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…
Matt Niskanen misses practice after face-first collision with boards (Updated)
After leaving Thursday's game with an injury, Caps defenseman Matt Niskanen is absent from practice on Friday morning. Update, 1 PM: Niskanen's…
Matt Niskanen leaves game after scary face-first hit into boards
In the third period of Thursday's Caps-Canes game, Matt Niskanen was apparently injured in a boarding-like collision with Clark Bishop and Justin…
The Capitals spread holiday cheer by visiting children at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Monday afternoon, the Washington Capitals made their annual visit to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Donning their red home jerseys and Christmas-themed hats,…
Devante Smith-Pelly briefly resembles Bambi on ice after losing skate blade
Devante Smith-Pelly had an extreme ice adventure late in the first period against the Montreal Canadiens. Smith-Pelly lost his skate blade after…
77 photos from the Caps Dog Calendar shoot featuring puppies, the Stanley Cup, and puppies IN the Stanley Cup
The happiest day of the Capitals regular season happened on Saturday when they participated in the annual canine calendar photoshoot. Partnering with…
Highly-fashionable Capitals players rocked the red carpet ahead of banner-raising night (Photos)
After the shortest offseason in franchise history, the Capitals got back to business on Wednesday. Before their banner raising and 7-0 beatdown…
Hockey is back! Photos from the first week of Capitals training camp
On Saturday, the Capitals took to the ice at Medstar Capitals Iceplex for the second day of training camp. With the camp…
Tom Wilson put ‘Wilson’ the volleyball in the Stanley Cup
Matt Niskanen had his day with the Stanley Cup over the weekend and took the cup back home to Minnesota for a…
Matt Niskanen receives key to the city, son Charlie eats fruit snacks out of Stanley Cup during day with championship trophy
On Sunday, the Stanley Cup made its way to Virginia, Minnesota. Defenseman Matt Niskanen took the Cup to his childhood rink and…
Matt Niskanen: 2017-18 season review
Matt Niskanen lost a month to injury early in the season. When he came back, the team required him to do more…
After winning the Stanley Cup, the Capitals were all smiles during Breakdown Day (Photos)
Fresh off the franchise's first Stanley Cup and and a day after a Championship Parade, the Capitals cleaned out their lockers and…
Photos from Saturday’s Stanley Cup Final Capitals practice
Before the Capitals won their first ever Stanley Cup Final game on home ice, the team took a skate at Kettler Capitals…
For Game Three, TJ Oshie and Matt Niskanen took a metro to Capital One Arena and rode with Caps fans
Ahead of Game Three, Washington DC shut down streets surrounding Capital One Arena to accommodate a watch party and pregame concert featuring…
‘I’ve got to be better’: Matt Niskanen blamed himself for every Lightning goal in Game Five
The Capitals first pairing, consisting of Dmitry Orlov and Matt Niskanen, were on the ice for every goal the Lightning scored in…
Caps put four-spot on Rangers in first period, chase Alexandar Georgiev
The Henrik Lundqvist-less New York Rangers are currently going through a rebuild, and Monday night at Madison Square Garden, the Capitals took…
Here are the gift baskets up for grabs in the annual Caps Better Halves auction
The time of year has come for the Capitals Better Halves gift baskets auction. As in previous years, all of the baskets…
Matt Niskanen tried to give himself a penalty but the refs said no
The Washington Capitals fell behind 2-0 early against the Philadelphia Flyers. Coming out of the All-Star Break, the Metropolitan Division's first-place team…
Matt Niskanen set to play Sunday against Blues after missing game with upper-body injury
Matt Niskanen, one of the Capitals best defenders, has missed 14 games this season due to injury. In October, Nisky suffered a…
Matt Niskanen out, Nicklas Backstrom a game-time decision against Carolina Hurricanes
The Washington Capitals could potentially be without two of their best players Tuesday night against the Carolina Hurricanes. Capitals defenseman Matt Niskanen…
