John Erskine

Capitals top Rangers 2-1 in OT, take series lead

2013-05-10 20:19:00

The New York Rangers scored their only goal in the first minute. Then the Washington Capitals made home-ice advantage work. And in this series, home ice has been critical. Nine minutes, 24 seconds into overtime, Mike Ribeiro was stationed by the...

Rangers hang on to beat Caps 4-3, tie series 2-2

2013-05-08 20:35:00

Dan Girardi and Derek Stepan scored third-period goals for the New York Rangers, who squandered a two-goal lead and then held on to get even in the best-of-seven playoff series with a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. Girardi...

Ovechkin's goal fires up Capitals

2013-05-02 20:32:00

Alex Ovechkin’s franchise-record 31st career playoff goal got the Capitals started before less-heralded teammates Marcus Johansson and Jason Chimera scored 46 seconds apart, and Washington beat the New York Rangers 3-1 Thursday night in Game 1 of...

Scoreboard -- Feb. 25, 2013

2013-02-26 05:44:00

|TV SPORTS| Men’s College Basketball--Indiana at Minnesota, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Memphis at Xavier, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Auburn at Alabama, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Florida at Tennessee, 8 p.m. (ESPN); Wake Forest at Florida State, 8 p.m. (ESPNU); Nebraska at...

Penguins win third straight

2013-02-03 16:21:00

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a game of disputed deflections and odd bounces, with the puck behaving more like that oblong ball with the laces more commonly associated with Super Bowl Sunday. The strangest carom of all came on a simple dump-in that hit a...

Scoreboard -- Feb. 2, 2013

2013-02-02 22:18:00

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NHL Hockey--Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, 11:30 a.m. (NBC) Women’s College Basketball--Oklahoma at West Virginia, Noon (FXSP); Arkansas at Mississippi State, 2 p.m. (FXSP) Men’s College Basketball--...

Capitals show signs of life, hold off Flyers for victory

2013-02-01 20:05:00

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After seeing his team squander third-period leads in each of their last two losses, Washington Capitals first-year coach Adam Oates needed to see some resilience against the Philadelphia Flyers. It didn't come easily, but third-...

Lessons from loss lead to first win for Caps

2013-01-28 00:00:00

It took until the fifth try and the eighth day of the season, but the Washington Capitals finally managed to put together a complete game under the guidance of first-year coach Adam Oates and come away with a victory. Fueled by contributions from every...

Bears and Capitals Extend Agreement

2012-05-23 21:25:00

The agreement has worked well so it makes sense to both the Hershey Bears and Washington Capitals to keep working together. The following is the official release announcing the affiliation extension between the two teams. As part of the agreement, Bears...

Holtby brilliant as Caps even series with Bruins

2012-04-19 20:29:00

Playoff rookie Braden Holtby followed up a shaky outing with a superb one by making 44 saves Thursday night, and Alexander Semin scored the go-ahead goal, leading the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 victory over the reigning Stanley Cup champion Boston...

Washington Capitals defenseman John Erskine (4) and Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Arron Asham (45) fight during the first period of their NHL hockey game in Washington.

2011-12-02 00:00:00