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The Washington Capitals had a 2-1 lead but coughed it up late in the third period to fall in overtime 3-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights. It was the second straight game the Caps dropped in overtime after losing in a shootout the night before against the Carolina Hurricanes. Things stared off good for the […] Capitals drop second straight game in overtime - Stars and Sticks - … [Read more...] about Capitals drop second straight game in overtime

The Washington Capitals put in another uneven effort and paid for their inconsistency with another loss after regulation. Playing their second game in as many nights, the hometown Capitals came did manage another standings point. However it was another costly loss as emerging forward Beck Malenstyn would leave the game with an injury in the first period. The first period the … [Read more...] about Caps retreat against Vegas, fall in OT

The Washington Capitals haven’t updated T.J. Oshie’s status after exiting Saturday’s game early other than to tell reporters including Samantha Pell of the Washington Post that he is out indefinitely. Oshie did not travel with the team to Carolina and will not play in tonight’s game. John Carlson is also out with a lower-body injury and will not play tonight, but the team … [Read more...] about T.J. Oshie Out Indefinitely With Lower-Body Injury

The Washington Capitals have assigned Clay Stevenson to the ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays, suggesting he has recovered enough to start getting back into game action. The 23-year-old was a free agent signing out of Dartmouth and underwent hand surgery at the beginning of October. Given a timeline of four to six weeks from then, his recovery seems to be right on track. … [Read more...] about Clay Stevenson Assigned To ECHL

Playing without T.J. Oshie and John Carlson, the Capitals lost a second-period lead, then dropped the tiebreaker in a 3-2 road defeat. … [Read more...] about Shorthanded Capitals can’t keep the Hurricanes at bay in a shootout loss