The Washington Capitals successfully won the first playoff round 4-2. Still, they will need better defense if they want any hope of getting past the current round. Washington took home the first round against the Toronto Maple Leafs after winning 2-1 in overtime on April 23. Still, for the Presidents’ Trophy winners, the series against Toronto […]

The Washington Capitals have seen plenty of overtime action in the playoffs, but long postseason games are nothing new for the team. All three games that the Caps played this postseason, have, amazingly, ended in overtime. In Game 1, Washington and Toronto were tied at 2-2 at the end of regulation time. Tom Wilson buried […]

This season has been a year of great moments on home ice for the Washington Capitals. From January through to March, the Caps recorded a winning streak of 15 games at home. More recently, Washington set another franchise record for most home wins in a single season. Washington’s new franchise record came after a recent […]

This season has already been a big one for the Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin. Back in January, he recorded his 1,000th career point. Recently, he became the third player in league history to record 30 or more goals in his first 12 seasons. Ovechkin had his 30th goal of the season during the Caps’ last […]

Alex Ovechkin, and to a lesser extent, Nicklas Backstrom, are the usual faces of the Washington Capitals. However, in Washington’s more recent games, T. J. Oshie has been the one getting more of the fan attention. For the last three games, he’s been a huge asset to the Capitals. During the Caps’ last game against […]

The Washington Capitals might have been the first team to earn a playoff berth this season, but with other teams now catching up in points, they have some serious competition to face in the Presidents’ Trophy race. If the Caps do win the Presidents’ Trophy, it’ll be the team’s second consecutive title. Hopes have been high all […]

Nicklas Backstrom, the first line center and alternate captain for the Washington Capitals, is very likely to reach the 1,000 point mark before the end of his NHL career. With the Caps’ most recent 4-2 win against the Calgary Flames, Backstrom now ties Connor McDavid for the most assists in the league with 57. His […]

Having given up four or more goals in its last four games, the Washington Capitals’ latest performance has been a slump compared to what they had seen earlier this month. With the most recent 5-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on the road, the Capitals are now on a four-game losing streak. Although hopes for […]

Another home game, another big win — little has stopped the Washington Capitals from recording more than five goals in a single game for the 11th straight time at Verizon Centre. The Caps have now tied a historical record set by the Boston Bruins during the 1970-71 season. So how exactly does the current Capitals […]

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the NHL and at a recent event in Los Angeles commemorating this occasion, six former and current Capitals received the distinction as the League’s 100 Greatest Players. These six players were Mike Gartner, Scott Stevens, Adam Oates, Jaromir Jagr, Sergei Fedorov and Alex Ovechkin. Among this group, Gartner […]

The NHL All-Star Game is right around the corner and it’s that time of year again when hockey fans from all over North America and the world will be watching the league’s best players in action. This year, two players from the currently top-ranked Washington Capitals — forward Alex Ovechkin and goalkeeper Braden Holtby — […]

With a record of 32-10-6, the Washington Capitals are living up to their name as the capital of NHL fan attention. If the regular season ended today, the Caps would repeat as Presidents’ Trophy winners, and a trophy appears to be on the horizon for the NHL’s top-ranked team. Even with the most recent 3-0 […]