Two First Nations players will participate in first NHL game broadcast in Cree language
The telecast of the Montreal Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes game on March 24 will make history. Sportsnet and the Aboriginal Peoples…
John Carlson once hugged Nate Schmidt so hard it felt like being hit by a linebacker
Vegas Golden Knights defenseman and former Capital Nate Schmidt guest-starred on the February 14 episode of 31 Thoughts with Jeff Marek and…
Four-year-old sings national anthem at Hershey Bears game, absolutely nails it
Wednesday night in Hershey, the fans in attendance of the AHL matchup between the Hershey Bears and Springfield Thunderbirds were treated to…
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Alex Chiasson notches first career 20 goal season
This summer, former Capitals' fourth-line forward Alex Chiasson joined the Edmonton Oilers on a PTO. Wednesday night, the Stanley Cup champion notched…
A couple named their baby Eller in honor of Lars Eller’s Stanley Cup-winning goal. Lars tossed Eller a puck during warmups.
Lars Eller met a very special Capitals fan at PPG Paints Arena Tuesday before Washington's matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Lars met…
Devante Smith-Pelly scores again, has points in four-straight games
Stanley Cup champion Devante Smith-Pelly is catching fire at the very right time. Three days after scoring a hat trick for the…
The Oshie and Backstrom children are learning to skate together and it’s super cute
Earlier this season, Nicklas Backstrom melted hearts when he brought his two kids, Haley and Vince, out onto the ice after practice…
Ilya Samsonov’s new Hershey Bears themed mask
Capitals 2015 first round pick Ilya Samsonov has hit his stride in Hershey. He's got two shutouts and 15 wins, and has…
Alex Ovechkin on ending his career with the Capitals: ‘I don’t like too much to change teams’
On June 7, Alex Ovechkin seemingly accomplished everything he could in the NHL. He became playoff MVP and held up the Stanley…
Alex Ovechkin claims Sidney Crosby congratulated him during this postgame discussion at center ice
Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby are going viral for what's being termed a classy postgame hug they exchanged after the Penguins' 5-3…
Tom Wilson attempts to take on three Penguins players at the same time during heated scrum
Former Capitals head coach Adam Oates used to refer to Tom Wilson as a man child. Here's another reason why. Tuesday against…
The Blue Jackets put out only four players for a 5v5 shift. They got scored on two seconds later.
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Boston Bruins 7-4 Tuesday night but had an embarrassing screwup late in the second period that…
Alex Ovechkin records 1200th point against the Pittsburgh Penguins
Entering Tuesday night's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Alex Ovechkin sat on point number 1199 for his career. He just hit 1,200.
Jakub Vrana notches first 20-goal season of his career against Penguins
Jakub Vrana is a 20-goal scorer. With a nifty wrist shot rush goal in the first period of Tuesday's Caps-Pens game, Vrana…
Pittsburgh Penguins welcome back Carl Hagelin, who they are paying to play on Washington, with tribute video
Newly minted Capital Carl Hagelin spent years torturing his new team as a two-time Stanley Cup winner with the Pittsburgh Penguins. In…
Scary: Brian Dumoulin kicks TJ Oshie in face with skate boot
Hockey players get hurt in the gnarliest ways. During the first period of Tuesday's Caps-Penguins game, TJ Oshie took a skate boot…
Alex Ovechkin takes photo with Humboldt crash survivor
On Tuesday, Layne Matechuk, one of 13 survivors of the devastating crash involving the Humboldt Broncos last year, attended practice in Pittsburgh…
Caps at Pens pregame: The return of Carl
The Capitals are up in Pittsburgh to face their rivals of, what feels like, 10,000 years. But, this one is going to…
NHL concludes homophobic slur was not used by Morgan Rielly in Leafs-Lightning game
Monday night in Scotiabank Arena there were reports that a player yelled a homophobic slur at a referee during the game between…
Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin could both reach epic point milestones Tuesday night
Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin have a storied history together as friends and enemies. They were drafted one-two in the 2004 NHL…
