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The South Carolina Stingrays, the Washington Capitals' ECHL affiliate, held their annual Teddy Bear Toss game on Sunday. Just 8:32 into the first period, forward Austin Magera potted a rebound from a Tyson Empey shot past the Trois-Rivieres Lions' goaltender and brought down clouds of teddy bears and other stuffed animals onto the ice. It…

Hunter Shepard didn't play in the Washington Capitals 4-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, but he certainly had the biggest adventure of any player that night. The Hershey Bears' starter was called up to the Capitals hours before puck drop due to Charlie Lindgren being unable to play or back up Darcy Kuemper. Lindgren…

In a season full of firsts, Ryan Hofer joined the milestone party on Friday. The Capitals' 2022 sixth-round pick scored his first professional goal in the Hershey Bears' 5-4 victory over the Bridgeport Islanders. The 21-year-old center prospect scored with eight seconds remaining in the first period to give the Bears a 2-0 lead. First…

Dylan McIlrath made his physical presence felt in the first period against the Vegas Golden Knights, Tuesday. Making his season debut for the Capitals, McIlrath leveled Jonas Rondbjerg with a huge shoulder-to-shoulder hit as the Golden Knights forward turned to the center of the ice. McIlrath was, of course, immediately challenged to fight seconds later,…

Hunter Shepard, the Hershey Bears' starting goaltender, was called up to the Washington Capitals on Friday for his second stint with the NHL team the season. While the move seemed curious at first, the reason became crystal clear when Spencer Carbery held his press conference with media after the team's morning skate in Newark, NJ.…

The Washington Capitals are less than a month into the 2023-24 season and have already seen four different goaltenders dress for games. One major reason for that has been the injury issues that regular backup Charlie Lindgren has faced. Those issues reared their ugly head again during Monday's skate as Lindgren left Capitals practice early…

The Washington Capitals are back at Capital One Arena to take on the Minnesota Wild. The game marks another crucial early test against a fast-skating, quick-strike team. Will the Capitals be able to handle it for three periods? We'll see! The Capitals' transformed lines from their 6-4 win over the Devils will return against the…

The Washington Capitals honored the Hershey Bears' 2023 Calder Cup championship team before their game against the Minnesota Wild. The Bears' leadership group which included captain Dylan McIlrath and alternate captains Mike Vecchione and Aaron Ness participated in a ceremonial faceoff with Capitals' captain Alex Ovechkin and former Capital Marcus Johansson. View this post on…

The Hershey Bears' final game of a four-game road trip ended with a disappointing 5-1 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The Bears had won four straight since starting their season getting shutout 4-0 by the Belleville Senators on their banner-raising night. Thursday was the Bears' first game since their starting goaltender Hunter Shepard received a…

A few more notes on Saturday’s OT loss in Montreal, good news in Hershey, and things might not be as bad as they seem for the Caps.