NHL May 2, 2021 Penguins shut out Capitals 3-0 to reclaim 1st place in East Bryan Rust scored two unassisted goals, Tristan Jarry made 23 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins shut out the Washington Capitals 3-O Saturday night to reclaim first place in the East Division.
NHL April 29, 2021 Guentzel wins it in OT as Pens, Caps clinch playoffs Jake Guentzel scored his 22nd goal 2:11 into overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-4 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night in a result that clinched both teams' place in the playoffs.
NHL April 27, 2021 Sprong scores early, Capitals shut out Islanders 1-0 Daniel Sprong scored 1:29 in for his third goal in two games, Vitek Vanecek made 18 saves and the Washington Capitals shut out the New York Islanders 1-0 on Tuesday night to win their first home game with fans this season and sweep a three-game series between the teams.
NHL April 25, 2021 Capitals dominate Islanders 6-3 to stay in 1st in East Daniel Sprong scored twice in injured Alex Ovechkin’s place on Washington’s top line, Ilya Samsonov made 21 saves and the Capitals beat the New York Islanders 6-3 Saturday night.
NHL April 18, 2021 Krejci, Bergeron, Marchand score 2 as Bruins beat Caps 6-3 David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron and Brad Marchand each scored two goals and the Boston Bruins held off the Washington Capitals 6-3 in an at times heated matchup between the East rivals on Sunday.
NHL April 14, 2021 Mantha shines in debut, Ovechkin scores as Caps rout Flyers Anthony Mantha had a two points in his Washington debut, Alex Ovechkin scored the 728th goal of his NHL career and the Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-1 Tuesday night for their third consecutive victory.
NHL April 12, 2021 No cap crunch for Capitals, who land Mantha at deadline Flat cap or not, the Washington Capitals refused to stand by and watch their division foes improve their rosters without making a move at the NHL trade deadline Monday.
NHL April 12, 2021 Caps roll 8-1 in Chara's 1st game in front of Bruins fans T.J. Oshie scored one of his two goals in Washington's three-goal first-period and former Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara played his first game in front of Boston’s fans in the Capitals’ 8-1 victory Sunday night.
NHL April 9, 2021 Jeremy Swayman wins 2nd NHL start, Bruins beat Capitals 4-2 Brad Marchand scored a shorthanded goal, Jeremy Swayman made 31 saves to win his second NHL start and the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Thursday night.
NHL April 4, 2021 Great 8: Ovechkin scores historic PP goal, Caps sweep Devils Alex Ovechkin moved into a second-place tie on the all-time list for NHL power-play goals and the Washington Capitals beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Sunday, completing a sweep of their eight-game season series.
NHL April 2, 2021 Barzal has 3 goals, 2 assists as Islanders beat Capitals 8-4 Mathew Barzal had three goals and two assists, Jordan Eberle scored twice, and the New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals 8-4 Thursday night.
