With the 4 Nations Face-Off now complete, the trade deadline looms large and is less than two weeks away. Where does each team stand, and what moves should they be looking to make? We continue our look around the league with the Washington Capitals.
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Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals downed the Anaheim Ducks, 3-0, Tuesday night at Capital One Arena in Washington. Logan Thompson stopped all 18 shots he faced for his fifth career shutout and first shutout as a Capital.
Ethen Frank scored his first NHL goal to break a 1-1 tie in the third period and the visiting Washington Capitals went on to defeat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Saturday night.
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals defeated the Nashville Predators by a score of 4-1 on Saturday night to extend their point streak to seven (4-0-3).
Prospect Ethen Frank scored his first NHL goal Saturday against the Nashville Predators, roughly 24 hours after logging his first career point (an assist) against the Montreal Canadiens on Friday.
Photo: @Capitals The Washington Capitals fell to the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2(OT), Friday night at Capital One Arena in the District. The loss drops the Capitals’ record to 27-11-4 (58 points) on the season.
The 5-foot-11 sniper landed an NHL contract from Washington for the 2023-24 season after exploding for 30 goals in 57 games during his rookie AHL showing with Hershey.
The Washington Capitals placed left-wing Ethen Frank, centers Riley Sutter and Alex Limoges, and defensemen Hardy Haman Aktell and Chase Priskie on waivers on Saturday following their 8-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets the previous night, according to PuckPedia.
With the 2023-24 American Hockey League (AHL) season now in the books, we continue our annual Washington Capitals prospect review and forecast series for the past season.
The Washington Capitals signed forward Ethen Frank to a two-year deal and defenseman Chad Priskie to a one-year deal on Sunday, according to PuckPedia.
Photo: Eric Lord On December 8, the Hershey Bears saw their nine-game winning streak come to a halt with a 4-1 road loss to the Syracuse Crunch. Two days later, the chocolate and white dropped a 3-1 decision to the Charlotte Checkers at the Giant Center.
Screen cap: AHL TV The Hershey Bears downed the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 4-1 Wednesday night at the Giant Center in Hershey, PA. Alex Limoges opened
Screen cap: AHL TV The Hershey Bears trounced the Cleveland Monsters, 6-0 Saturday night at Giant Center in Hershey. Pierrick Dube scored twice and Hendrix Lapierre, Ethen Frank, Alex Limoges and Mike Sgarbossa each added goals in the victory.
Photo: Charlotte Checkers The Hershey Bears downed the Charlotte Checkers, 5-2 Saturday night at Bojangles’ Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. Aaron Ness scored his first of the season, Ethen Frank added three tallies and Joe Snively scored his seventh of the season in the victory.