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Team Canada beat France 10-2 on Sunday to finish their Olympics round robin games. They are in pole position to be the top team coming out of the round robin after the blowout win. But the headlines from the game were all about Tom Wilson and the rare fight at the Olympics. Connor McDavid and […]

Team Canada delivered a 10-2 beatdown on France at the Milan Olympics on Sunday, making a statement heading into the quarterfinal round. Tom Wilson made a statement of his own, getting ejected for fighting in defense of star Nathan MacKinnon. The scrum started after MacKinnon got hit in the face by French player Pierre Crinon. […]

TJ Oshie enjoyed a long and fruitful career in the National Hockey League, appearing in over 1,000 games and being immortalized along with the 2017-18 Washington Capitals team that brought a Stanley Cup championship to the District of Columbia. But you might know him better for his heroics at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, […]

Logan Thompson didn’t look any worse for wear when he made his return from a four-game absence on Thursday night, making 27 saves to help the Washington Capitals beat the Nashville Predators, 4-2, in both teams’ final contest before the Olympic break. The 28-year-old was dialled in from the get go, helping the Caps bank […]

The Washington Capitals have been without Pierre-Luc Dubois for the last 47 games after the forward underwent surgery to repair abdominal and adductor muscles earlier this season. That absence will end on Thursday, with the 27-year-old getting the green light for the Caps’ final game before the Olympic break, a visit from the cross-conference Nashville […]

It has been an up-and-down season for the Washington Capitals, but throughout the ride, Alex Ovechkin has continued to make NHL history. The all-time goals leader in NHL history scored his 20th goal of the season, moving into second all-time for most 20-goal seasons. Now, Ovi has passed Wayne Gretzky on another all-time NHL list. […]

The Washington Capitals went into the 2025-26 NHL season as one of the more believable teams when it came to winning the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. They had been dominant last year, running away with the division title and also having the best record in the Eastern Conference with a 51-22-9 record for […]

The NHL trade market has been turned on its head after New York Rangers superstar Artemi Panarin was made available. There are no shortage of teams with varying levels of interest in the Russian ahead of the March 6 deadline — and the Washington Capitals are one of them, as Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported on […]

The Washington Capitals closed out their longest road trip of the season by grinding out a 4-3 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night, banking two imperative points despite playing without starting goaltender Logan Thompson and finishing the game with concerns around Charlie Lindgren’s health. The victory ended a stretch in which […]

Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson is day-to-day as he is dealing with an upper-body injury, head coach Spencer Carbery confirmed Thursday. The timing is far from ideal, with the Winter Olympics less than two weeks away. The injury occurred during Tuesday’s 5–1 loss to the Seattle Kraken. Thompson played the entire game, allowing five goals […]

The Washington Capitals’ difficult West Coast road trip hit a breaking point, and Tom Wilson didn’t try to soften the message afterwards. Following a lopsided 5-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken, the veteran forward delivered a blunt assessment of where the Capitals stand as their playoff hopes continue to slip. Wilson’s comments came with urgency, […]

The Washington Capitals are not having the same dominating season they had in 2024-25. The team is hoping to make a run back to the playoffs, and this has the Capitals looking at some potential trades to improve the roster. Regardless of moves this season, GM Chris Patrick also has to look at the roster […]

Going into the season, the Washington Capitals were one of the favorites to repeat as Metropolitan Division champions and battle the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. The season has passed the halfway point, and neither the Capitals nor the Panthers are playing at anywhere near the […]

The Washington Capitals have not been able to replicate the success that saw the franchise finish with the best record in the Eastern Conference in 2024-25. Despite a similar roster, the Caps are 24-18-6 this NHL season, which has them on the outside looking in at a postseason berth. Spencer Carbery’s team didn’t do itself […]

The Washington Capitals are hanging onto a playoff spot in the crowded Eastern Conference. They should be looking to add at the NHL trade deadline, with Alex Ovechkin’s career potentially ending after the season. The Nashville Predators have the perfect piece for the Capitals to add in center Ryan O’Reilly. How could Washington make the […]

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin made more NHL history Sunday night, by scoring his 20th goal of the 2025–26 season in a 3–2 loss to the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena. With the goal, Ovechkin surpassed Ron Francis for the second-most 20-goal seasons in league history and moved within one of Gordie Howe’s record. The […]

The Washington Capitals lost to the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Sunday, falling to 23-17-6 on the season. They are hanging onto the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference on a tiebreaker through 46 games. Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery knows what he needs to see moving forward if Washington is going to make […]

The Washington Capitals have been in the middle of a major slump in play. They have lost nine of their last 13 games overall, but did secure a win on Monday against the Anaheim Ducks, 7-4. Still, the team is dealing with injuries, and the latest one is to Aliaksei Protas. Protas has been placed […]

Justin Sourdif is quickly becoming a fan favorite for the Washington Capitals. It took a while for the former third-round pick of the Florida Panthers to find a place in the NHL, but now that he has, it doesn’t look like he plans to give it up. While Alex Ovechkin is still stealing headlines with […]

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is an ageless wonder who is showing little-to-no signs of slowing down. Ovechkin, despite being 40 years of age already, continues to bag home the goals; he scored two in the Capitals’ 7-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Monday night, giving him 914 goals for his career and padding […]

The Winter Classic has become a staple on the National Hockey League calendar since the first outdoor game took place all the way back in 2008. And for the first time in history — a full 18 years after the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres in Orchard Park, NY — the event will be heading […]

The United States got their World Junior Hockey Championship three peat bid off to a great start on Friday, doubling up the Germans 6-3 in front of the home crowd in Minnesota. Defenseman Cole Hutson is off and running in his second WJHC, recording two assists and throwing the body around in the victory. He […]

For the first time since the 2025-26 National Hockey League campaign kicked off almost three months ago, it’s going to be a relatively quiet week. The NHL will shut down entirely for three days beginning on Wednesday, with no games on the slate for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or Boxing Day. Along with zero contests, […]

The Minnesota Wild dominated the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night. Quinn Hughes made history in his second game with the franchise, as the Wild took a 2-0 lead in the second period. After allowing three goals in the third, the Caps fell 5-0. After the game, Dylan Stome was honest about the beatdown. “We just […]

Who had Quinn Hughes being traded to the State of Hockey on their bingo card in 2025-26? After six NHL teams made legitimate offers for the former Vancouver Canucks superstar, it was Bill Guerin who swooped in with an incredulous offer. The Minnesota Wild GM parted with the equivalent of four first-round picks, sending Zeev […]

The Washington Capitals are still one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference. They were looking to improve the roster, potentially acquiring Quinn Hughes. Hughes ended up being traded to the Minnesota Wild. While the Caps could not land the star blueliner, they still have options to improve the roster and continue to improve […]

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin continues to rewrite the record books in the National Hockey League — and The Great Eight reached a rare milestone in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. The 40-year-old, who recorded an assist on Connor McMichael’s opening goal, became just the second active player to […]

The Washington Capitals are adjusting to life without key rookie Ryan Leonard after the forward was knocked out of the lineup on a questionable hit by Anaheim Ducks’ Jacob Trouba on December 5. Leonard, who has only missed one game amid a light schedule for the Caps, will be out 3-4 weeks with a shoulder […]

The 2025-26 NHL season has produced some incredible moments throughout the last three months. For instance, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scoring his 900th career goal was a moment no fan will soon forget. However, individual moments take a backseat to team success. And with the season nearing the halfway point, it’s time to take […]

It’s not very often a franchise-altering player gets traded in the middle of a National Hockey League season — that is, it wasn’t very often until Mikko Rantanen was shockingly sent from the Colorado Avalanche to the Carolina Hurricanes in January of 2025. That was a bit of an outlier, until he was moved again, […]

Not only were the Washington Capitals defeated by a 4-3 score in a shootout during Friday evening’s game at Honda Center, but they also lost rookie forward Ryan Leonard following a controversial hit delivered by Ducks defenseman Jacob Trouba late in the opening 20 minutes of play. Trouba leveled Leonard with what appeared to be […]

The Washington Capitals are coming off a win over the San Jose Sharks. And they hoped to continue their winning ways against the formidable Anaheim Ducks. It’s been an extremely close game between the two sides. Unfortunately, Washington will be shorthanded, needing to finish the game without forward Ryan Leonard. Leonard suffered an upper-body injury […]

At 40 years old, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin can still be unstoppable on the ice. Just ask the San Jose Sharks, who got destroyed by Ovechkin and the Caps Wednesday night at SAP Center at San Jose to the tune of a 7-1 score. Ovechkin had a two-goal night at the expense of the […]

The Washington Capitals have been playing great as of late, winning five of their last six games. In the process, Alex Ovechkin continues to hit career milestones. Ovi recently moved into the top 10 of all-time points, played in his 1,500th NHL game, and scored his 900th NHL goal. Before the game with the Winnipeg […]

The Washington Capitals have made some strides recently as they work through a bit of a middling start. It’s been tough sledding for the Capitals, but they are beginning to rebound. One of the reasons for their turnaround in play is defenseman Jakob Chychrun. He has scored points in eight straight games and has a […]

The Washington Capitals just enjoyed an 8-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on Thursday night. In the process, Alex Ovechkin scored four points, giving Ovi eight points in the last four games. The game also saw The Great Eight pass Joe Sakic to move into the top-10 on the NHL all-time […]

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin kept the history books busy with a show-stopping performance in Thursday night’s 8-4 road victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. The 40-year-old superstar recorded his 33rd career hat trick, tying Brett Hull for the fourth-most in league history, and added an assist, giving him four points on […]

Alex Ovechkin is on yet another hot streak. The NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer opened his team’s scoring when he fired the puck past Sam Montembault of the Montreal Canadiens for the early lead in a game that the Capitals won by an 8-4 margin. Ovechkin would go on to score 3 goals, making it […]

The Washington Capitals earned a much-needed win on Wednesday night, defeating the visiting Edmonton Oilers 7-4 at Capital One Arena. Logan Thompson — who sits second in the NHL in goals-against average in 2025-26 — made 26 saves, including a couple of key ones late in regulation. He shared some high praise for the back-to-back […]