Washington Capitals set new franchise record for home wins in a season
The Washington Capitals downed the Arizona Coyotes 4-1 on Saturday night, and just like Alex Ovechkin earlier in the night, tallied a…
Alex Ovechkin becomes third player in NHL history to score 30-plus goals in each of his first 12 seasons
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin just scored his 30th goal of the 2016-17 season and achieved some history in the process. The…
Nicklas Backstrom becomes first player in Caps history to record seven 50-assist seasons
Tuesday night at Verizon Center, Nicklas Backstrom had another one of those sublime performances that have punctuated his ten-year NHL career. And…
Alex Ovechkin’s ten-game goalless streak is the longest single-season drought of his career
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has always been defined by his consistency. In November, TSN’s Travis Yost did the math and revealed…
Washington Capitals extend franchise-record home winning streak to 15 games
With their 2-1 overtime victory against the Flyers, the Washington Capitals added to the franchise record for home wins. The Capitals have…
New franchise record: The Caps have won 14 home games in a row
With an agonizingly slow win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night, the Capitals have now won all of their last…
Barry Trotz becomes sixth NHL head coach of all-time to win 700 games
Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, Barry Trotz reached an impressive personal milestone. After Washington's 4-1 throttling of the New York Rangers,…
Caps tie NHL record after scoring five-plus goals in 11 straight home games
After defeating the Anaheim Ducks 6-4, the Washington Capitals tied a NHL record for offensive prowess during a time in history where…
TJ Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom both achieve career milestones on same goal
Don't look now. Nicklas Backstrom is now a point away from the league-lead in points. In the first period, the Caps scored…
Capitals become second team in NHL history to score five-plus goals in 10 straight home games
When TJ Oshie dented the twine 14:18 into the third period, the 30-year-old winger put the Caps up 5-3. The goal marked…
Alex Ovechkin scores career goal no. 551, passes Joe Sakic for 14th all time on PPG list
In a world of upheaval, where nothing is certain anymore, where social institutions and mass transmit are crumbling, where lottery tickets and…
Capitals present Alex Ovechkin with golden stick to celebrate 1,000th career point
The Capitals delayed Sunday's noon start against the Kings to hold a ceremony in honor of Alex Ovechkin's 1,000th point, a goal…
Alex Ovechkin scores career goal number 550, passing Ron Francis for 27th all time
Alex Ovechkin just scored another big goal. With 15 seconds remaining in the second period, Ovechkin unleashed a wicked shot from just…
Alex Ovechkin ties Michel Goulet for 28th all-time in goals
Every goal Alex Ovechkin scores from now until he retires will further determine his place in history. Thursday night at Prudential Center,…
Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky in career power-play goals
You knew Alex Ovechkin would crack Kari Lehtonen eventually. Down two goals and on the power play, yeah, sure, that sounds just…
Karl Alzner poses with milestone 500 consecutive games puck (Photo)
Washington Capitals defenseman Karl Alzner became the first player in franchise history to play in 500-consecutive games, Friday night against Chicago. He…
Capitals to honor Nicklas Backstrom’s 500th NHL assist Sunday vs. Philadelphia
On January 7th, Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom recorded his 500th NHL assist vs. the Ottawa Senators. This Sunday, January 15th, prior to…
Sergei Fedorov congratulates Alex Ovechkin on joining the 1000-point club
After scoring his 20th goal of the season last night, Alex Ovechkin became a distinguished member of the 1,000-point club. 84 players…
Former Capitals Brooks Laich, Olie Kolzig, and John Erskine congratulate Alex Ovechkin on reaching 1,000-point plateau
Last week, former Capitals forward Brooks Laich congratulated Nicklas Backstrom on his 500th career assist. Wednesday night, Laich had even kinder words…
Alex Ovechkin poses with milestone 1,000 point puck along with Nicklas Backstrom and TJ Oshie (Photo)
Alex Ovechkin has scored milestone goals in two straight games. Monday night in Montreal, Alex Ovechkin tied Maurice "Rocket" Richard with his…
