Not only were the Washington Capitals defeated by a 4-3 score in a shootout during Friday evening’s game at Honda Center, but they also lost rookie forward Ryan Leonard following a controversial hit delivered by Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba late in the opening 20 minutes of play.
The Washington Capitals have made some strides recently as they work through a bit of a middling start. It’s been tough sledding for the Capitals, but they are beginning to rebound.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
The Washington Capitals seemed well on their way towards reclusion a few seasons ago. They managed to win the first Stanley Cup in franchise history in 2018 — but by 2022, only eight members of the Cup-winning roster were still in Washington.
The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions once again. In some ways it’s unbearable for Toronto Maple Leafs fans, watching the team that eliminated them make almost light work of the rest of the field en route to back-to-back championships.
Carbery’s playing career consisted of a couple good college seasons that included back-to-back 20-goal campaigns at St. Norbert College of the NCHA. Moreover, as he transitioned to the professional ranks, his playing career never took off.
Washington Capitals head Spencer Carbery was awarded the Jack Adams Award for the 2024-25 season after leading Washington to a 51-22-9 record and the top mark in the Eastern Conference with 111 points, a 20-point gain over the 2023-24 season where Washington slipped into the postseason on the final day of the season.
Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals was named the winner of the 2024-25 Jack Adams Award on Saturday. The honor is presented to the NHL coach who is judged to have made the biggest contribution to a team's success.
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube finished 10th place in voting for the Jack Adams Award, granted to the NHL’s best head coach. Berube received one second-place vote and two third-place votes in his first season with the Maple Leafs.
The NHL announced on Saturday that Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery has received the Jack Adams award as the top head coach in the league for the 2024-2025 season.
The league announced that Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery has won the 2025 Jack Adams Award as “the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team’s success,” as selected by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association.
The Blackhawks announced they’ve named Jared Nightingale as the head coach of their AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs. He replaces Mark Eaton, who took over as Rockford’s interim head coach to end the campaign after Anders Sorensen was promoted to the NHL bench to serve as the Blackhawks’ interim in the wake of Luke Richardson’s firing.
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a list of head coaches they are considering, but they could be looked at as risky candidates.
The Washington Capitals were dominated in round two by their division rival Hurricanes, and after the loss, Spencer Carbery had praise for one big star.
The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes play Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday. Carolina took control of the series with a 4-0 shutout win on Saturday in Raleigh.
The Washington Capitals are looking to go up 2-1 as they head to Carolina, and now coach Spencer Carbery has taken a subtle shot at their opponents. Through
Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery has been named a 2025 Jack Adams Award finalist. Winnipeg Jets’ Scott Arniel and Montreal Canadiens’ Martin St.
Spencer Carbery, the Washington Capitals' head coach, made shocking comments after eliminating the Montreal Canadiens from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. It
When the Toronto Maple Leafs managed to escape a first-round exit for the first time since 2004, it was largely thanks to a power play that showed up and capitalized on chances.
As we pass the midway point of the 2024-25 NHL regular season, a trending topic in hockey circles is who fans and pundits would give their midseason awards to.
Head coach Spencer Carbery has the Washington Capitals off to an incredible start in 2024-25. The Capitals lost Alex Ovechkin to injury, which was an unfortunate blow to their team.
The Washington Capitals acquired forward Pierre-Luc Dubois from the Los Angeles Kings in June, a move most pundits saw as a gamble by general manager Brian MacLellan.
Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery made his debut with the team in the 2023-2024 season. The Capitals had just come off of their worst season in recent history, led by Peter Laviolette, in which they missed the playoffs for the first time in nine years.
The National Hockey League playoffs are always a great spectacle, especially in the first round, when there are eight series to watch. Once again this year, the show is on the road, but there are far more one-way series than we’ve been used to in recent years.