov hit Boston Bruins defenseman will not appear in Game 5 of the Stanley Cup First Round game after he was hospitalized Friday night following a high hit from Caps’ Dmitry Orlov.
Sports 22 hours ago Bruins score 3 PPG, beat Capitals 4-1 for 3-1 series lead The Boston Bruins had to cut short one goal celebration to skate to the defense of a teammate, who was taking some abuse from oft-suspended Capitals forward Tom Wilson.
Sports 22 hours ago Smith scores in 2nd OT to lead Bruins past Capitals 3-2 Craig Smith scored 5:48 into the second overtime Wednesday night to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals and a 2-1 lead in their East Division first-round playoff series.
Sports 22 hours ago Bruins-Capitals first round series extends NHL playoff record Brad Marchand scored less than a minute into overtime to even the first-round series between the Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals 1-1 on Monday night but he also extended a pretty impressive playoff record at the same time.
Sports 22 hours ago Marchand scores in OT, Bruins beat Capitals to even series All Brad Marchand had to show for the first 60 minutes of Monday night's game was two penalties for post-whistle antics.
Sports 22 hours ago Nic Dowd scores in OT, Capitals beat Bruins 3-2 in Game 1 Nic Dowd deflected in T.J. Oshie's shot from the blue line 4:41 into overtime to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday night in Game 1 of the first-round playoff series.
Sports 22 hours ago Capitals beat Flyers in overtime, Penguins win East Division Unable to dress the usual 18 skaters because of injuries and other absences, the Washington Capitals rallied for one accomplishment with the playoffs on the horizon but fell short of another.
Sports 22 hours ago Wilson good to go after injury, eager to move on from dustup Tom Wilson reached out to Artemi Panarin in the aftermath of the most talked about incident in hockey this week, and now he's ready to move on from his latest controversy.
Sports 22 hours ago Column: The NHL embarrasses itself again as MMA On Ice The National Hockey League is an embarrassment.
Sports 22 hours ago NHL fines Rangers $250,000 after scathing criticism of league executive The NHL fined the New York Rangers $250,000 on Thursday in response to the scathing statement the team issued this week calling out the league and its director of player safety, George Parros, for failing to suspend Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson for what it called a “horrifying act of violence” during Monday night’s game.
Sports 22 hours ago Capitals' Tom Wilson leaves game against Rangers early with injury after first period brawls; fans speculate Washington Capitals strongman Tom Wilson left Wednesday night’s game against the New York Rangers after a volatile first period that featured six fights – but fans were quick to question his absence, which the team attributed to an upper-body injury.
Sports 22 hours ago Rangers, Capitals get into 6 fights in aftermath of Tom Wilson's dirty hit The New York Rangers responded to Washington Capitals enforcer Tom Wilson by taking matters into their own hands when the puck dropped at center ice on Wednesday night.
Sports 22 hours ago Rangers fire team president John Davidson, GM Jeff Gorton amid season turmoil: reports In a shocking turn of events, the New York Rangers on Wednesday fired team president John Davidson and general manager Jeff Gorton.
Sports 22 hours ago Rangers put NHL official on notice after Tom Wilson verdict: 'He is unfit to continue in his current role' The New York Rangers made a bold statement against the NHL’s head of player safety George Parros on Tuesday, calling him "unfit" for the job after the league gave Washington Capitals enforcer Tom Wilson another slap on the wrist for Monday’s violent brawl that left the Broadway Blueshirts without its top player.
Sports 22 hours ago NHL slammed for not suspending Capitals' Tom Wilson after Rangers brawl: 'A line was crossed' The NHL was slammed on Tuesday after announcing that Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson was fined $5,000 for a post-whistle scrum during Monday night’s game against the New York Rangers that saw him punch Pavel Buchnevich in the back of the head.
Sports 22 hours ago Sprong sends Capitals to 6-3 win, Rangers eliminated Daniel Sprong’s tiebreaking goal early in the third period propelled the Washington Capitals to a 6-3 victory over the fading New York Rangers, who were knocked out of playoff contention Monday night.
Sports 22 hours ago Penguins shut out Capitals 3-0 to reclaim 1st place in East Bryan Rust scored two unassisted goals, Tristan Jarry made 23 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins shut out the Washington Capitals 3-O Saturday night to reclaim first place in the East Division.
Sports 22 hours ago Guentzel wins it in OT as Pens, Caps clinch playoffs Jake Guentzel scored his 22nd goal 2:11 into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night in a result that clinched both teams' place in the playoffs.
Sports 22 hours ago Sprong scores early, Capitals shut out Islanders 1-0 Daniel Sprong scored 1:29 in for his third goal in two games, Vitek Vanecek made 18 saves and the Washington Capitals shut out the New York Islanders 1-0 on Tuesday night to win their first home game with fans this season and sweep a three-game series between the teams.
Sports 22 hours ago Capitals dominate Islanders 6-3 to stay in 1st in East Daniel Sprong scored twice in injured Alex Ovechkin’s place on Washington’s top line, Ilya Samsonov made 21 saves and the Capitals beat the New York Islanders 6-3 Saturday night.
Sports 22 hours ago Krejci, Bergeron, Marchand score 2 as Bruins beat Caps 6-3 David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand each scored two goals and the Boston Bruins held off the Washington Capitals 6-3 in an at times heated matchup between the East rivals on Sunday.
Sports 22 hours ago Mantha shines in debut, Ovechkin scores as Caps rout Flyers Anthony Mantha had a two points in his Washington debut, Alex Ovechkin scored the 728th goal of his NHL career and the Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 Tuesday night for their third consecutive victory.
Sports 22 hours ago No cap crunch for Capitals, who land Mantha at deadline Flat cap or not, the Washington Capitals refused to stand by and watch their division foes improve their rosters without making a move at the NHL trade deadline Monday.
Sports 22 hours ago Caps roll 8-1 in Chara's 1st game in front of Bruins fans T.J. Oshie scored one of his two goals in Washington's three-goal first-period and former Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara played his first game in front of Boston’s fans in the Capitals’ 8-1 victory Sunday night.
Sports 22 hours ago Jeremy Swayman wins 2nd NHL start, Bruins beat Capitals 4-2 Brad Marchand scored a shorthanded goal, Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves to win his second NHL start and the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Thursday night.
Sports 22 hours ago Great 8: Ovechkin scores historic PP goal, Caps sweep Devils Alex Ovechkin moved into a second-place tie on the all-time list for NHL power-play goals and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Sunday, completing a sweep of their eight-game season series.
Sports 22 hours ago Barzal has 3 goals, 2 assists as Islanders beat Capitals 8-4 Mathew Barzal had three goals and two assists, Jordan Eberle scored twice, and the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 8-4 Thursday night.
Sports 22 hours ago Panarin has goal, 2 assists as Rangers handle Caps 5-2 Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists and the New York Rangers scored five unanswered goals to beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 Tuesday night.
Sports 22 hours ago Capitals hold on to beat Rangers for 10th win in 11 games Tom Wilson had two goals, Alex Ovechkin scored the 724th of his career and the Washington Capitals held on to beat the New York Rangers 5-4 Sunday for their 10th victory in 11 games.
Sports 22 hours ago Ovechkin, Kuznetsov lead the way as Capitals beat Devils 4-3 Evgeny Kuznetsov didn't skate for over two weeks while battling COVID-19, missed eight games total and needed time to feel like himself.