Here are the Capitals’ lines against Montreal with Alex Ovechkin out due to suspension
The Washington Capitals will play the Montreal Canadiens north of the border tonight. It'll be the Capitals' first game since their bye…
Jakub Vrana promoted to first powerplay unit, replacing Evgeny Kuznetsov
Jakub Vrana is getting a special teams promotion that may take his numbers into the next stratosphere. Vrana, who has 19 goals…
Nicklas Backstrom will miss tonight’s game against the San Jose Sharks
Nicklas Backstrom will miss his sixth straight game with an undisclosed upper-body injury. Tuesday, during the morning skate, Backstrom was an extra…
Nicklas Backstrom misses practice with upper-body injury
Nicklas Backstrom missed practice on Friday at MedStar Capitals Iceplex and will not play in Saturday's game against the Vancouver Canucks. The…
Here are the Capitals expected lines against the Rangers potentially without four of their regular forwards
The Washington Capitals will be on national television Wednesday as they take on the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The…
Injured forwards Nic Dowd and Carl Hagelin will both miss another game
Carl Hagelin and Nic Dowd will both miss tonight's game against the Anaheim Ducks. Both remain out with upper-body injuries.
After a 10-game absence, Richard Panik will play against the Arizona Coyotes
Richard Panik will draw back into the Capitals lineup Monday against the Arizona Coyotes. Before signing a four-year contract with the Capitals…
Tom Wilson misses morning skate in Calgary
Tom Wilson was absent from the Capitals' morning skate Tuesday ahead of the team's matchup with the Calgary Flames. The Capitals forward…
Michal Kempny will play first game of season against Rangers, Braden Holtby to start
Michal Kempny, who has been out injured since March of last season, will make his grand return to the lineup Friday night…
After Capitals’ 6-3 loss to Avalanche, Todd Reirden debuts completely new lines during practice
The Washington Capitals have lost four of their last five games, including last night's 6-3 throttling to the Colorado Avalanche. In an…
Evgeny Kuznetsov centers third line during first practice back from suspension
After the first three games of the regular season, the Washington Capitals made several roster moves on Sunday to accommodate what their…
The Capitals updated Training-Camp lines give a potential preview of the team’s regular-season lineup
The Washington Capitals announced their new lines and updated groups after cutting 18 players from Training Camp earlier in the day. The…
Todd Reirden changes all of the Capitals’ forward lines, may sit Christian Djoos for Game Four
After the Carolina Hurricanes throttled the Caps in Game Three, something had to change. To that end, Todd Reirden has shuffled all…
Jakub Vrana bumped up to second line for Game Three
After winning the first two games of the series, the Washington Capitals are in Raleigh for Game Three against the Carolina Hurricanes.…
Lars Eller takes maintenance day as he deals with apparent upper-body injury
After scoring an empty-net goal to seal the win for the Capitals on Thursday night, Lars Eller missed practice Friday to tend…
Carl Hagelin joins Capitals fourth line for practice, Todd Reirden comments on Nick Jensen trade
Recently-acquired forward Carl Hagelin hit the ice at KeyBank Center for his first practice as a Washington Capital on Friday. Hagelin joined…
TJ Oshie will replace Alex Ovechkin in the Ovi Spot during one-game suspension
During All-Star Weekend, Braden Holtby suggested to John Carlson, the winner of the NHL's Hardest Shot competition, that he should replace Alex…
Evgeny Kuznetsov demoted to third line after Caps’ fourth straight loss
Following their fourth straight loss, the Washington Capitals have drastically shuffled lines at Saturday morning’s practice. Having scored just four goals in…
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…
Andre Burakovsky returns to lineup against Buffalo after being a healthy scratch for four-straight games
After losing 2-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday, Capitals' head coach Todd Reirden is altering his lines -- albeit subtly. Andre Burakovsky…
