NHL Recap: Maple Leafs, Capitals, Oilers, Jets, Canucks & More
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Garnet Hathaway
Capitals’ Role Players Must Step up to Have a Long Playoff Run
Now that the All-Star break has come and gone and the players had their fun, it’s time to get back to figurative and literal business. Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson…
Capitals’ Hathaway & Sheary Shine on Road Trip
This isn’t a jinx. That must be established right away, and all superstitious precautions have been taken. The Washington Capitals, though suffering through major injuries and early roster uncertainties, have…
5 Takeaways From the Capitals’ 2-0 Shutout of the Kings
The Washington Capitals are back. Granted, they weren’t gone for long – they’ve lost just once, versus the Anaheim Ducks, in their last six games, but a shutout win over…
Capitals Will Have to Scratch a Good Forward When Eller Returns
The Washington Capitals are firing on all cylinders. Now halfway through the abbreviated 2020-21 season, their current seven-game winning streak has lifted them near the top of the league standings.…
Capitals Need Holtby, Kuznetsov & Hathaway to Step Up in the Playoffs
As the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs approach, the Washington Capitals are entering one of the most confusing and uncertain postseasons in their 46-year history. Every player on every team is…
Eller, Hathaway, Capitals Beat Lightning 5-2
TAMPA, Fla. — Lars Eller and Garnet Hathaway scored 44 seconds apart early in the third period and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 on Saturday…
Vrana’s Goal Gives Capitals 3-2 Victory over Ducks
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jakub Vrana scored the go-ahead goal less than two minutes into the third period and the Washington Capitals beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in a physical battle Friday night.
Travis Boyd and Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored for Washington. Br…
Capitals’ Hathaway Suspended 3 Games for Spitting
NEW YORK — Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway has been suspended three games for spitting on an opponent. The NHL announced Hathaway’s suspension Wednesday after a hearing with him. He…
NHL GMs to Re-Examine Skate-in-the-Air Offside at March Meeting
TORONTO — The NHL is going to take another run at tweaking its offside rule. The league’s general managers shot down a proposed change 2 1/2 years ago that would…
Capitals’ Hathaway Ejected for Spitting on Ducks’ Gudbranson
Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway has been ejected from a game for spitting on a player from the Anaheim Ducks. Hathaway spit on defenceman Erik Gudbranson during a brawl late…
Capitals’ Garnet Hathaway: A Real Gem
The more kinks that are ironed out at the beginning of the season, the better the chances of spring play. Several Washington Capitals speed bumps that need paving are player…