The Capitals put on a warm ceremony to honor Nicklas Backstrom playing his 1,000th game in a Washington jersey, then went out and lost to lowly Buffalo, 5-2.
The Capitals put on a warm ceremony to honor Nicklas Backstrom playing his 1,000th game in a Washington jersey, then went out and lost to lowly Buffalo, 5-2.
Always 'a happy kid,' forward gets a grown-up lesson when Capitals trade him away.
Versatile forward has three goals and two assists in his past two games.
One of the best two-way centers of his era, Nicklas Backstrom came to the Capitals from Sweden at 19 and put down roots in the area, forging relationships that have woven him into the fabric of the D.C. community.
The Capitals also received Michael Raffl from the Flyers in exchange for a 2021 fifth-round pick.
Washington got two goals apiece from Conor Sheary, T.J. Oshie and Lars Eller during an 8-1 laugher in Boston.
With the move, Washington adds $800,000 in salary cap space.
Alex Ovechkin scores again, and Washington grinds out a 4-3 win.
Another early deficit proves too much for Washington to overcome in a 4-2 loss to Boston, dropping the Capitals two points behind the Islanders.
Panik, who has been a healthy scratch in three of the team's last five games, has three goals in 36 games this season.
Vitek Vanecek impressed with 38 saves for Washington, but Brock Nelson’s third-period goal gave New York a 1-0 win.
“We are very disappointed with the District’s failure to grant our waiver as this means Washington D.C. is on track to be one of the last American cities to host fans at indoor sporting events," a Monumental Sports executive said in a statement.
The Capitals won’t try to ramp up one netminder’s workload in the final stretch of the season heading into playoffs. Instead, the plan is to move on with both goaltenders sharing time.
Alex Ovechkin had a goal and two assists, and the Capitals beat the Devils for the eighth time this season.
Dmitry Orlov wins it in extra time after a series of stunning saves from rookie goalie Vitek Vanecek.
Washington will play the Islanders five times in April, including four games at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
New York scored five unanswered goals — including four in the third — to take down first-place Washington, 5-2.
“He’s been having an unbelievable year,” John Carlson said of Justin Schultz. “I think he’s playing as good as I’ve ever seen him play.”
Tom Wilson scored twice as Washington held on for a 5-4 win at Capital One Arena.
The Capitals' window was supposed to be closing. Feel that breeze?
