Caps acquire Ilya Kovalchuk from Montreal Canadiens
As per usual, Washington gets its trade-deadline business done early. On Sunday night the team announced they have acquired forward Ilya Kovalchuk…
‘Beat Gretzky’s record’: Alex Ovechkin’s parents post emotional video for son after scoring 700th goal
Alex Ovechkin's parents, Tatyana and Mikhail, have been his biggest supporters throughout his hockey career. And though he seems to break a…
Alex Ovechkin 
Stop hitting Tom Wilson in the face, y’all: An open letter to the Devils and Penguins
Tom Wilson is one of the most divisive players in the National Hockey League for many reasons, but one thing that everyone--be…
Here’s Sidney Crosby breaking his stick in half and throwing it at the bench
Sidney Crosby had another meltdown. This time during the third period of the Penguins' 5-3 loss to the Capitals. After getting beat…
John Carlson becomes Capitals’ all-time leader in points for defensemen
John Carlson just became the franchise leader in points for defensemen after assisting on a third period Carl Hagelin goal. Carlson passed…
Back on top: Caps beat Penguins 5-3
The Washington Capitals have not solved their problems, but on Sunday afternoon at least they managed to outscore. The Caps narrowly defeated…
Tom Wilson scores 20th goal after forcing turnover, converting breakaway
Tom Wilson has hit 20 goals for the second consecutive season after scoring on a breakaway. The Tommy goal tied the Caps-Pens…
Evgeni Malkin covers his face and ducks while exchanging punches with Brenden Dillon
At the end of the first period, Brenden Dillon *officially* became a Washington Capital when he attempted to punch Evgeni Malkin's face…
Joel Ward drops ceremonial puck while wearing Black Girl Hockey Club hoodie
Before Sunday's game between the Capitals and Penguins, ex-Cap and current awesome guy Joel Ward returned to Washington, DC to drop the…
Come talk Caps vs Penguins with us
It's a potential four-point game as the Caps host the division-leading Pittsburgh Penguins for a Sunday lunchtime brawl. Let's go.
Injury report for Caps vs Penguins
A weekend of matinee games concludes today as the Caps play host to the division-leading Penguins.
Welp, the Leafs losing to that Hurricanes emergency backup goalie finally broke Steve Dangle
Hey, remember when that emergency backup goalie who is a 42-year-old zamboni driver beat the Toronto Maple Leafs on their own ice?…
Caps vs Penguins pregame: For the Metro
There's a scene in the movie That Thing You Do where Tom Hanks is playing a record-label guy, and he's talking to…
Nike creates new merch honoring Alex Ovechkin’s 700th goal
On top of 700 goal merchandise being made available in the NHL store, Nike has published two new shirt designs honoring Alex…
The story behind the Capitals’ bench-clearing group hugs for Alex Ovechkin’s milestone goals
When Capitals' captain Alex Ovechkin scored a goal in the third period of Saturday's game against the New Jersey Devils, the 700th…
Free falling: numbers for the morning after
Your Washington Capitals are still playing absolute garbage hockey and it feels like we haven't see this sort of low level since…
Evgeni Malkin calls Alex Ovechkin a ‘Russian machine’ who ‘never stops’ after scoring 700th goal
The Pittsburgh Penguins, who are first place in the Metropolitan Division (due to a tiebreaker), lost to the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on…
