Nicklas Backstrom on the Capitals’ Poor Starts: ‘That’s Not Going to Work in the Playoffs”
Photo: Patrick Smith The Capitals came back to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2. Though they eventually had dramatic goals from Alex Ovechkin…
John Carlson Misses Game Due to ‘Lingering’ Injury but the Capitals Think They’ll be Just Fine
Photo credit: Rob Carr Last year, the Capitals' top defense pair was John Carlson and Brooks Orpik. This year, those two have…
Michael Latta Talks About Dolphins, Tom Wilson Being His Valentine, and Andre Burakovsky Moving Out
Photo: @latta17 Saturday at Kettler, the Washington Capitals held a strenuous morning skate ahead of their game that night with the New…
Mike Richards Scores First Goal as Capital, Receives Standing Ovation From Verizon Center Crowd
Photo: Geoff Burke/USA Today Sports Mike Richards scored his first goal as a Washington Capital on Monday after going point-less in his…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Explains His Finger-Twirl Goal Celebration
Photo: Rob Carr During Monday night’s game against the Coyotes, Evgeny Kuznetsov pirouetted across the offensive zone (sound familiar?) and fired a…
Brooks Orpik Scores the First Game-Winning Goal of His 798 Game Career
Photo: Nick Wass Brooks Orpik has played 798 games regular season games in the NHL. On Saturday night, he won the game…
Jay Beagle Practices With Teammates for First Time Since Hand Injury, Plans to Return Next Week
Beagle during Saturday's morning skate. (Photo: Chris Gordon) On Saturday morning, Jay Beagle took to the ice at Kettler Capitals Iceplex to…
Barry Trotz on Changing the Top Two Lines: ‘Sometimes the Love Goes Out of the Marriage’
The Washington Capitals' second line has been rolling lately, consisting of Evgeny Kuznetsov, Justin Williams, and Andre Burakovsky. Burakovsky has gone on…
How WUSA9’s Ellison Barber Lucked Into a Man-On-The-Street Interview with Alex Ovechkin
During the first day of Winter Storm Jonas, a WUSA9 news crew stumbled upon Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin while conducting man-on-the-street interviews.…
Karl Alzner Compares Matt Niskanen’s Goal to Connor McDavid’s
Photo: Geoff Burke As Peter pointed out in the recap, Caps defenseman Matt Niskanen hadn't scored since the first week of the…
Braden Holtby Was Confused Why Fans Wanted Him to Shoot at All-Star Game
Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby just competed in his first career NHL All-Star Game. The Holtbeast stopped eight of ten shots in…
‘A Copy, But Not A Good Copy:’ Evgeny Kuznetsov Confirms Breakaway Attempt Homage to Alex Ovechkin
Photo: @koconor Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov admitted he was disappointed about his performance during the Breakaway Challenge, Saturday. He also confirmed…
Dustin Byfuglien Talks About Uncertain Future Heading Into Trade Deadline
Photo: Bruce Bennett Friday, Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien spoke to the media and talked about his uncertain future in Winnipeg. The…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Becomes a Journalist, Interviews Nicklas Backstrom
Photo: NHL At media day for the NHL All-Star Game in Nashville, stylish Evgeny Kuznetsov was like a kid in a candy store. After…
Nate Schmidt Joined a Random Snowball Fight, Climbed Up Giant Snow Bank During Blizzard
Photo: @nateschmidt88 When we last heard from Nate Schmidt, the Minnesota native was geeking out over the impending snow storm and naming…
Eric Fehr: Washington DC Shuts Down If There’s an Inch of Snow
The Capitals-Ducks game was originally scheduled for 7 PM, then rescheduled to 5 PM, then postponed altogether on Friday afternoon. But how…
Minnesota-Native Nate Schmidt on Impending DC Blizzard: ‘I’m Really Excited’
There's a historic blizzard about to slam Washington with snow totals that could reach up to 40 inches. That means lots of…
Mike Richards Shines in Debut Weekend With Capitals
Photo: Rob Carr When the Capitals signed Mike Richards to a $1 million, one-year contract on January 6, Washington head coach Barry…
Justin Williams Scores Second Career Hat Trick, Is On Pace For One of His Best Seasons as a Pro
Photo: Rob Carr Justin Williams wasn't brought to Washington to be a pure goal scorer and point producer. But in his regular…
Evgeny Kuznetsov Just Wants to Smoke Nice Cigars and Drink the Whisky When He Retires (Video)
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a three-point night, which gave him a share of the team lead of points with 41. Kuzy's empty-net goal…
