Alex Ovechkin gave a second stick away in Calgary
On Saturday afternoon in Calgary, Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin tossed his stick over the glass to a young Caps fan, making his…
Bad goaltending and a new system make the Capitals’ penalty kill seem worse than it is
The Capitals' penalty kill made changes to start the 2018-19 season. The team lost their highest and fourth-highest used penalty killers from…
New lines bring new life: numbers for the morning after
The Capitals debuted some new forward combinations in Calgary Saturday evening and those combos rewarded their bench boss with a pretty solid…
Ilya Samsonov records first AHL victory in Hershey Bears’ 4-3 shootout win over Baby Pens
On the same night Pheonix Copley recorded his first NHL win, Ilya Samsonov recorded his first AHL victory down on the farm…
Travis Hamonic told his daughter he’d score a goal for her during her first game. He kept his promise.
Calgary Flames defenseman Travis Hamonic and wife Stephanie brought their daughter to her first NHL game on Saturday. Eight-month-old Charlie was a…
Braden Holtby gets milestone puck for Pheonix Copley as goaltender celebrates first NHL win
Capitals goaltender Pheonix Copley made 27 saves and stopped three of four shots in the shootout (Matthew Tkachuk, James Neal, and Johnny…
With retooled top six, Caps beat Flames 4-3 in shootout!
The retooled Washington Capitals put together a respectable afternoon of hockey to down the Calgary Flames on the road, but it took…
Alex Ovechkin tossed his stick to an adorable Caps fan in Calgary. The kid’s reaction was priceless.
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has always had a soft spot for his younger fans and Saturday in Calgary, the Russian machine…
Caps at Flames pregame: The Braden Holtby / Bradley Cooper nexus
Things went wrong in Edmonton on Thursday, but the Caps have made some tweaks to retool for Saturday's early game against the…
Tom Wilson has filed an appeal to a neutral arbitrator. The hearing will be held on Halloween.
Unsatisfied with Gary Bettman's ruling, Capitals forward Tom Wilson is taking his appeal to a neutral arbitrator. Sportsnet's John Shannon was the…
Capitals promote Jakub Vrana to first line, Andre Burakovsky to second ahead of Saturday’s game in Calgary
On Friday the Capitals shook up their lines following Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. Most notably, Jakub Vrana earned a…
Alex Chiasson somehow ended up with Alex Ovechkin’s Nationals jersey while partying with the Capitals and the Stanley Cup
During the season, we will be sharing photos, videos, and interviews we never got to after the Caps won their first Stanley…
This year’s International Horse Show was lit. One rider wore an Alex Ovechkin jersey. There was also a Stanley Cup jump.
The Washington Capitals are on their last leg of their Western Canada road trip with a game against the Calgary Flames on…
Karl Alzner on the Capitals winning the Stanley Cup: ‘It was the first time I was happy to see a team that I wasn’t on win’
Defenseman Karl Alzner hasn't been a Capital since the 2016-17 season, but his connection to his team still runs deep. The Montreal…
Not really sure what this game was: numbers for the morning after
The Capitals were in Edmonton to play the Oilers and both the calls and bounces just did not go their way. The…
Alex Chiasson scores goal during ‘super emotional,’ ‘awkward’ reunion against Capitals
Alex Chiasson won a Stanley Cup championship with the Washington Capitals last season, but he was one of only three players not…
Oil spilt: Oilers beat Caps 4-1
Thursday night, the Washington Capitals continued their westward journey into Edmonton to play the Connor McDavids. There was a whole lot less…
Andre Burakovsky ends eight-game pointless streak with first goal of the season
Andre Burakovsky will be a restricted free agent heading into the summer and a lot of money is riding on his production…
Gary Bettman hopes 20-game suspension is ‘wake up call’ for Tom Wilson
Thursday afternoon, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman released a 31-page statement upholding the 20-game suspension of Tom Wilson for his preseason hit on…
Caps at Oilers pregame: Canadian circuit
Nobody gets to go to bed at a normal hour quite yet. The Capitals are still on the night shift up in…
