Brooks Orpik will play against Nashville, Tyler Lewington sent down to Hershey
Originally a game-time decision, Brooks Orpik will play in his first game since October 27 against the Nashville Predators. The Capitals announced…
Caps vs Predators pregame: Out with the Ovi, ping in the New Year
The Capitals are hosting a New Years Eve matinee at Capital One Arena against the Nashville Predators. The Predators are coming to…
Before the Capitals won the Stanley Cup, a mallard duck built a nest in my flower bed. These 14 ducklings were my good luck charm.
The Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup in June, but I knew 2018 was going to be charmed a few months earlier.…
Evgeny Kuznetsov’s birdwalk celly has made it to the World Junior Championships
In the same game where Caps' prospect Alex Alexeyev scored his first goal of the World Junior Championships, one Swiss player is…
Alex Alexeyev just scored his first goal in the 2019 World Junior Championship
In a back-and-forth game featuring three penalty shots between the Russians and the Swiss, Capitals first-round pick Alex Alexeyev made his mark…
Alex Ovechkin makes statement with ‘Well I’m not Michael Jordan’ hoodie
There's been a lot of talk lately about how Alex Ovechkin is likely the greatest goalscorer of all-time. After defying an age…
Matt Niskanen on the play that injured him: ‘I don’t think anybody did anything wrong’
Matt Niskanen was part of a scary play Thursday against the Hurricanes where he was knocked face-first into the boards. The defenseman…
Finally, an algorithm reveals the celebrity twins for the Washington Capitals #twinning
The technology company PopSugar has released a new honeypot feature that identifies your celebrity twin. You feed it a photo, and then…
Copley comes up kingly: numbers for the morning after
The Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators in Ottawa for the second time in exactly one week. Much like a week ago,…
Tyler Lewington and Madison Bowey get pranked by Tom Wilson after scoring first NHL goals
Tyler Lewington and Madison Bowey had a night they'll never forget Saturday in Ottawa. Both defensemen scored their first NHL goals against…
Copley drags Caps to two points: Caps beat Senators 3-2
After shutting out the Senators in Ottawa a week ago, the Washington Capitals returned to the Canadian capital city to take two…
Alex Ovechkin fetches puck after Tyler Lewington scores his first NHL goal
Alex Ovechkin has embraced the holiday spirit. After giving a puck to a super fan Thursday night in DC, Ovechkin fetched the…
Madison Bowey scores first NHL goal!
In a night of firsts and with the 73rd shot of his NHL career, Caps defenseman Madison Bowey is finally on the…
Tyler Lewington scores first career NHL goal!
Just minutes after recording his first NHL assist on Tom Wilson's goal, Tyler Lewington has scored his first career NHL goal. It…
Tom Wilson scores on a layup, is inexplicably in second place in goals despite having missed a billion games
Caps forward Tom Wilson missed 16 games due to suspension to start the season, but since he returned on November 13 he's…
Caps prospect Alex Alekseyev keeps peace during near-fight in handshake line at WJC
Capitals prospect, defenseman, Russian U20 National Team-member. We can now add one more title to the resume of Alex Alekseyev: diplomat. There…
Caps at Senators pregame: Hurray for Twixtmas
So we're all in that shapeless, languid time between Christmas and the new year, but not for long. The penultimate Caps game…
Capitals shuffle defensive pairings with Matt Niskanen unlikely to play Saturday in Ottawa
Defenseman Matt Niskanen is not expected to play against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night, and the Washington Capitals will have to…
Dallas Stars’ ownership publicly calls out Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn: ‘They are f*cking horse-sh*t’
Despite the fact that Dallas Stars won their game Thursday night against the Predators 2-0, team CEO Jim Lites decided that Friday…
Elementary schoolers sent Devante Smith-Pelly letters saying he was their hero. He surprised them with a visit to their school.
Alejandro Diasgranados teaches second and third graders at Northeast DC's Aiton Elementary. Known as "Mr. Dias" to his students, the 26-year-old teacher…
