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The Capitals are back: Everything you need to know before Opening Night against the defending champion Hurricanes

The Washington Capitals open their 2026-27 NHL season schedule with a road matchup against the defending Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night. Last season, the Capitals missed the playoffs for the first time under head coach Spencer Carbery, despite recording the seventh-most regulation wins (37) in the NHL. After that failure, the Caps…

by Chris Cerullo

Vincent Desharnais at informal skate

Vincent Desharnais says breathing exercises and journaling helped change his mindset and overcome his anxiety: ‘It becomes easier to change and to be uncomfortable’

by Chris Cerullo

Hendrix Lapierre smiling

‘He worked his butt off here’: Capitals happy for Hendrix Lapierre’s strong start with Penguins — ‘just not against us’

by Ian Oland

Evgeny Kuznetsov

Evgeny Kuznetsov, Sibir mutually terminate KHL contract for family reasons, mother says his father is in serious condition

by Ian Oland

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by Peter Hassett

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Igor Shesterkin completes career Gordie Howe hat trick with goalie goal against Lightning

by Ian Oland

Igor Shesterkin

by Ian Oland

Hershey Bears to wear franchise’s first-ever glow-in-the-dark jerseys for ‘Dark Nights Takeover’ game

by Ian Oland

Hershey Bears glow-in-the-dark jersey

by Ian Oland

Gary Bettman says NHL is monitoring potential misuse of no-trade clauses. Top player agent Allan Walsh strongly condemns the consideration.

by Chris Cerullo

Gary Bettman

by Chris Cerullo

NHL launches ‘Hot for Hockey’ campaign to capitalize on hockey romance boom

by Jenny Karamus

Graphics/covers for "hot for hockey" audio books

by Jenny Karamus

Matt Roy and Dylan Strome officially named Capitals alternate captains for 2026-27 season, joining Tom Wilson

by Ian Oland

Matt Roy and Dylan Strome alternate captains

by Ian Oland

Logan Thompson says people were ‘rooting against’ Charlie Lindgren: ‘I didn’t like that’

by Chris Cerullo

Logan Thompson and Charlie Lindgren

by Chris Cerullo

Why Spencer Carbery is putting rookie Ilya Protas on the Capitals’ power play right away

by Chris Cerullo

Ilya Protas

by Chris Cerullo

Capitals won’t host annual Rock the Red Carpet event before Home Opener due to Capital One Arena renovations

by Chris Cerullo

Capital One Arena renovations

by Chris Cerullo

I cut the cord, here’s how I watch Caps games without cable now

by Peter Hassett

Cut the cord

by Peter Hassett

‘He didn’t say a great word to me’: Nathan MacKinnon challenges, then drops Brandt Clarke in rare fight after hit on Cale Makar

by Ian Oland

Nathan MacKinnon fight

by Ian Oland

Hendrix Lapierre scores in impressive debut with Pittsburgh Penguins

by Ian Oland

Hendrix Lapierre

by Ian Oland

NHL season’s first fight leads to spicy hot-mic exchange: ‘Want me to put you on your a** again?’

by Ian Oland

Boko Imama and Nic Deslauriers

by Ian Oland

Spencer Carbery on Capitals losing Clay Stevenson to Jets via waiver claim: ‘It’s unfortunate’

by Chris Cerullo

Clay Stevenson

by Chris Cerullo

Alex Ovechkin to play in Capitals’ season opener vs. Hurricanes after missing preseason with lower-body injury

by Katie Adler

Alex Ovechkin at Capitals practice

by Katie Adler

There are now 28 NHL players who were born on or after the day Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby made their NHL debuts — including two Capitals

by Ian Oland

A graphic with photos of both Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby

by Ian Oland

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