Washington Capitals

Lars Eller, a consistent veteran presence for the Capitals over the past seven seasons, has been traded to the Avalanche for a 2025 second-round pick.

The Capitals also signed defenseman [Nick Jensen](https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3025608/nick-jensen) -- an irreplaceable member of the blue line -- to a three-year, $12.15 million extension Tuesday. [Dmitry Orlov](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/5646/dmitry-orlov), [Garnet Hathaway](https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3149633/garnet-hathaway), [Erik Gustafsson](https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3891922/erik-gustafsson) and [Marcus Johansson](https://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/5714/marcus-johansson). This latest trade by Washington fits the bill on what general manager Brian MacLellan has been focused on ahead of Friday's 3 p.m. MacLellan has moved several experienced players over the past week, including He also brings championship pedigree to the reigning Stanley Cup holders. A tough, two-way center with good defensive instincts, Eller projects to slide into the Avalanche's bottom-six rotation and can contribute on the penalty kill.

The Washington Capitals have signed Kamloops Blazers forward Ryan Hofer to a three-year, entry-level contract. Capitals general manager Brian MacLellan ...

The Washington Capitals have signed forward Ryan Hofer to a three-year entry level contract. Hofer's contract will carry an average annual value of $851,666.67 (NHL) and $82,500 in the AHL. The product of Winnipeg, Man.

Defenceman Nick Jensen has signed a three-year extension worth $4.05 million with the Washington Capitals, the team announced. The deal carries a cap hit of ...

150 overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft. The Washington Capitals have re-signed defenseman Nick Jensen to a three-year contract extension. Defenceman Nick Jensen has signed a three-year extension worth $4.05 million with the Washington Capitals, the team announced.

In December, ESPN's Greg Wyshynski spoke to Washington Capitals principal owner, Ted Leonsis, about the future of the team. Leonsis was clear: the Caps are ...

The Washington Capitals are a wagon, running at high speed, trying to keep the wheels from falling off. The Caps [signed goalie Charlie Lindgren to a three-year deal](https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2022/07/13/capitals-sign-charlie-lindgren-to-be-their-backup-goaltender/) despite his limited NHL experience. When he is on the ice, the Capitals control a lower share of expected goals (47.3 percent) than any other forward except Kuznetsov. [His hip-resurfacing surgery has not rejuvenated him](https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2022/06/22/professional-athletes-that-get-hip-resurfacing-surgery-typically-do-not-have-successful-returns/). The team is not good enough to win a Stanley Cup, nor will they be for basically the rest of the decade. In this sport, with the exception of the late-00s Blackhawks, old age is an unambiguous liability. The Caps signed Sonny Milano in October after the player [lost his place in Anaheim and went unsigned after a tryout in Calgary](https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2022/10/15/report-sonny-milano-to-sign-with-washington-capitals/). That deal follows the rules of the Promise Strategy, but it does not exceed it. The Capitals have five picks in the 2023 draft, one in every round but the third and sixth. The optimal scenario is the players either re-signing with the team or getting traded for players and picks before Friday at 3 PM. Think of the injuries as an exhaust valve, venting the pressure of the Promise, built up from nearly a decade of going for it: trading futures (although, to MacLellan’s credit, mostly not first-round picks) for NHL players that could and did help with playoff pushes in those short terms. We’ve since heard that promise cited by reporters like Tarik El-Bashir and Elliotte Friedman, and that promise is crucial to understanding how the team is operating right now.

Washington Capitals defenseman Nick Jensen sustained an upper-body injury during Wednesday night's game against the Anaheim Ducks.

Throughout his seven-year career with the Red Wings and Capitals, he has registered 115 points (15 goals, 100 assists) in 469 contests. He plays a critical role on the penalty kill and currently sits third among Capitals players logging 20:58 of ice time per game. [CapFriendly](https://www.capfriendly.com/players/nick-jensen), the contract holds a cap hit of $4.05 million beginning in the 2023-24 campaign and running through 2025-26.

The Eller trade came about an hour before the Capitals were due on the ice for their morning skate ahead of Wednesday night's game against the Anaheim ...

Even as his name swirled in trade speculation, Eller said last week that he was focused on remaining professional and helping the Capitals pull out of their midseason slump. It was not immediately clear whether Sandin would be ready for Wednesday night’s game — he was sorting out immigration and visa issues that came in the wake of Tuesday’s move. Washington’s blue line is still in flux; star John Carlson, who was hit in the head by a puck in December, remains out, and veteran Trevor van Riemsdyk could be moved before Friday’s deadline. He was a key contributor during the Capitals’ Stanley Cup run in 2018 and scored arguably the biggest goal in Capitals history, The acquisition of Eller will bolster Colorado’s lineup with a veteran who has deep playoff experience and has shown a knack for timely postseason goals. Later in the evening, the Capitals shored up their blue line further by re-signing defenseman Nick Jensen to a three-year deal.

Welcome to the fifth installment of NoVa Caps' Washington Capitals Monthly Prospects Report for the 2022-2023 season. The report summarizes activities for ...

One of Miroshnichenko’s highlights for the month of February was scoring his third goal in the KHL on his nineteeth birthday on February 4. On February 25, in a game against ECH Biel-Bienne, he scored his sixth goal of the season at 18.11. The first was on the team’s second goal that came at 4:05 in the first and equaled the score at 1-1. When he becomes a consistent part of the play in a game he is formidable and his shot continues to impress. He has potted a team high five game-winning goals and is second on the team in assists. For the month, Clark played in two games for a total of 14:58, faced six shots and saved five of them. He tied the game in the second period when he tapped in a feed from Joe Snively on the back door. He leads the Bears in assists with 28 and in power play assists with 12. Malenstyn scored his second goal of the month in the first period on February 26 versus Belleville. He played 52 games for Chicoutimi (QMJHL) in the 2018-19 season, 19 games for Chicoutimi (QMJHL) in the 2019-20 season, 30 games for Chicoutimi (QMJHL) in the 2020-21 season and a career high 54 games for Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) in the 2022-23 season. His other assist came in the first game of the month on February 1 when his shot was redirected by Connor McMichael for the Bears first goal at Lehigh Valley. He sprung Henrik Rybinski for a shorthanded goal in the second period against Hartford on February 11.

The Washington Capitals have traded forward Lars Eller to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for a 2025 second-round pick, according to Daily Faceoff's ...

Washington has struggled as of late and sits seventh in the wild-card race, with the team opting to start selling ahead of Friday’s deadline. Eller was a consistent 25-30-point scorer during his six years with the club, with his best production coming in 2012-13 when he had 30 points in just 46 games. But after just seven games with the Blues in 2009-10, Eller was shipped out to Montreal in the deal that sent Jaroslav Halak to St.

Tom Wilson scored his second goal of the game 1:09 into overtime and the Washington Capitals defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Wednesday night.

ABSENCES APLENTY Capitals D Nick Jensen did not return after sustaining an upper-body injury in the first period. John Gibson made 36 saves, but Anaheim has not won four in a row this season. Oshie’s centering pass during the extra 3-on-3 hockey.

Injuries to defensemen Nick Jensen and Martin Fehervary cast a pall over Tom Wilson's overtime game-winner in a 3-2 road win over the Ducks.

“It’s going to be a lot of fun to be a part of. He took part in the Capitals’ morning skate earlier in the day, introducing himself to teammates and getting extra work with the team’s assistant coaches alongside forward Aliaksei Protas, who was also a healthy scratch Wednesday night. Then Fehervary left the game with a lower-body injury — both he and Jensen are listed as day-to-day — leaving the back end with just van Riemsdyk, Alexeyev, McIlrath and Irwin for the remainder of the game. Just eight seconds into the third period, the Capitals took a 2-1 lead on a rocket from the slot by Wilson, who one-timed a feed from van Riemsdyk after a takeaway. It included Alexander Alexeyev, who had not played since January, and Dylan McIlrath, who was appearing in just his sixth game since being called up from the team’s minor league affiliate in Hershey, Pa., his most extensive NHL action in four years. Fresh off signing a three-year contract extension a night earlier, Jensen entered the contest energized by his new deal — but as he charged into the corner and poked at a loose puck, his left shoulder banged into the side of Ducks defenseman Simon Benoit.

ARLINGTON, Va. - The Washington Capitals have signed forward Ethen Frank to a one-year, two-way contract ($750,000/$205,000) for the 2023-24 season, ...

Frank served as assistant captain for Western Michigan (NCAA) in 2021-22 and recorded 39 points (26g, 13a) in 38 games. Frank, who signed an AHL contract with Hershey on April 11, 2022 after a five-year collegiate career at Western Michigan University, has recorded 42 points (25g, 17a) in 50 career AHL games with the Bears. Frank, 25, has recorded 41 points (24g, 17a) in 45 games with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) this season.

Frank, 25, has taken the long route to get to this point but just never stopped improving. A five-year career at Western Michigan University culminated in an ...

At this point, after succeeding at every lower level, the Capitals might as well give him a real tryout next training camp. The deal will carry an NHL salary of $775K, and an AHL salary of $205K. Most attributed that to simply playing competition much younger than him, but the right-shot forward has proved his doubters wrong this year, acclimating to the AHL without issue.