Alex Ovechkin becomes NHL free agent for first time in his 21-year career
Alex Ovechkin has had many "firsts" throughout his legendary 21-year NHL career, and will mark another on Wednesday. The five-year contract extension…
2026 NHL Free Agency live tracker: Every signing, trade, and big moment
One of the wildest days on the NHL offseason calendar is upon us: the opening of free agency. At 12:00 pm ET,…
Capitals do not extend qualifying offers to three players, making them all unrestricted free agents
After trading Connor McMichael and Hendrix Lapierre, the Washington Capitals had just three restricted free agents remaining in Ryan Hofer, Garin Bjorklund,…
Chris Patrick says Capitals will target both forwards and defensemen in NHL free agency
The Washington Capitals have been one of the most active teams in the NHL this summer, and they don't plan to call…
Weekes: Capitals linked to pending free-agent forward Boone Jenner
The Washington Capitals may not be done tinkering with their forward group for next season just yet. According to ESPN's Kevin Weekes,…
Capitals to explore free-agent defenseman options due to Rasmus Sandin injury
The Washington Capitals have been one of the most active teams in the NHL early during the 2026 offseason, and they may…
Capitals land Alex Tuch after sign-and-trade deal with Sabres
Alex Tuch is the next major addition to the Washington Capitals. The Capitals have completed a sign-and-trade deal with the Buffalo Sabres…
Friedman: Capitals considered the frontrunner in pending sign-and-trade deal for Sabres winger Alex Tuch
Update (3:17 pm): Tuch has landed with the Capitals on an eight-year, $84 million contract ($10.5 million AAV). The Caps have sent…
Friedman: John Carlson will likely end up signing big money deal with Tampa Bay Lightning
John Carlson isn't technically an unrestricted free agent yet, but we may already know where he'll be ending up once he becomes…
Sergei Bobrovsky, who will turn 38 before next season, seeks expensive ‘six or seven-year’ contract from Florida Panthers (report)
The Florida Panthers have an interesting decision to make with their goaltending this summer. Sergei Bobrovsky, who backstopped them to back-to-back Stanley…
Ottawa Senators cut ties with Alex Formenton, one of the players involved in the 2018 Canadian World Junior case
Alex Formenton is an unrestricted free agent after the Ottawa Senators officially cut ties with the winger. Per Postmedia's Bruce Garrioch, Ottawa…
John Carlson notifies Anaheim Ducks he won’t be re-signing, wants to play in East (report)
John Carlson's time as a member of the Anaheim Ducks is over. Per reporting from The Athletic's Pierre LeBrun, Carlson's agent, Rick…
Three NHL teams linked to former Capitals defenseman John Carlson ahead of free agency
John Carlson will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 and should have plenty of suitors ready to offer him a big-money…
John Carlson returns to DC area, hangs out with Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson as free agency speculation intensifies
John Carlson is back in the DC area. The pending unrestricted free agent was hanging out with his former Washington Capitals teammate, Logan…
New details emerge on John Carlson’s contract talks with Capitals before trade deadline deal
John Carlson is set to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1, and we may now know what price he's expecting…
Alex Tuch is set to be the NHL’s top prize if he makes it to free agency on July 1. Should the Capitals be one of the teams offering him a big-money contract?
This year's crop of NHL free agents is set to be incredibly shallow in high-end talent, aside from one name: forward Alex…
Anthony Mantha expected to test NHL free agency after posting a career-high 33 goals with Penguins
Anthony Mantha finally had the season many thought he was capable of, and it appears he's ready to capitalize on it. Mantha…
Here are the levels of compensation NHL teams will have to give up if they want to sign a player to an offer sheet this summer
The NHL has finalized the offer sheet tiers for this summer. For those unaware, per PuckPedia, an offer sheet is "a contract…
