Welcome to another NHL Predictions. Each day, here at Last Word On Hockey, we provide in-depth analysis, insights, and predictions for NHL games. For this edition, we take a look at the Washington Capitals facing the Philadelphia Flyers.
PHILADELPHIA — The Washington Capitals skate into Xfinity Mobile Arena on Tuesday night fresh off a convincing 4–1 win over the Islanders, looking to extend their surge as they visit the Philadelphia Flyers, who had a rare night off on Monday.
With 25 games left in their season, the Washington Capitals mentally are in postseason mode. The Capitals will look to extend their winning streak to four games Tuesday night when they visit the slumping Philadelphia Flyers.
It has been an up-and-down season for the Washington Capitals, but throughout the ride, Alex Ovechkin has continued to make NHL history. The all-time goals leader in NHL history scored his 20th goal of the season, moving into second all-time for most 20-goal seasons.
Martin Fehervary and Anthony Beauvillier scored 31 seconds apart in the second period, and rookie Clay Stevenson stopped 31 shots, as the Washington Capitals rallied for a 4-1 victory over the visiting New York Islanders on Monday night.
There's more to hockey than scoring goals and stopping pucks. For some players, putting up points came second to their main task: angering their opponents.
The Washington Capitals have activated Matt Roy off of injured reserve, per The Hockey News’ Sammi Silber. In a corresponding move, the team placed netminder Logan Thompson on injured reserve.
WASHINGTON — The New York Islanders invade the nation’s capital Monday night to take on the Washington Capitals in what’s shaping up to be a lively midweek rivalry game with playoff implications and a fair share of pride on the line.
The Washington Capitals got a bit more clarity with their crease on Monday, as it appears that Charlie Lindgren will be out through the Olympic break, although his injury isn’t considered long-term.
The Washington Capitals closed January on a needed positive note. They could improve their postseason chances with a victory over the visiting New York Islanders, who are ahead of them in the Metropolitan Division standings, on Monday night.
Michael Kim has shared a pointed reaction to Johnson Wagner’s attempt to recreate Brooks Koepka’s viral cart-path shot on CBS. Johnson Wagner drew attention during live PGA Tour coverage after attempting to recreate a Brooks Koepka shot played from the concrete cart path.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — What looked like a routine afternoon for the Carolina Hurricanes — cruising to an easy win after jumping to a 3–0 lead — turned into a classic “Capitals find a way” story Saturday night at Capital One Arena.
Justin Sourdif scored the game-winning goal at 1:42 of overtime as the Washington Capitals erased an early three-goal deficit to beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 on Saturday night.
The Capitals will be without a key forward for the next little while. Head coach Spencer Carbery told reporters including Sammi Silber of The Hockey News
A couple of players are going to miss a little bit more time. When speaking to the media on Saturday, Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery revealed that forward Connor McMichael is out week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
The Washington Capitals went into the 2025-26 NHL season as one of the more believable teams when it came to winning the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference.
Some nights in sports are about more than the final score. Friday’s Los Angeles Lakers game against the Washington Wizards was one of those nights. While
The NHL trade market has been turned on its head after New York Rangers superstar Artemi Panarin was made available. There are no shortage of teams with varying levels of interest in the Russian ahead of the March 6 deadline — and the Washington Capitals are one of them, as Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on Friday.
Charlie Lindgren delivered one of the wildest “hockey guy” moments of the 2025-26 season Thursday night in Detroit, pulling out one of the gutsiest performances in recent NHL memory.
Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson is day-to-day as he is dealing with an upper-body injury, head coach Spencer Carbery confirmed Thursday. The timing is far from ideal, with the Winter Olympics less than two weeks away.
Not the best news for a team trying to get back into the playoff race, or for a country about to pursue a gold medal. When speaking to the media on Thursday, Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery stated that goaltender Logan Thompson is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
It’s been an up-and-down season for the Washington Capitals. The team that was once first in the Metropolitan Division has now dropped out of playoff contention entirely and sits sixth in the Eastern Conference.
The Washington Capitals find themselves in a dogfight in the standings of the Metropolitan Division with 56 points through 52 games played. The Carolina Hurricanes, Washington’s opponent in the second round last spring, is the only team to surge away from the grouping with 67 points through 51 games.
Alex Ovechkin is already the NHL's all-time leading goal-scorer, but he still keeps finding ways to reach new personal milestones for the Washington Capitals. He did it again on Sunday night against the Nashville Predators.