Terrible two minutes: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals had their seven game winning streak ended by their archnemesis, the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Pens took down the Caps…
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…
Turned on its head: Pens beat Caps 5-3
The Washington Capitals traveled up north to play the mustard colored flightless birds in their alliteratively named arena. This intense rivalry is…
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…
