The Vancouver Canucks come home for a quick one-game stop as they face the Washington Capitals on Saturday night for Hockey Night in Canada. Saturday’s game precedes a three-game road trip for the Can

Early on, a quick shot by Martin Fehervary beat Kraken goalie Joey Daccord over the blocker. The goal was called back for offside, though, as John Carlson welcomed the blueliner to the island of Capitals defensemen with disallowed goals this season.

Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory.

Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson has emerged into one of the top players at his position during the 2024-25 NHL season.

Getting back in there with the guys and being in the room again, I can’t overstate how much I love this team and how much I love the guys,” Lindgren said after Thursday’s game.

Last night though, Lindgren returned for his first start since going on injured reserve, and delivered a 3-0 shutout of the Seattle Kraken on the road at Climate Pledge Arena. So naturally, the team had to celebrate with a singalong of Lindgren’s Michisota Boys cover of “Talladega” in the locker room after the victory.

The Washington Capitals and Logan Thompson have fit together perfectly this season. The team's improvement is largely due to the teams' stellar goaltending duo

Aliaksei Protas, Ethen Frank and Alex Ovechkin scored as 20 proved to be the magic number, and Charlie Lindgren posted his first shutout of the season en route to a 3-0 win over Seattle. Here are all the takeaways from the win, which makes Washington the first team to hit the 70-point mark this season.

The Capitals have “engaged more meaningfully” in extension talks with pending unrestricted free-agent goaltender Logan Thompson ’s camp recently, Pierre LeBrun of TSN and The Athletic reports Friday.

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals are looking to keep a six-game win streak intact when they take on the Vancouver Canucks. Vancouver is 8-10-6 in home games and 20-17-10 overall. The Canucks rank fifth in the league with 192 total penalties (averaging 4.1 per game).

Washington’s mostly western road swing continues when the Capitals play the middle match of their five-game journey on Saturday night in Vancouver. Heading into Saturday’s game with the Canucks, the Caps carry a six-game winning streak and a 12-game point streak (9-0-3).