Guentzel wins it in OT as Pens, Caps clinch playoffs
WASHINGTON — Jake Guentzel scored his 22nd goal 2:11 into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals...
Sprong scores early, Capitals shut out Islanders 1-0
WASHINGTON — Daniel Sprong scored 1:29 in for his third goal in two games, Vitek Vanecek made 18 saves and the Washington Capitals shut...
Penguins star Malkin practices, nears return from injury
PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin practiced on Wednesday, indicating he is near a return from a lower-body injury that's kept him out...
Capitals dominate Islanders 6-3 to stay in 1st in East
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Daniel Sprong scored twice in injured Alex Ovechkin’s place on Washington’s top line , Ilya Samsonov made 21 saves and the...
Kuznetsov lifts Capitals past Islanders 1-0 in shootout
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the deciding goal of the shootout, giving the Washington Capitals a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders...
‘Machine’ Zdeno Chara set to play in 1,600th NHL game
Zdeno Chara left the Boston Bruins when they couldn't guarantee him a full-time gig at age 43 and joined the Washington Capitals.
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Bailey, Beauvillier lead Islanders to 6-1 win over Rangers
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Josh Bailey scored twice, Anthony Beauvillier had a goal and three assists, and the New York Islanders beat the Rangers 6-1...
Krejci, Bergeron, Marchand score 2 as Bruins beat Caps 6-3
BOSTON — David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand each scored two goals and the Boston Bruins held off the Washington Capitals 6-3 in...
Reinhart scores twice in Sabres’ 4-2 win over Penguins
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sam Reinhart scored twice, and the Buffalo Sabres played spoiler in the East Division playoff race with a 4-2 win over...
Ovechkin scores 2, Capitals beat Flyers 6-3
PHILADELPHIA — Alex Ovechkin scored twice to move within one goal of Marcel Dionne for fifth place on the NHL’s career goal-scoring list as...
