The NHL announced the date for the 2024 Draft Lottery on Friday. The event, held at NHL Network’s New Jersey studio, will take place on Tuesday, May 7 with the exact time still to be announced. The lottery will determine the exact order of the first 16 picks in the draft and will be aired live on ESPN, Sportsnet, and TVA Sports. The 2024 #NHLDraft Lottery set for May 7. https://t.co/r6R8psa2rV pic.twitter.com/PQdo23DIF8 — NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 26, 2024 The San Jose Sharks, who finished with a 19-54-9 record, will have the best odds (18.5 percent) at getting the first overall s ..read more

Ivan Miroshnichenko is set to play in his first career NHL playoff game on Friday night against the New York Rangers. Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery spoke on Miroshnichenko’s upcoming debut during his pregame media availability Friday after sitting the rookie forward out of the first two games in the series. Miroshnichenko’s absence from the team’s lineup also extended into the end of the regular season. The young Russian has sat out since skating just six minutes against the Ottawa Senators on April 7. Still, Carbery wasn’t concerned about any sort of readjustment period as re ..read more

The Washington Capitals could get some major reinforcements for their Game Three lineup against the New York Rangers. Defensemen Rasmus Sandin and Nick Jensen shed their non-contact jerseys before the team’s morning skate on Friday and have been deemed possibilities to play by head coach Spencer Carbery. Both defenders suffered upper-body injuries late in the regular season and did not feature in the first two games of the Capitals’ first-round series against New York. “I will find out post-practice,” Carbery said Friday. “This is a positive step, right? They’re not wearing non-contacts s ..read more

Capital One Arena will play host to Game Three of the Washington Capitals-New York Rangers first-round playoff series on Friday night at 7 pm. To get properly ready for the big game, Aramark — the arena’s food vendor — is ready to burn your mouth off in a way that would make Caps captain Alex Ovechkin proud. Fans in attendance will be able to order a new “DC Flammin’ Hot Fried Chicken Sandwich” if they traverse up to a concession stand in section 422. The new sandwich, likely a nod to Ovechkin’s habit of eating a bag of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos on the team’s plane for road trips, is one of a few sp ..read more

An area inline rink that was destroyed by a wildfire in late March is being rebuilt thanks to a combined $30,000 donation announced by the Washington Capitals on Thursday. The Monumental Sports & Entertainment Foundation, MSE chairman and CEO Ted Leonsis, and the National Hockey League partnered to deliver the sum to Support Hoover Ridge, Inc. for the Madison County Parks and Recreation Hockey Program. The Madison County, Virginia rink was a complete loss after high winds caused a fire on March 20. The Capitals announced today a combined donation of $30,000 from @MSEFndn, MSE chairma ..read more

ARLINGTON, VA — After the Washington Capitals clinched a playoff spot in Game 82 against the Philadelphia Flyers last week, they celebrated with a rousing rendition of Eric Church’s “Talladega” in the locker room. Head coach Spencer Carbery confirmed that the tradition started midway through the season and center Dylan Strome suggested that it centered around goaltender Charlie Lindgren, but both stayed mum when pressed for further details. “You know what? I’m going to bite my tongue,” Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery told RMNB ahead of Game One. “I — normally, that’s a players’ thing. If t ..read more

Alex Ovechkin does not have a goal in the first two games of the Washington Capitals’ first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers. Unable to get open looks at Rangers netminder Igor Shesterkin, the legendary sniper has registered just one shot in 38:49 of ice time. Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery acknowledged Ovechkin’s early-series struggles after Game Two, saying the team’s captain “looks a little bit off.” With the series shifting to DC, the Capitals will need Ovechkin to find some of his regular goal-scoring form again if they want to dig out of their 2-0 hole. “Not good, b ..read more

ARLINGTON, VA — The Washington Capitals started the first round of the 2024 NHL playoffs with a whimper, dropping their first two games to the New York Rangers. After losing 4-1 to kick off the series, the Caps fared somewhat better in Game Two, falling 4-3 but launching a sustained, albeit failed, comeback push in the final minutes. Still, a 2-0 deficit in the series means the team will have little room for error as they attempt to reverse their fortunes back in DC. While head coach Spencer Carbery credited his players for improving their five-on-five play in Game Two, he highlighted the need ..read more

After the Capitals lost the opening two games of their first-round series against the New York Rangers last week, head coach Spencer Carbery appears to be considering a lineup change as the series shifts to Washington. Rookie forward Ivan Miroshnichenko took rushes on the team’s fourth line at practice on Thursday, replacing Nicolas Aube-Kubel on the right wing. Aube-Kubel took the scratches’ skate after practice, indicating that Miroshnichenko is in line to get a sweater for Game Three. Carbery declined to change his forward corps in Game Two after losing in Game One but now seems ready for a ..read more

The Washington Capitals practiced at home on Thursday for the first time since kicking off their first-round series against the New York Rangers and forward Sonny Milano was absent from the skate. Milano did not practice as he took a “maintenance day” per the Capitals. The 27-year-old winger went without a point in Game One and Two. “We’ll see tomorrow morning,” head coach Spencer Carbery said post-practice. The New York native skated the second-fewest minutes among Capitals skaters in Game Two, taking the ice for just 10:58 of the 4-3 loss. His line with Hendrix Lapierre and Max Pacioret ..read more