Tom Wilson scored with 5:38 left to complete his first career hat trick in his 700th game, and the Washington Capitals extended the Anaheim Ducks' losing streak to eight with a 5-4 victory Thursday night. Wilson, a Capitals stalwart since 2013, scored twice during their four-goal first period, with his second goal ending his team's 12-game power-play drought. “It’s a pretty special night,” Wilson said.
Tom Wilson scored with 5:38 left to complete his first career hat trick in his 700th game, and the Washington Capitals extended the Anaheim Ducks losing streak to eight with a 5-4 victory Thursday night.
The Washington Capitals appeared resistant to give young players minutes during the Peter Laviolette era, but with Lavy gone, Alex Alexeyev, seemed ecstatic about his future in DC. Spending much of the 2022-23 season as a healthy scratch and extra defenseman, Alexeyev showed promise at the end of the year while regularly receiving a lineup…
The hockey world got some terribly sad news on Monday. The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that prospect Rodion Amirov passed away at the age of 21. Amirov, the Leafs' 2020 first-round draft pick, was diagnosed with a brain tumor last year and was in Germany receiving treatment. pic.twitter.com/fDiDirWIeG— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) August 14, 2023…
The KHL's Dynamo Moscow tendered qualifying offers to 22 players on Saturday, including one to Washington Capitals prospect Bogdan Trineyev. The move allows Dynamo to keep Trineyev's KHL rights as the team heads into its offseason. If Trineyev decides to stay in Russia past the 2022-23 campaign, Dynamo will have team control of him. Dynamo…