Philadelphia Flyers head coach John Tortorella made history on Friday, become the eighth man to coach in 1,500 NHL games. The milestone was reached via a matchup with the Seattle Kraken that ended in a 2-1 overtime loss for the Flyers. But despite dropping his most recent game, Tortorella has been fantastically successful for much of the rest of this season, currently boasting … [Read more...] about Evening Notes: Tortorella, Askarov, Joseph, Suzdalev
Capitals Recall Hunter Shepard, Assign Ivan Miroshnichenko To Minors
With Charlie Lindgren exiting Friday’s contest early with an upper-body injury and the Capitals back in action tonight versus Nashville, a move needed to be made to get another goalie on the active roster. That move has now been made as the team announced that goaltender Hunter Shepard has been recalled while winger Ivan Miroshnichenko has been sent back to AHL … [Read more...] about Capitals Recall Hunter Shepard, Assign Ivan Miroshnichenko To Minors
Upper-Body Injuries For Lindgren And Fehervary
Capitals goaltender Charlie Lindgren left tonight’s game early with an upper-body injury, the team announced (Twitter link). He appeared to be shaken up on the first shot he faced and was only able to stay in for a few minutes before eventually coming out of the game. The 30-year-old has done quite well this season, posting a 2.29 GAA with a .928 SV% in his first 14 games … [Read more...] about Upper-Body Injuries For Lindgren And Fehervary
Capitals Recall Hendrix Lapierre, Ivan Miroshnichenko
The Capitals brought young forwards Hendrix Lapierre and Ivan Miroshnichenko back up from AHL Hershey this morning. Lapierre, 21, and Miroshnichenko, 19, had appeared in each of Washington’s last three games before the holiday break and are expected to be linemates on a unit centered by Evgeny Kuznetsov tonight against the Rangers. Miroshnichenko, the 20th overall pick in 2022, … [Read more...] about Capitals Recall Hendrix Lapierre, Ivan Miroshnichenko
Washington Capitals Waive Lucas Johansen
12/19: Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman confirms that Johansen has cleared waivers, and may now be sent down to Hershey. 12/18: The Washington Capitals have placed defenseman Lucas Johansen on waivers. The 26-year-old has played in six games with Washington this season, recording one assist, four penalty minutes, and a +1. Johansen made the Capitals roster out of training camp, … [Read more...] about Washington Capitals Waive Lucas Johansen