Washington Capitals

Russian strongman Vladimir Putin congratulated Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin for breaking NFL legend Wayne Gretzky’s record on Sunday

The family of former NHL player Chris Simon says they “strongly believe” the legendary enforcer suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and that condition resulted in his death by suicide.

Former NHL enforcer Chris Simon has died. He was 52.

Washington, DC’s, soaring crime rate pushed the Wizards and Capitals to relocate the professional basketball and hockey teams out of the nation’s capital, District residents say.

A Toronto Maple Leafs fan beat another fan in the face after the man allegedly put his hands on the man’s girlfriend.

The Washington Capitals have become the first team in NHL history to sell advertising on their jerseys. The Capitals first ad partner will be Caesar’s Entertainment.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin and three other Washington Capitals players were added to the NHL’s COVID-19 list Wednesday and the team was fined $100,000 by the league for violating coronavirus protocols, including a gathering in a hotel room.

The St. Louis Blues have taken criticism for scheduling a “diversity day” event during an away game instead of during a home game.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — With power and a prodigious shot, Alex Ovechkin now stands where few in the NHL have been.

President Donald Trump welcomed the Washington Capitals to the White House on Monday, celebrating their Stanley Cup Victory.

Goaltender Braden Holtby says he won’t join his team when the Washington Capitals visit the White House to celebrate their Stanley Cup win.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A person with direct knowledge of the decision says the Washington Capitals will go to the White House on Monday to celebrate their Stanley Cup championship.

Jan. 11 (UPI) — Alex Ovechkin flipped 6-foot-9 defenseman Zdeno Chara over the wall just three minutes into the Washington Capitals’ win against the Boston Bruins.

WASHINGTON (AP) — From banner to blowout, the Washington Capitals’ Stanley Cup defense is off to a rousing start.

Washington Capitals forward Brett Connolly said he would refuse to go with his team to the White House, if President Donald Trump invites the Stanley Cup winners there to celebrate their 2018 championship.

Veteran coach Barry Trotz is leaving the Washington Capitals less than two weeks after leading them to the Stanley Cup.

Nearly all Washington Capitals players say that they will go to the White House, if President Trump invites them.

Capitals team captain Alex Ovechkin made the rounds in Washington, DC on Saturday, hoisting the Stanley Cup above his head in triumph.

It’s hard to imagine winning a Stanley Cup for the first time in a franchise’s 44-year history, and then having that moment upstaged a only a few minutes later. However, that’s exactly what happened in Las Vegas Thursday night.

LAS VEGAS (AP) – The Washington Capitals have won their first Stanley Cup.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Count out Devante Smith-Pelly if the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup and are invited to the White House to celebrate with President Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights have been bucking history all season, and now they will have to do again to win the Stanley Cup.

Evgeny Kuznetsov scored off a lucky bounce late in the second period as the Washington Capitals seized command of the Eastern Conference final with a lopsided 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Washington Capitals kept trying to downplay their own forgettable playoff history, the one pockmarked with disappointment and despair. Still, they couldn’t run from it.

WASHINGTON (AP) Jakub Vrana came to the rink expecting to play on the Capitals‘ third line again. He left as a top-liner on top of the world.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Overtime came at the perfect time for the Washington Capitals.

April 16 (UPI) — A little girl was on both ends of the emotional spectrum before she finally received a puck from the Washington Capitals.

BOSTON (AP) — Kevin Shattenkirk scored the go-ahead goal 56 seconds after the Bruins tied it in the second period, and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals sent Boston to a season-ending 3-1 loss on Saturday that set up a potential first-round playoff matchup between the teams.

The Washington Capitals fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins Tuesday in game six of the second round of the playoffs, thrusting the Capitals out of the playoffs despite lofty expectations. CSN Mid-Atlantic newscaster Michael Jenkins took the loss pretty hard, so

The New York Rangers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second year in a row via a dramatic overtime Game 7 against the Washington Capitals. And for the second year in a row they came back from a 3-1 deficit to win the series.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin took a page out of Joe Namath and Mark Messier’s book after his team lost to the New York Rangers on Sunday. He guaranteed the Capitals will win in Game 7 on Wednesday and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

What is it with teams in the playoffs that lead in shots on goal, but lose the game? The New York Rangers outshot the Washington Capitals, but lost 1-0 due to goalie Braden Holtby’s amazing play. The Capitals lead the series 2-1.

The Washington Capitals finally succeeded in a Game 7. They defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 to advance to the second round against the New York Rangers. It was an amazing game mainly because the referees allowed the players to

The New York Islanders forced a Game 7 with their 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals.

A group of Washington Capitals fans from New York City experienced a horrible time at the New York Islanders/Capitals game on Sunday. Their team lost the game, but the group claims that Islanders fans vandalized their cars, shouted racial slurs at them, and were overall downright rude.

The New York Islanders defeated the Washington Capitals in overtime, 2-1, after dominating over 99% of the game.