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WTOP (1500 AM) was the Capitals' first radio home through the 1986–87 season. After nine years on WMAL (630 AM), the games returned to 1500 AM for the 1996–97 season. [3] Ron Weber was the first announcer, and he never missed a game through his retirement at the end of the 1996–97 season. [4]
The Capitals took a 3–0 series lead, but the Flyers extended it to game six, thanks to a 44-save performance by goaltender (and former Capital) Michal Neuvirth. The Flyers only had 11 shots during the game, the fewest in franchise history for a playoff game. [9] The Capitals won game six, however, to win the series 4–2.
Despite this, the Penguins jumped out to a 2–0 series lead, winning both games in Philadelphia. The Flyers won Game 3 in overtime, but NHL history was made in Game 4. Tied at 1–1, the game stretched to five overtime periods and set the record for the longest game played in the modern era of the NHL.
Larry Zeidel (1971–72); Bobby Taylor (1976–1989); Bill Clement (1989–1992, 2007–2020) [2]; Gary Dornhoefer (1992–2006); Steve Coates (1999–2014); Keith ...
Game two proved to be one of the most notable games in Capitals-Penguins playoff history, as Crosby and Ovechkin both scored hat-tricks in the game. Steckel was the only other player in the game to score a goal, thus giving Washington a 4–3 win (with Ovechkin's third goal being the winning goal) and a 2–0 series lead with the series ...
For the postseason, the Capitals drew the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round and managed to force a game 7 after being down three games to one in the series. However, they ultimately lost to the Flyers 3–2 in overtime. [10] After the season concluded, Boudreau's efforts were rewarded with a long-term contract extension.
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Monumental+ is a direct-to-consumer streaming service including access to all Capitals, Wizards and Mystics games that air on the network, for $19.99 a month or $199.99 a year. The service originally launched on October 10, 2023 with no specific brand name, [ 22 ] and relaunched as Monumental+ on September 17, 2024.