ARLINGTON, VA The Washington Capitals have seen their fortunes change in recent weeks, going 4-1-1 in their last six games. That success comes despite a slew of injuries as players got hurt in four consecutive games. But with several veterans out of commission, skaters from down the depth chart have stepped up to fill…
The Washington Capitals are set to take on Metropolitan Division rival, the Philadelphia Flyers, on Friday night. After an 8-3 shellacking at the hand of the Detroit Red Wings in their last game, head coach Spencer Carbery changed up his lines at Thursday's practice. Carbery's biggest change was placing rookie center Hendrix Lapierre on the…
Mike Sgarbossa was waived by the Washington Capitals out of Training Camp. The move allowed the center to be recalled from the AHL's Hershey Bears a few times this season as insurance due to injury. Sgarbossa was able to because once you're waived by an NHL team, you are exempt from going on waivers again…
The Washington Capitals didn't play their best on the road against the Detroit Red Wings, which is unfortunate in such a pivotal game. The first period was all Wings, as the scoreboard testified. Shayne Gostisbehere started us off with a rocket off a shot that seemed to get redirected off Beck Malenstyn. Lucas Raymond made…