Ethen Frank added his second NHL goal as Washington won consecutive games for the first time since before the Christmas break.
WASHINGTON — Logan Thompson stopped all 19 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season, and the Washington Capitals beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 on Tuesday night.
Logan Thompson made 18 saves for the Washington Capitals in a 3-0 win against the visiting Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night. It was his first shutout with the Capitals and the fifth of his five-year NHL career.
Rust scored the Penguins' lone goal during a 4-1 loss to the Capitals on Saturday while also logging two shots and a minus-1 rating. Rust was able to toe drag the puck past a sliding John Carlson and put it in the back of the net midway through the third period,
Logan Thompson stopped all 18 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season to help the Washington Capitals beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-0. Thompson improved to 19-2-3 since joining the Capitals, who have won two in a row.
The teams battle on the in second, the Pens have the puck a lot but the Caps keep them almost entirely to fighting for space around the outside. Rickard Rakell heads to the penalty box and Pittsburgh kills it off before surrendering a goal soon after.
One night after getting a goalie goal, the Pittsburgh Penguins (19-21-8) struggled to get a skater to score. The revamped and increasingly dominant Washington Capitals (31-10-5) smothered the Penguins’ every offensive hope and got just enough offense to pin down the Penguins for a 4-1 at Capital One Arena Saturday.
If the Washington Capitals didn't have enough incentive to try to keep defenseman Jakob Chychrun around past the end of this season, he gave them reason No. 13 on Saturday night.The 26-year-old, who was traded to the nation's capital from the Ottawa Senators during the offseason,
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Sportsnet: Stephen Whyno on the Washington Capitals may want to extend defenseman Jakob Chychrun before getting to pending UFA goaltenders Logan Thompson or Charlie Lindgren.
Ovechkin’s goal also produced Washington’s 30th victory of the season – the Caps join Winnipeg as the second team in the League to reach that plateau in 2024-25 – and it helped Logan Thompson nail down his 20th victory of the season, and his second consecutive shutout.
The Capitals will look to keep trending in the right direction against Ottawa, as Jakob Chychrun makes his return for the first time since being traded.