Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom will play their 900th career game together Friday against the Devils
Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom are one of the best tandems in the NHL. And Friday against the New Jersey Devils, the…
Alex Ovechkin becomes fifth player ever to score 20-plus goals in first 15 NHL seasons
At this point in his career, Alex Ovechkin makes history almost every night he touches the ice. And Saturday, after scoring his…
Richard Panik finally scored first goal as a Capital. His goal song was by Panic! At The Disco.
Richard Panik has scored his first goal as a Washington Capital. Twelve games and 50 seconds into his stint as a Cap,…
Jakub Vrana scores first career hat trick 🎩
Twenty-three-year-old infant child Jakub Vrana has just recorded the first Nats Hat Trick of his career. Vrana scored every Caps goal through…
The Washington Capitals tied a franchise record for biggest comeback win against the Canucks
The Washington Capitals played their second game in two nights on Friday. Tired and 3,000 miles away from home, the Capitals looked…
John Carlson becomes only the fourth defenseman in NHL history to score 20 points in October
John Carlson is having himself quite a month. The Capitals' top-pairing defenseman is now on an eight-game point streak after scoring twice…
John Carlson has 18 points in 10 games, which is historically buckwild
After signing a big contract last summer, John Carlson seems determined to deliver a return on the Washington Capitals' investment. When he…
Nicklas Backstrom will become the second player from the 2006 Draft to play 900 career games tonight
Nicklas Backstrom will hit another career milestone with the Capitals when they take on the Nashville Predators on Thursday. Backstrom will become…
Alex Ovechkin now has more postseason goals than any other player since 2008
Alex Ovechkin scored 15 goals on his way to the 2018 Stanley Cup Championship. If that doesn't seem like a lot, that's…
Nic Dowd scored the first penalty-shot goal in Caps playoff history
Until Game Five, two things were true: Nic Dowd had never scored a point in the postseason The Washington Capitals had never…
The Washington Capitals just accomplished a feat only one other NHL team has ever done
The Washington Capitals clinched the Metropolitan Division title after defeating the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 at Capital One Arena Thursday night. The division…
Alex Ovechkin has more 50-goal seasons than all other active NHL players combined
Saturday night Alex Ovechkin reminded the world of his gr8ness when he scored his fiftieth goal of the season--and then his fifty-first…
Alex Ovechkin notches eighth 50-goal season
Alex Ovechkin cannot stop breaking milestones. Last season, Ovechkin was so close and yet so far from another milestone, scoring 49 goals.…
John Carlson became the fifth Capitals defenseman ever to hit 400 points. He was very surprised when the Caps honored him.
Capitals defenseman John Carlson accomplished a bit of history against the Carolina Hurricanes, Tuesday. After receiving a secondary assist on Nicklas Backstrom's…
Tom Wilson scores 20 goals for the first time in his career
Tom Wilson just did something some fans never thought he would accomplish. #FirstLineTom joined the 20-goal club for the very first time…
Alex Ovechkin records 1200th point against the Pittsburgh Penguins
Entering Tuesday night's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Alex Ovechkin sat on point number 1199 for his career. He just hit 1,200.
Riley Barber scores career high 27th goal of season in Bears’ 3-2 shootout loss to Bruins
Capitals' 2012 sixth-round pick, Riley Barber, is well on his way to having a career best season. On Friday, Barber scored his…
Braden Holtby ties Olie Kolzig for most shutouts in franchise history
The Washington Capitals struggled to put a shorthanded New Jersey Devils team away Friday night at Capital One Arena. Thankfully, it didn't…
Braden Holtby becomes second fastest goaltender in NHL history to record 250 wins
Braden Holtby reached an incredible milestone Wednesday against the Philadelphia Flyers. Holtby earned the 250th win of his career, becoming the second…
Barry Trotz becomes fourth NHL head coach of all time to win 800 games
Tuesday night at Nassau Coliseum, former Capitals head coach Barry Trotz reached a historic milestone. Trotz became only the fourth NHL head…
