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…
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…
Nicklas Backstrom becomes 87th player in NHL history to record 600 career assists
Nicklas Backstrom just reached another huge milestone in his distinguished career. The Swedish center tallied three assists Monday against the Vancouver Canucks…
Shane Gersich and Brian Pinho score first AHL goals on same night
The Hershey Bears have had an abysmal start to the season, winning only one of their first six games, but Friday evening…
After scoring twice against Rangers, Alex Ovechkin has scored more goals on Henrik Lundqvist than any other goaltender
If you're going to be the best, you have to beat the best and Alex Ovechkin has done just that in his…
Only three players in NHL history have scored more goals than Alex Ovechkin through their first 14 seasons
Alex Ovechkin is one of the greatest hockey players of all-time, and Wednesday night against the Vegas Golden Knights, he made more…
On this day in 2005, Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in his first NHL game
In October of 2005, the NHL was struggling to regain the fans it lost during the 2004-05 lockout. The Capitals were one…
Nic Dowd scores on spin-o-rama for first goal as a Capital
When the Capitals signed the unheralded Nic Dowd during the offseason, they hoped the Huntsville, AL native could challenge Travis Boyd for…
Nicklas Backstrom scored his 800th point barely a minute into the first game of the season
The Caps were buzzing in the first few minutes of their first game of the season, and TJ Oshie rocketed an Ovi…
Obviously, Alex Chiasson scored with an assist from Nathan Walker
With the Washington Capitals missing a big chunk of their best forwards to injury and suspension, goal-scoring had to come from the…
Nathan Walker becomes first Australian to play in NHL postseason
Washington Capitals forward Nathan Walker made history at the beginning of the 2017-18 season as the first Australian to play and score…
Brett Connolly scores on breakaway for first career playoff goal
Capitals forward Brett Connolly just joined Jakub Vrana with an NHL first of his own. After being sprung on a breakaway, Connolly…
Jakub Vrana has scored his first career postseason goal
We've got good news and we've got bad news. The good news is that Jakub Vrana has scored his first career playoff…
Against the Blue Jackets, John Carlson tied a 30-year-old franchise record for points in a single series
Not only did the Washington Capitals win their first-round series against the Columbus Blue Jackets, but they also saw one its defensemen…
John Carlson becomes third defenseman in NHL history to record consecutive 3+ assist playoff games
John Carlson's offensive production has continued from the regular season (68 points in 82 games) into to the playoffs. Carlson has tallied…
No. 602: Alex Ovechkin passes Jari Kurri, moves into 19th place on the all-time goal scorers list
Coming into Tuesday's game against the Dallas Stars, Alex Ovechkin needed to score seven goals in his next 10 games to hit…
Alex Ovechkin ties Jari Kurri in career goals on Travis Boyd’s first NHL point
With Evgeny Kuznetsov ailing, rookie Travis Boyd received a huge opportunity to center the first line of Alex Ovechkin and Tom Wilson.…
Alex Ovechkin poses with milestone 600 goal puck (which he almost didn’t get because of Dustin Byfuglien)
Alex Ovechkin became the fourth fastest player to score 600 goals Monday night against the Winnipeg Jets. Ovechkin scored a power-play goal…
Alex Ovechkin scores 600th career goal
Alex Ovechkin has scored the 600th goal of his career, and he did it by crashing the damn net.
The Capitals won in San Jose during regulation for the first time since October 30, 1993
The Washington Capitals' 2-0 win against the San Jose Sharks on Saturday was sleepy, but it was also historic. According to the…
