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…
Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom name-dropped in TV show ‘Billions’
Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom have made a perfect pair on the ice since 2007, combining for some magical plays. The two…
Capitals’ Carl Hagelin returns to Pittsburgh as a rival. Sidney Crosby says it will be ‘Weird. Really weird.’
Carl Hagelin may have made a short detour through LA on his way to Washington, DC, but before that, he spent nearly…
Capitals FaceTimed Justin Williams the night they won the Stanley Cup
After years of frustration, near-misses, and heartbreaks, the Capitals finally won the Stanley Cup in 2018. As the team romped through Las…
Suburban Chicago father built his son a massive backyard ice rink
In a southwest suburb of Chicago, a dad named Chris Vengyl took being a "cool hockey dad" to the next level, building…
Alex Ovechkin delivers pizzas for Papa John’s on Saturday night
While the Capitals had Saturday night off, Alex Ovechkin returned to his side gig: delivering pizzas for Papa John's. Ovechkin has previously…
Meet the Stanley Cup Baby born 9 months to the day after the Capitals won it all
Fredericksburg, VA -- “Oh my god, that’s our baby,” Katie Taylor said as she saw her newborn son for the first time.…
TJ Oshie touched the Stanley Cup as a kid. He still won it as an adult.
Hockey players are a superstitious bunch. For years, the superstition has been that it is bad luck to touch the Stanley Cup…
Misc. You Missed: All’s well that ends with bouncy goalie hugs
The Washington Capitals beat the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night! Their seventh game with goalie hugs in a row! The Winnipeg Jets…
Jakub Vrana sings ‘Eye of the Tiger’ on his way to the shower in honor of Lars Eller
The Capitals defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-1 Sunday night to continue their seven-game win streak. The mood in the locker room post-game…
Carl Hagelin scored on a breakaway coming out of the penalty box. This Nic Dowd lob pass made it happen.
Newly-acquired forward Carl Hagelin scored his second goal as a Capital Sunday against the Winnipeg Jets. The speedy penalty killer scored on…
Devante Smith-Pelly scores hat trick in Hershey Bears’ 5-3 win 🎩
The Hershey Bears beat the Hartford Wolf Pack on Sunday, and the undisputed star of the game was Devante Smith-Pelly. Not only…
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Caps vs Jets pregame: This game is game sixty nine (69), did you know that
The Washington Capitals will play their 69th game of the season tonight. There were 68 games before this one, so this one…
