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The Capitals have won two in a row and four of five to move into a playoff position in the Eastern Conference. Winnipeg lost its final three games on a lengthy road trip.
Thirteen days earlier in Manitoba, the Washington Capitals lost to the
Alex Ovechkin scored twice to reach 26 goals this season, Charlie Lindgren stopped all 27 shots he faced and the Washington Capitals beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-0 on Sunday to move back into a playoff position.
Alex Ovechkin has goals in four-straight games after beating Carolina Hurricanes' goaltender Pyotr Kochetkov for his 846th tally of his career. Taking
WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored twice in the third period, and Charlie Lindgren made 27 saves for the Washington Capitals in a 3-0 win against the Winnipeg Jets at Capital One Arena on Sunday.Ovechkin has eight goals during a five-game goal streak, and 848 in his NHL career. John Carlson also scored for the Capitals (35-26-9), who won for the fifth time in six games and moved into the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference, one point ahead of the...
BUFFALO -- The Ottawa Senators scored five goals in the first period of a 6-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres at KeyBank Center on Wednesday.“I thought that we were ready to go,” Ottawa coach Jacques Martin said. “We got some pucks at the net, we got people at the net. Took advantage of our opportunities and, I think, built a nice lead. And then I thought, in the third period, we continued again. Our goaltending was good. Made some key saves. But I thought we shut them down in the third...
Jonathan Drouin scores in OT, as Avalanche rally past Penguins 5-4 for 9th straight win
Brady Tkachuk and Boris Katchouk each collected a goal and an assist during Ottawa's five-goal first period on Wednesday, lifting the visiting Senators to a 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. Ottawa's Drake Batherson joined defensemen Jakob Chychrun and Artem Zub in scoring a goal during the first period. The Senators netted five goals in the opening stanza for the first time since Jan. 8, 2004. Shane Pinto scored into an empty net and added three assists to send the Senators (31-36-4, 66...
Alex Ovechkin, 38, scored twice, becoming the third player in NHL history to have at least 20 goals in 19 straight seasons, lifting the Washington Capitals past the Calgary Flames 5-2 Monday in a critical game in the Eastern Conference playoff standings.
Three Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate, Bernie Moreno, Matt Dolan and Frank LaRose, were out Monday night rallying supporters ahead of the Tuesday Primary Election.
Illinois topped Ohio State 77-74 on Friday night.