Matt Niskanen will miss tonight’s game against Edmonton with lower-body injury
On Thursday, the Washington Capitals recalled forward Riley Barber and defenseman Aaron Ness from Hershey. They both may play tonight. After the…
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…
Ilya Samsonov and Metallurg up 1-0 in first round of KHL playoffs
Caps goalie prospect Ilya Samsonov celebrated his 20th birthday Wednesday by helping Metallurg Magnitogorsk be victorious during Game 1 of the Gagarin…
Radko Gudas’s sister is pregnant, Michal Neuvirth is the daddy
Neuvirth? More like Neubirth. Thursday night, TV NOVA Sport's Roman Jedlicka broke the news that former Capitals goaltender Michal Neuvirth is going…
Player Gift Baskets: Russian vodka signed by Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, and Orlov highlights Caps’ Better Halves auction
The Capitals Better Halves are auctioning off their annual gift baskets. The themed baskets include autographed items and jerseys from all your…
Capitals place Andre Burakovsky on IR, recall Riley Barber and Aaron Ness
Thursday afternoon, the Capitals placed forward Andre Burakovsky on injured reserve. Burakovsky has been sidelined since breaking his hand blocking a shot…
Brian MacLellan wants to re-sign TJ Oshie, does not believe deal will be reached during season
Washington Capitals General Manager Brian MacLellan met with the local media ahead of the team's 12:30pm practice on Thursday. He said a…
Caps fan defends indefensible Beagle/Wilson jersey foul
We've seen some weird jersey fouls in our day. Some of us still wake in the middle of the night in a…
Caps beat the Flyers in legit rivalry night: numbers for the morning after
On Wednesday night the Capitals beat the Flyers 4-1 in a tough, tight, bruising affair. There were multiple skirmishes and Matt Niskanen…
Matt Niskanen injured by Radko Gudas, leaves Flyers game early
Caps defenseman Matt Niskanen played 10 minutes, 20 seconds on Wednesday night -- more than 12 minutes below his average. That's because a nasty…
Caps beat Flyers 4-1 in an ugly, costly win
The evil geniuses at NBC Sports knew what they were getting when they secured the Capitals and Flyers for Rivalry Night. This…
Evgeny Kuznetsov scores twice, snipes wicked wrist shot past Michal Neuvirth
Nicklas Backstrom may lead all NHL players in points since January 1, but Evgeny Kuznetsov has been almost just as good during…
Nicklas Backstrom scores 18th goal, leads NHL in points and assists since January 1
Nicklas Backstrom continued one of his greatest stretches of his career, tallying a goal in the first period against former teammate Michal…
Wish Kid Addy interviews TJ Oshie, asks better questions than us (Video)
On Monday, TJ Oshie was reunited with his Wish Kid, eight-year-old Addy Flint, during Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic's Wish Upon a Par charity event…
Capitals at Flyers pregame: fighting time for the Flyers
The Washington Capitals are still on the road and will be facing the Philadelphia Flyers tonight at Wells Fargo Center. Since the…
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…
Hockey team, interrupted: Snapshot 8
Before the bye week, the Washington Capitals had been on a 119-point pace. Since the bye week, with just one loser point…
Filip Forsberg scores hat trick in front of Billy Ray Cyrus
The Nashville Predators played the Calgary Flames Tuesday night and boy was it a weird game. Former Capitals prospect Filip Forsberg scored…
Bill Daly: NHL wants two dedicated weeks off for byes next season to break bye-week curse
After taking their bye week last week, the Capitals dropped back-to-back road games to the Red Wings and the Rangers. It was…
Braden Holtby is a Vezina Trophy frontrunner again
We've gotten used to elite goaltending in Washington -- to the point that it might be taken for granted that Braden Holtby is in…
