The Maple Leafs would like you to know they will not roll over for the top-seeded Capitals
The Washington Capitals won 55 games this season, capturing their second straight Presidents' Trophy. For me, watching the regular season seemed almost…
Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen finds confidence in loss: ‘We showed we could play with these guys’
The Toronto Maple Leafs squeaked into the postseason as the East's second wildcard team. But Thursday, after taking the first-seeded Capitals to…
Tom Wilson ends Game One in overtime with first career playoff goal
Earlier in the week, Toronto coach Mike Babcock was asked how the Leafs would game plan for Tom Wilson during their first round…
Garrett Mitchell on NHL debut: ‘I’ve waited six years for this’
Hershey Bears captain Garrett Mitchell just met with the media ahead of the Capitals' final game of the regular season - an…
Not-barber Braden Holtby gave Nate Schmidt his mohawk
Wednesday night after the Caps clinched the number one seed in the playoffs, Nate Schmidt spoke with CSN Mid-Atlantic and explained the…
Alex Ovechkin scored first all-PPG hat trick despite Wild designing their penalty kill to stop him
"We were just unsuccessful," Minnesota Wild defenseman Ryan Suter said to 1500 ESPN's Judd Zulgad after their team's 5-4 overtime loss to…
After ‘Step Brothers’ team-photo bit, Justin Williams reveals Andre Burakovsky’s nickname is Dale
As each Capitals player filed off the bench and skated one-by-one out to the far blue line, a once familiar sight appeared.…
Heart and soul: Daniel Winnik’s two third-period goals push Caps to late victory
Saturday night, the Capitals looked in danger of falling to the upstart Arizona Coyotes. Then Daniel Winnik happened. The 32-year-old forward scored…
Kevin Shattenkirk: I’m here to ‘help this team make that final push’ for Stanley Cup
Earlier today, Kevin Shattenkirk landed in New York City, and tonight he will face the Rangers as the newest member of the Washington…
Wayne Gretzky says Alex Ovechkin craves the Stanley Cup, calls Braden Holtby ‘one of the best goaltenders I’ve seen in a long time’
Friday night, the game's greatest player of all time, Wayne Gretzky, was at Verizon Center for the Oilers' game against the Washington…
After thinking his NHL debut might never come, Riley Barber says ‘that makes it sweeter’
Riley Barber, plucked out of the sixth round back in 2012, has become one of the Washington Capitals' most coveted, yet rarely…
Braden Holtby: ‘You should be judged on your personality, your moral ground, not anything else’
Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby is the NHL's reigning Vezina Trophy winner. Off the ice, he's also the Caps LGBTQ-inclusion ambassador, serving…
Andre Burakovsky talks about mistaking a fan’s car for an Uber and the viral story that followed
Monday afternoon, Andre Burakovsky attended Wish Upon A Par, a charity event held at Topgolf. During the event's meet-and-greet, I asked the…
Brooks Orpik calls Andre Burakovsky’s ‘bad luck’ injury a broken hand
Friday afternoon, Barry Trotz updated reporters on the injury Andre Burakovsky suffered against the Red Wings. "Obviously it’s a hand injury," Trotz…
‘That’s not funny:’ Evgeny Kuznetsov loses control of puck, scores anyway
Last season, Evgeny Kuznetsov became the first player not named Alex Ovechkin or Nicklas Backstrom to lead the team in points for…
Alex Ovechkin calls Dmitry Orlov the ‘Russian Lidstrom’
Alex Ovechkin was very excited for his friend and fellow countryman Dmitry Orlov, who notched his second career two-goal game Monday night.…
Alex Ovechkin on the officiating of the Caps-Pens game: They ‘kill the game and kill our momentum’
Monday night in Pittsburgh, the Capitals lost to the Penguins 8-7 in overtime. After jumping out to a 3-0 lead, the Caps…
Karl Alzner poses with milestone 500 consecutive games puck (Photo)
Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner became the first player in franchise history to play in 500-consecutive games, Friday night against Chicago. He…
Alex Ovechkin on ‘legendary’ 1,000 point club: It would be nice to be in same company as Sergei Fedorov
Wednesday morning after practice, Alex Ovechkin met with the media and discussed his march to 1,000 points. With a goal or assist…
Braden Holtby on his All-Star Game nod: ‘It’s fun because there’s not many times you can play hockey without stress’
Tuesday afternoon, the NHL announced that Alex Ovechkin and Braden Holtby were named to the 2017 All-Star Game in Los Angeles. The…
