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Did Alex Ovechkin score? Nope. Plus: With a hat trick in tonight’s game, the third of his career and his first as a Washington Capital, Dylan Strome set a new career high in goals with 29. He set his previous high of 27 with the Capitals last season, and his last hatty came on January 26, 2022 as a member of the Blackhawks. Minus: Strome caught another puck up high … [Read more...] about Capitals @ Islanders Recap: Strome’s Hat Trick Leads Caps to 3-1 Victory

The Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets met yesterday for the second time in as many days. Saturday’s 7-0 shutout loss in Columbus clearly did not go Washington’s way, but the hope was that they would bounce back in DC yesterday and snag a win in their final home game of the season. Sadly, that was not the case. The Caps had a much better start to their game, but it … [Read more...] about Capitals-Blue Jackets: How the Game Was Lost

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The Caps get set to play the final home game of their regular-season slate, taking on a Columbus team that kicked them around just over 24 hours ago. They’ll have the captain back in the lineup, but most importantly for the Caps will be to start to find their game again and ramp up for the playoffs – and perhaps exact a little revenge for yesterday’s drubbing in the process. … [Read more...] about Capitals vs. Blue Jackets Game Thread 4/13

Did Alex Ovechkin score? He sure did! Career goal 896 came just 1:10 into the first period, making Jet Greaves the 184th goalie Ovechkin has scored against in his career. Plus: Jet Greaves might have shut out the Capitals yesterday, but he didn’t today! That’s called progress, boys and girls and babes. Minus: The Washington Capitals have now allowed three or more goals in 11 … [Read more...] about Capitals vs. Blue Jackets Recap: Columbus Jets to Back-to-Back Wins with 4-1 Victory in DC