Last season, John Carlson led the defense in scoring with 53 points. The next highest defenseman was Rasmus Sandin with 23 points, then Trevor van Riemsdyk, who had just 14 points. This year ...

Carlson could rank among the all-time great blueliners – including some former Caps – by the time his career ends ...

A little over a year after Rasmus Sandin made his debut with the Washington ... has skated alongside John Carlson on the top pair. His offense has tailed off from the hot start to his Washington ...

Rasmus Sandin has heard a familiar refrain throughout ... tied with Trevor van Riemsdyk for second among Washington’s defensemen behind John Carlson’s 11, and he has scored a goal in the ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals appear to have avoided an injury scare with Rasmus Sandin, who returned ... off the ice by Aliaksei Protas and John Carlson and was ultimately helped down ...

Rasmus Sandin, who was injured in Sunday ... “We just got to play better,” John Carlson said bluntly.

The Washington Capitals have secured the services of defenseman Rasmus Sandin for the foreseeable ... he’s stepped into a top-pairing role alongside John Carlson, at times logging an impressive ...

Washington Capitals left wing Andrew Mangiapane (88) celebrates his goal with defensemen John Carlson, right, and Rasmus Sandin, second from left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game against ...

After having off Easter Sunday, the Washington Capitals got back to work with a Monday practice, and got positive news on the injury front as Rasmus Sandin took the ice. Head coach Spencer Carbery ...

Here are the combinations: Alex Ovechkin-Dylan Strome-Tom Wilson Aliaksei Protas-Pierre-Luc Dubois-Connor McMichael Taylor Raddysh-Lars Eller-Ethen Frank Brandon Duhaime-Nic Dowd-Andrew Mangiapane ...