Photo: Winnipeg Free Press The Washington Capitals and New York Rangers will meet in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the 10th time ever but first in nine seasons, when New York won Game 7 of the second round in overtime. New York has won six of the series and Washington last beat them in the postseason in 2011, a five-game victory in the first round. Game 1 from Madison Square Garden will be on Sunday afternoon (3 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network locally, ESPN nationally) but the full series schedule has yet to be announced. HOW THEY GOT HERE New York: 55-23-4 regular season (first in Eastern Con ..read more

Photo: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports The Washington Capitals will face the Presidents’ Trophy-winning New York Rangers in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The series is reportedly set to open at Madison Square Garden at 3 PM ET on Sunday but a full schedule has yet to be released. New York went 55-23-4 (.695 points percentage) in their first season under head coach Peter Laviolette, who parted ways with Washington last year after spending three seasons behind their bench. Washington snuck into the postseason after going 40-31-11 (.573) during Spencer Carbery’s first season as a ..read more

Photo: X/@Capitals The Washington Capitals downed the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 Tuesday night at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The victory gives the Capitals a record of 40-31-11 (91 points) for the 2023-24 regular season and a berth in the 2024 postseason. The Capitals opened the scoring on a deflected shot by captain Alex Ovechkin late in the first frame for the game’s first lead and a 1-o advantage at the first intermission. The Flyers tied the game just past the midway point of the middle frame on Erik Johnson’s fifth goal of the season for a 1-1 tie at the second intermission. T ..read more

Photo: DeadSpin The Washington Capitals can clinch the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with any kind of win over the Philadelphia Flyers at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday (7 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network in-market, EPSN+ out-of-market) in both teams’ regular-season finale. Washington has earned three of a possible four points against Philadelphia this season, including a 5-2 win in the District on March 1. Schedule Washington: finishes set of back-to-backs after a 2-0 win over Boston Bruins on Monday, stretch where they play three games in four nights to close out regular se ..read more

Photo by John McCreary/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals beat the Boston Bruins by a score of 2-0 on Monday night in their final home game of the 2023-24 regular-season. The win lifted Washington, who could clinch the second-wild card spot in the Eastern Conference with a win at the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, to 39-31-11 (.549 points percentage) this season. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 16 saves in his sixth shutout of the year, including second against Boston. Washington’s Lines Alex Ovechkin — Connor McMichael — T.J. Oshie Aliaksei Protas – Dylan Strome – Tom Wilson Max ..read more

Photo: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports The Washington Capitals will end their regular-season series against the Boston Bruins on Monday at Capital One Arena (7 PM ET, Monumental Sports Network locally, NHL Network nationally). Washington is 3-2-1 (.583 points percentage) in their last six games against Boston, including a 3-0 shutout win at TD Garden on February 10 and a 3-2 shootout loss in the District 15 days ago. Schedule Boston: ends two-game Metropolitan Division road trip after a 4-1 win over Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday in their first game in four days, rings out regular season vs ..read more

Photo: @TBLightning/X The Washington Capitals defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning by a score of 4-2 Saturday evening at Capital One Arena. The win improved the Capitals’ record to 38-31-11 and 87 points on the season. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 32 saves in the victory. The Lineup Alex Ovechkin — Connor McMichael — T.J. Oshie Aliaksei Protas – Dylan Strome – Tom Wilson Max Pacioretty — Hendrix Lapierre — Sonny Milano Beck Malenstyn — Nic Dowd — Nicolas Aube-Kubel Martin Fehervary — John Carlson Alex Alexeyev — Nick Jensen Trevor van Riemsdyk – Vincent Iorio Lindgren Darcy Kuemper Scratches ..read more

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson notched his 150th career goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday evening, becoming the franchise’s all-time leader in Goals Scored by a defenseman. The goal came at a crucial point in the the club’s game against the Bolts, notching a power play goal at 8:29 to give the Caps a 3-2 lead; assists were credited to Dylan Strome and Tom Wilson. THIS IS A JOHN CARLSON APPRECIATION POST pic.twitter.com/iVl3MaTHYb — Washington Capitals (@Capitals) April 14, 2024 The goal pushed Carlson past Kevin Hatcher to become the Caps’ all-time leader in Goal ..read more

Photo by Ben Ludeman/NHLI via Getty Images The Washington Capitals lost to the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 4-2 on Thursday in their second visit to KeyBank Center in a span of nine days. The loss dropped Washington’s record to 37-31-11 (.538 points percentage) this season. Goaltender Charlie Lindgren made 13 saves in the defeat. Buffalo was eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention earlier this week. The Pittsburgh Penguins were on top of the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 5-4; both teams entered Thursday a point behind Washington for the final postseason spot in the Eastern Conference ..read more

Photo: X/@Capitals The Washington Capitals downed the Detroit Red Wings 2-1, Tuesday night at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, in a critical battle to make the 2024 postseason. The victory improves the Capitals record to 37-30-11 (85 points) on the season. With the win, the Capitals now hold the second wild card spot. Following a scoreless initial stanza, the Capitals got late goals from Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin and excellent goaltending from Charlie Lindgren to take a 2-0 lead into the second intermission. The Red Wings added a goal from Patrick Kane as regulati ..read more