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1:48First Round Game 1 Highlights: Canadiens at Capitals
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3:16Ovechkin Scores OT Winner To Lift Caps Over Habs In Game 1
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2:09Expectations For Ovechkin For Remainder Of Playoffs
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0:46Ovechkin Breaks All-Time Scoring Record
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5:11Ovechkin Becomes NHL All-Time Leading Goal Scorer
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2:17Highlights: Alex Ovechkin Makes NHL History (4/6)
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1:09MUST-SEE: Alex Ovechkin's 'unbelievable' run to hockey's goal-scoring record
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16:25Breaking News: Alex Ovechkin Breaks Wayne Gretzky's All-Time Goal Record
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0:55Alex Ovechkin 4 goals shy of Gretzky's record
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1:41Highlights: Capitals at Flyers (2/6)
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1:27Highlights: Capitals at Oilers (1/21)
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1:09Highlights: Capitals at Senators (1/16)
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1:09Highlights: Canadiens at Capitals (1/10)
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1:07Highlights: Wild at Capitals (1/2)
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1:12Highlights: Hurricanes at Capitals (12/20)
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1:04Highlights: Capitals at Stars (12/16)
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0:43Highlights: Capitals at Blue Jackets (12/12)
2024 Goaltending
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| Regular Season | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | .731 | 0 |
Top Hunter Shepard News
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Dropped down to minors
Shepard was reassigned to AHL Hershey on Monday.
Shepard will trade places with Clay Stevenson, who was promoted to the NHL roster in a corresponding move. The 29-year-old Shepard has made just one NHL appearance this year, in which he gave up seven goals on 26 shots (.731 save percentage) in a loss to Columbus on Saturday.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Jumped by Jackets
Shepard made 19 saves in Saturday's 7-0 loss to the Blue Jackets.
With Washington having the top seed in the Eastern Conference locked up and resting both Alex Ovechkin and Charlie Lindgren ahead of the playoffs, Shepard didn't get a lot of help against a Columbus squad fighting for its life. It was the first NHL appearance of the season for the 29-year-old netminder. While Lindgren will likely get the nod Sunday in a rematch with the Blue Jackets, Shepard could be between the pipes for one of the Caps' two remaining regular-season games next week, Tuesday against the Islanders or Thursday against the Penguins.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Starting in Columbus
Shepard will patrol the visiting crease against Columbus on Saturday, per Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post.
Shepard will make his first start since being promoted from AHL Hershey on April 4. He has gone 22-11-3 with a 2.81 GAA and an .891 save percentage over 37 minor-league appearances this season. Columbus ranks 11th in the NHL this season with 3.17 goals per game.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Promoted from minors
Shepard was recalled from AHL Hershey on Friday.
The decision to bring up Shepard from the minors likely means that Logan Thompson (upper body) won't be available versus the Blackhawks on Friday. As such, fantasy players should probably be expecting Shepard to serve as the backup to Charlie Lindgren against the Hawks. A back-to-back against the Blue Jackets on April 12 and 13 could give Shepard the chance to start his first NHL game this year -- assuming Thompson isn't back by then.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Sent down Saturday
Shepard was reassigned to AHL Hershey on Saturday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
With Charlie Lindgren coming off IR, Shepard will return to the AHL. Shepard served as Logan Thompson's backup in Washington's last four contests, though he's yet to see any game action in the NHL this year.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Back with Caps
Shepard was recalled from AHL Hershey on Saturday, Tom Gulitti of NHL.com reports.
Shepard will rejoin Washington due to Charlie Lindgren (upper body) landing on IR. The 29-year-old Shepard made four appearances with the Caps earlier this year, going 2-1-1 with an .894 save percentage.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Waived by Washington
Shepard was placed on waivers by the Capitals on Sunday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
Shepard missed the end of the preseason due to a lower-body injury and will be left off Washington's Opening Night roster. He made four regular-season appearances for the Capitals last year and posted a 2-1-1 record, 3.18 GAA and .894 save percentage.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Dealing with lower-body injury
Shepard wasn't on the ice for Wednesday's practice session due to a lower-body injury, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports.
The severity of Shepard's injury isn't clear, but he was being evaluated by the Capitals' medical staff during Wednesday's practice. The 28-year-old started in Washington's preseason loss to the Bruins on Sept. 24, but if he's healthy for the start of the regular season, he'll likely head to the AHL, where he's had plenty of success.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Between pipes Tuesday
Shepard will guard the road crease in Tuesday's exhibition contest versus Boston, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports.
Shepard will play the entirety of Tuesday's preseason game. The 28-year-old is one of the AHL's top netminders -- he's won consecutive Calder Cup championships with the Hershey Bears. Shepard will likely be limited to the AHL again this year, barring injury, after Washington traded for Logan Thompson to form a tandem in net with Charlie Lindgren. Shepard was 2-1-1 with an .894 save percentage and a 3.19 GAA in four regular-season appearances with the Capitals in 2023-24.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Defending crease Sunday
Shepard will patrol the home crease in Sunday's preseason matchup against Philadelphia, according to Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.
Shepard had a 2-1-1 record with a 3.19 GAA and an .894 save percentage in four regular-season outings with Washington in 2023-24. He is expected to split Sunday's contest with Clay Stevenson. The 28-year-old Shepard will likely begin the 2024-25 campaign in the minors, but he must clear waivers to be sent down.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Reassigned to AHL
Shepard was sent down to AHL Hershey on Saturday.
Shepard was recalled when Darcy Kuemper tweaked something during practice Wednesday, but Kuemper was well enough to back up Charlie Lindgren on Thursday. Shepard is 4-2-1 with a 3.18 GAA and an .894 save percentage at the NHL level this season.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Back in NHL
Shepard was recalled from AHL Hershey on Thursday.
Shepard has a 2-1-1 record, 3.18 GAA and .894 save percentage in four appearances with Washington this season. Darcy Kuemper tweaked something during Wednesday's practice, per Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press, and while that might not lead to Kuemper missing time, Shepard was summoned for precautionary reasons.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Returns to AHL
Shepard was reassigned to AHL Hershey on Saturday.
Darcy Kuemper had been dealing with an illness, which is why Shepard was with the Capitals, but Kuemper is healthy enough to serve as the backup goalie Saturday against Chicago. Shepard has a 3.19 GAA and an .894 save percentage in four appearances with Washington this season.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Summoned Friday
Shepard is back up from AHL Hershey on Friday.
Shepard was briefly loaned to Hershey earlier in the day for roster flexibility purposes. If Darcy Kuemper (illness) ends up being available for Saturday's game against Chicago, then Shepard might once again head to the minors.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Sent down to minors
Shepard was sent down to AHL Hershey on Friday, according to PuckPedia.
Shepard was up with the Caps due to Darcy Kuemper's (illness) unavailability against Pittsburgh on Thursday. Still, starter Charlie Lindgren has been linked to a move ahead of Friday's trade deadline, which would open up a roster spot for Shepard. The 28-year-old has played four games for the Capitals this year, recording a .894 save percentage and a 2-1-1 record.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Up from minors
Shepard was summoned from AHL Hershey on Thursday.
Shepard has a 3.19 GAA and an .894 save percentage in four contests with Washington this season. He also has posted a 2.00 GAA and a .919 save percentage in 26 outings with Hershey. Shepard's up with the big club because Darcy Kuemper might miss Thursday's game against Pittsburgh due to an illness.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Sent back to minors
Shepard was reassigned to AHL Hershey on Tuesday.
Shepard saw action in four games while on the NHL roster, posting a 2-1-1 record, 3.18 GAA and .894 save percentage. With Charlie Lindgren (upper body) coming off injured reserve in a corresponding move, he figures to spend the rest of the 2023-24 campaign in the minors, barring another goalie injury in Washington.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Fades late against Devils
Shepard made 22 saves in Wednesday's 6-3 loss to New Jersey.
The Capitals came back once to tie the game at 3-3 late in the second period, but Shepard had plenty of traffic in front of him during the final 20-plus minutes and wound up allowing three more goals on just nine shots down the stretch. Since being recalled from AHL Hershey last week, the 28-year-old netminder has gone 0-1-1 in two starts while giving up eight goals on 64 shots, but both outings came on the second half of back-to-back sets. Darcy Kuemper figures to see the bulk of the work while Charlie Lindgren (upper body) is on IR.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Slated to start Wednesday
Shepard is set to start at home against New Jersey on Wednesday, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com.
Shepard stopped 34 of 36 shots in a 3-2 shootout loss to Nashville in his last start Saturday. He's 2-0-1 with a 2.27 GAA and a .926 save percentage in three outings in 2023-24. The Devils are a difficult assignment, ranking seventh offensively this year with 3.46 goals per game.
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Capitals' Hunter Shepard: Loses in shootout
Shepard allowed two goals on 36 shots in Saturday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Predators.
Shepard made plenty of strong saves in regulation and overtime, but Gustav Nyquist and Ryan O'Reilly put pucks past him in the shootout. The 28-year-old Shepard has not been defeated in regulation this season, going 2-0-1 with seven goals allowed on 95 shots across his three appearances. He'll likely serve as Darcy Kuemper's backup for as long as Charlie Lindgren (upper body) is out.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-0, 215 lbs |
| Birthplace: Cohasset, MN |
| Age: 29 |
| Experience: 1 |
| Shoots: Left |