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From Silver Seven | about 20 hours ago | 0 reads

Another Hutson Is On His Way To NHL: Capitals Sign Cole Hutson

Reigning Calder Trophy winner Lane Hutson will have yet another brother to contend with in the NHL, as the Washington Capitals are officially signing his young brother Cole to an entry-level contract.  ANOTHER HUTSON INCOMING 🦅 Cole Hutson is coming out of college to join the @Capitals ! Powered by @SAP pic.twitter.com/Oaj91jjIUl — NHL (@NHL) March 15, 2026 It’s a three-year, $2.925 million deal, with a $975,000 AAV.   Cole Hutson, a 5'10" defenseman, was the Caps' second-round pick ...

From NHL Trade Rumors | 4 days ago | 0 reads

Public Skate: Bruins vs. Capitals

Welcome back to another riveting edition of the Preview Skate! Public Preview? In any case, here we are, with another Saturday afternoon game for the B’s. This time, they’ll be facing the Washington Capitals in D.C. The Capitals remain on the edge of the playoff picture, sitting at 73 points. That’s five points behind the […]

From Stanley Cup of Chowder | 5 days ago | 1 read

John Carlson's Projected Extension Number With Ducks

It was a heartbreaking moment for John Carlson and the Washington Capitals — players and fans alike — when the 17-year Caps veteran was dealt at the trade deadline to the Anaheim Ducks.  "He was really crushed by being traded by the only team he's ever played for," said insider Pierre LeBrun on TSN Insider Trading . Many around town thought the franchise's all-time top defenseman should have received a better farewell than a middle-of-the-night voicemail to let him know he'd been traded. ...

From NHL Trade Rumors | 6 days ago | 3 reads

Owen Tippett dominates in every way possible as Flyers beat Capitals

Owen Tippett had one of those games. The Philadelphia Flyers winger might not have been on the score sheet a whole lot against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night, but he was all over the ice and showed just how he can take over a game using all the tools he has. At the end of the night, Tippett scored one goal, an empty netter at that. He added an assist on an extremely pretty goal by Trevor Zegras. And Tippett was third among Flyers forwards with 16:40 ice time, behind Christian ...

From Broad Street Hockey | 7 days ago | 4 reads

Flyers vs. Capitals: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread

The Flyers are back in action tonight and ready to kick off the first leg of this midweek back-to-back, and, even more critically, looking to find a way to bounce back from a very tough loss to the Rangers on Monday. They’ll have to get through another divisional rival to do it, as they have a tough Capitals team in front of them, so this won’t be an easy task, but this Flyers team has often flexed their resilience so far this season, and its next test lies ahead. Puck drop:  7:30 p.m. Ho...

From Broad Street Hockey | 8 days ago | 2 reads

Wednesday Morning Fly By: Good day to capitalize

*The Flyers are back at it tonight, at 7:30 p.m. for some reason. They’ll be taking on the Capitals, who are better than the Rangers, so who knows how this is going to go. If you’re a subscriber over at Charlie’s website, you can check out his thoughts on the last game before this one. [ PHLY ] *Danny Briere sat down with the Inky to answer some pointed post-deadline questions, including some thoughts on Matvei Michkov’s recent play and how he feels about his performance at the deadline. ...

From Broad Street Hockey | 9 days ago | 3 reads

Today In NHL History - Backstrom's Own Goal

On March 9th in 2008, Washington Capitals rookie center Nicklas Backstrom had the misfortune of scoring an extremely untimely own goal against goaltender Cristobal Huet, breaking a deadlocked game to give their archrival Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 lead with 28 seconds to play. Adding insult to injury, the blunder was credited to Ovechkin's nemesis-in-chief, notorious Washington Capitals killer

From In the Pressbox | 10 days ago | 3 reads

Morning Skate: Busy

Happy Sunday, folks! The Bruins turned in a much-improved performance on Saturday afternoon, beating the Washington Capitals at TD Garden by a score of 2-1. The B’s got goals from Pavel Zacha and Viktor Arvidsson, plus 22 saves from Jeremy Swayman. The game probably could have gone a bit differently if Tom Wilson didn’t miss […]

From Stanley Cup of Chowder | 12 days ago | 3 reads

Public Skate: Bruins vs. Capitals

Welcome to Saturday, folks! After a relatively quiet trade deadline, the Bruins are back in action today — and it’s a pretty important game in the playoff race. As always, treat that 12:30 start time with an asterisk, as this is an ABC game. We could place bets on what time puck drop actually happens. […]

From Stanley Cup of Chowder | 12 days ago | 6 reads

Capitals complete a trade for San Jose Sharks defenseman

  General Manager Chris Patrick of the Washington Capitals made a move to bolster the team's blueline today. In addition to t rading away 17-year veteran John Carlson , he added Timothy Liljegren in a trade with the San Jose Sharks .  Patrick didn't spend much to acquire him with a 2026 4th-round pick, not much to release him from the clutches of general manager Mike Grier and the Sharks, who are another Pacific Division team in a rebuilding stage.  Off to Washington! 🦅 Timo...

From NHL Trade Rumors | 13 days ago | 4 reads

Sharks Trade Liljegren to Washington Capitals

The San Jose Sharks have traded defenseman Timothy Liljegren to the Washington Capitals. As of this moment, we’re still waiting to see what the return is on this trade. Update: The Sharks will receive Vegas’ 2026 fourth- round pick from Washington in exchange for Liljegren. Remember that San Jose gave up Matt Benning, a 2025 third-round pick and a 2026 sixth-round pick to the Toronto Maple Leafs to acquire Liljegren.  The 26-year-old Liljegren never seemed to find a place in the Shar...

From Fear The Fin | 13 days ago | 4 reads

Shocking Trade: Washington Capitals Deal John Carlson to Anaheim Ducks

The Washington Capitals and Anaheim Ducks pulled off a stunning trade in the wee hours of Friday morning, as the Capitals sent franchise legend John Carlson to Anaheim. The trade sees Carlson head to the Ducks, and the Capitals receiving a conditional 2026 or 2027 first-round pick, and a third-round pick in 2027. John Carlson is being traded to Anaheim — Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 6, 2026 NEWS | The Washington Capitals have acquired a conditional first-round pick in either the 2026...

From NHL Trade Rumors | 14 days ago | 5 reads

TRADE: Capitals & Golden Knights Completing Deal For Top Defensive Center

The Vegas Golden Knights are acquiring the fourth-line center they were looking for, in Nic Dowd from the Washington Capitals, per insider David Pagnotta. Washington is trading Nic Dowd to Vegas — David Pagnotta (@TheFourthPeriod) March 5, 2026 The deal was made official late this morning, with the Golden Knights sending goalie Jesper Vikman, currently playing in the AHL, and two draft picks: a 2027 third-rounder, and a 2029 second-rounder. 🔄 OFFICIAL: The Golden Knights have acquired forward ...

From NHL Trade Rumors | 14 days ago | 4 reads

Bottom Six Minutes: Cole Caufield is making modern Habs history

Embroiled in an increasingly heated battle for positioning in the Atlantic Division, the Montreal Canadiens hosted the Washington Capitals on Saturday night with a chance to move back into the top three. On the heels of a disappointing overtime loss that saw the Habs surrender a third-period lead, they left no doubt this time around, putting home two empty-netters late in the game to secure a huge 6-2 regulation win. The win, and frankly the overall success of the Habs this season wouldn’...

From Eyes On The Prize | 18 days ago | 3 reads

Canadiens vs. Capitals Top Six Minutes: Habs’ offence moves them back up the order

First period Cole Caufield had a good chance in the opening seconds, but couldn’t get it through. Caufield blocks a shot and turns it into a breakaway, and he’s not going to miss a second scoring opportunity. Despite Montreal having a lead, the crowd at the Bell Centre is pretty quiet. Maybe they’re waiting to see how they play while up a goal. Noah Dobson takes a couple of punches from Brandon Duhaime after an icing call, but those seem to be allowed tonight...

From Eyes On The Prize | 19 days ago | 3 reads

Canadiens vs. Capitals: Game thread, lines, and how to watch

Game 59: Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals Start time:  7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Capitals region: MNMT Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+ The Montreal Canadiens’ lineup has seen a few changes since Thursday’s loss to the New York Islanders. Jakub Dobeš steps back into the crease, looking to at least keep the Canadiens’ point streak alive for a seventh consecutive game while he will try to extend a person...

From Eyes On The Prize | 19 days ago | 3 reads

Montreal Canadiens Making Trade Calls On Two Players

The Montreal Canadiens are sitting in a spot where it might finally be time to make a real deadline buying push again. Montreal is currently sitting in the first Wild Card spot in the East with 73 points, four points ahead of the Washington Capitals , who are looking in. Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman says the Canadiens have poked around Nashville Predators center Ryan O’Reilly, and RG.org’s Marco D’Amico adds they’ve also made a quick call on Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen.&...

From NHL Trade Rumors | 19 days ago | 3 reads

Canadiens vs. Capitals: Game preview, start time, Tale of the Tape, and how to watch

Game 59: Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals Start time:  7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST In Canada: CityTV, Sportsnet East (English), TVA Sports (French) In the Capitals region: MNMT Streaming: ESPN+, Sportsnet+ The Montreal Canadiens came out of the Olympic break with another overtime game, their 20th of the opening 58 games of the season. Normally good in three-on-three this year, where they’ve claimed nine of their wins, they dropped a second consecutive decision in the ext...

From Eyes On The Prize | 19 days ago | 3 reads

Taking Stock of the Canes’ Possible Playoff Opponents

The Carolina Hurricanes have defeated their first playoff opponent in each of their seven seasons in which Rod Brind’Amour has been behind the bench. The quality of those teams has been a mixed bag. In 2019, they slayed a behemoth in the reigning Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals. In 2022, they knocked off a 107-point […]

From Canes Country | 19 days ago | 2 reads

Travis Konecny subtly hints that the Flyers just need more talent

The Philadelphia Flyers dropped their all-important return to action against the Washington Capitals and now conversations have started once again about how this team might just not be good enough to even think about the playoffs for a while. Whether it is looking at a blue line that lacks a true top defenseman — with all the love to Travis Sanheim — or a forward group that has skill on the flank but the spine is severely lacking any scoring or drive; there just is not a whole lot going o...

From Broad Street Hockey | 21 days ago | 2 reads

What Flyers’ next 5 games will (and won’t) tell us before NHL trade deadline

The Flyers started their 26-game gauntlet to wrap up the season Wednesday night against the Capitals. It’ was a four-point divisional game against a club who, like Philadelphia, are on the outside looking in regarding a playoff spot. And despite the fact the Flyers have three games in hand on Washington, the team has a batch of clubs they have catch if they want to get a wildcard spot. Or even back in the conversation. Perhaps the one saving grace is that Philadelphia might have a better but n...

From Broad Street Hockey | 21 days ago | 3 reads

Takeaways: Flyers fall in first game back to Washington 3-1

The Flyers returned from their post-Olympic break but fell to the Capitals 3-1. The loss puts the Flyers in a far deeper hole than they were before the break when it comes to their now-slimmer playoff hopes. The basics First period: No scoring Second period: 13:52 – Rasmus Sandin (Hendrix Lapierre, Jakob Chychrun) Third period: 0:29 – Noah Cates (Travis Sanheim, Bobby Brink), 14:08 – Trevor van Riemsdyk (Declan Chisholm, Aliaksei Protas), 19:34 – Aliaksei Protas (Unassisted) (SHG) (E...

From Broad Street Hockey | 22 days ago | 2 reads

Flyers @ Capitals: How to watch, lineups, and gamethread

We’re back at last! It’s been almost three weeks since we’ve seen the Flyers on the ice for a game, but finally, they’re back at it for the first of two games on the road before they return home again this weekend. It’s an uphill battle they’re facing, and in front of them tonight will be a tough divisional rival (and a team sitting between them and a playoff spot) in the Capitals, and the Flyers will have to find a way to hit the ground running quickly if they want to regain some of the ...

From Broad Street Hockey | 22 days ago | 4 reads

Rick Tocchet unveils puzzling lineup as Flyers return from Olympic break

It’s good to be back. The Philadelphia Flyers are actually playing hockey Wednesday night for the first time in 20 days thanks to the NHL’s pause for the 2026 Winter Olympics, as they visit the Washington Capitals. But, what has not been missed is Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet putting out some lineups that are largely questionable. There are several reasons why the lineup that Tocchet unveiled at Wednesday’s morning skate makes almost every single Flyers fan tilt their head and go “Now, ...

From Broad Street Hockey | 22 days ago | 3 reads