I don't think signing someone to be a 13th forward who will play only a handful of games makes a lot of sense for this team, nor does replacing Dowd. The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals are owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment, headed by Ted Leonsis. The team rebounded to win the Southeast Division, thereby earning the third seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. At the time it was the longest game in the building's history and was eventually decided by a power-play goal by Tampa Bay. On April 4, 2019, the Capitals clinched their fourth straight Metropolitan Division title and with that accomplishment, Washington became only the second organization in NHL history to win four consecutive division titles twice in their history (Boston Bruins from 1927 to 1928 to 1930–31 and again from 1975 to 1976 to 1978–79). The 2008–09 season was highlighted by the play of Mike Green (who was the third of the Capitals' three first-round selections in Ovechkin's draft year) and Ovechkin. With a crowded left side of Dmitry Orlov, Brenden Dillon, Jonas Siegenthaler, Martin Fehervary, and Michal Kempny (presumably on LTIR) and a tight salary cap, a move of some kind is likely on the horizon. [10] On January 1, 2015, the Washington Capitals defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 3–2 in the annual NHL Winter Classic at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. I included Holtby in the list of possible targets just because MacLellan did not shut the door completely and said that he would circle back with his agent in free agency, but it really does not make sense for him or the team for Holtby to come back. 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The team responded to fan complaints by reaching a temporary deal in January 2017 to place the rest of its games on WWDC-HD2, which is available metro-wide to those with HD Radios and has a low-powered analog signal that covers the city itself. Aided by key acquisitions at the trade deadline (Matt Cooke, Sergei Fedorov and Cristobal Huet), Ovechkin's NHL-leading 65 goals,[5] and Mike Green's league defensemen-leading 18 goals, the Capitals won the Southeast Division title for the first time since the 2000–01 season, edging out the Carolina Hurricanes for the Division title on the final game of the season. [46], In addition to players, members of the local sports media that cover the Capitals, and the NHL, were honored by the Hockey Hall of Fame. Full Washington Capitals roster for the 2019-20 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. Every game in the series was decided by a one-goal margin; previously, no single series in the Stanley Cup playoffs had ever gone as far as six or seven games while neither team ever held more than a one-goal lead. They faced the Penguins again in the second round, and this time, on May 7, 2018, they were able to beat the Penguins in the second round with an overtime goal on the road in Game 6 by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Speaking of which, that is why I believe Travis Boyd's time in Washington is done. The Capitals ended the year 23–46–10–3, tied for the second-worst record, along with the Chicago Blackhawks. This acquisition puts John Carlson, Justin Schultz (acquired yesterday), Nick Jensen, and now van Riemsdyk on the right side of Washington’s blueline. © NHL 2020. The Capitals finally made the Wales Conference Finals in 1990, but went down in a four-game sweep at the hands of the first-place Boston Bruins. The most up-to-date breaking news for the Washington Capitals including highlights, roster, schedule, scores and archives. The 1986–87 season brought even more heartbreak, with a loss to the Islanders in the Patrick Division Semi-final. [20] In the following season, the Capitals clinched another division title, but lost to the New York Islanders in the first round of the 2020 playoffs. [15] In the 2017 playoffs, the Capitals defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in six games in the first round to set up a second consecutive showdown with the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second round.

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