The Washington Capitals recalled Ivan Miroshnichenko from the Hershey Bears on Monday morning with uncertainty facing their lineup ahead of a back-to-back Monday and Tuesday nights. The Capitals play the Ottawa Senators at home before jetting to Michigan afterward to face the Detroit Red Wings. TJ Oshie was placed on injured reserve earlier in the…
The Washington Capitals played host to the Ottawa Senators on Monday night as they continue to try and claw their way back into a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Ottawa gives up a lot of goals but can also score a lot of goals so this had the chance to be a fun one.…
Alex Ovechkin broke into the NHL with the Washington Capitals during the 2005-06 season. At that time, the Capitals' wore jerseys sporting the Screaming Eagle crest in white and the Capitol Dome logo in black. Eighteen years later, Ovi's fondness for these logos has grown exponentially and Monday, he showed his latest deference to the…
Washington Capitals winger Sonny Milano has not played in a game since December 10 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Milano has been on injured reserve with an upper-body injury since December 14 and after getting back on the ice has been participating in practices and morning skates in a light blue, non-contact jersey. That has now…
The Washington Capitals have some of the most elaborate and absurd pregame rituals in all of hockey. Each Capitals player has specific handshakes or chest bumps they do with each other in the tunnel while Alex Ovechkin will yell gibberish at his teammates like naming real and fake Italian dishes at Sonny Milano that rhyme.…