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The Washington Capitals lost to the Buffalo Sabres in regulation 4-2 on Thursday -- their seventh L in the last eight games. The untimely defeat could come back to haunt them. Not only did the Capitals fall out of the second wild card playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but they now no longer control…
The Washington Capitals were outplayed by the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night. But goals from Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin -- coming just two minutes and five seconds apart -- combined with sublime goaltending by Charlie Lindgren (42 saves) were enough to net the Capitals a clutch 2-1 victory. The…
A day ahead of a rare solar eclipse in the United States, the sun played havoc during the Washington Capitals and Ottawa Senators game at Capital One Arena, Sunday. Yes. Sunlight. In an indoor arena. Officials whistled play dead with 12:31 remaining in the first period as Senators goaltender Joonas Korpisalo was blinded by the…
The Washington Capitals are on the outside looking in of the Eastern Conference playoff picture. With the Capitals' depressing 4-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night, they have lost four games in a row and fallen behind the New York Islanders for the second wild card spot in the East. The Islanders won…
The Washington Capitals secured a point on Saturday night after their 3-2 shootout loss to the Boston Bruins and moved into third place in the Metropolitan Division, leapfrogging the Philadelphia Flyers in the standings due to a tiebreaker. The Flyers got blown out by the Chicago Blackhawks 5-1 in regulation, giving both teams 82 standings…