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Washington Capitals
January 18, 2020
Ovechkin ties Yzerman for career goals; Caps top Isles 6-4
Alex Ovechkin has made a career out of scoring big goals in big moments. His latest milestone was no different. Ovechkin had ...
January 17, 2020
Ovechkin hat trick helps Capitals beat Devils
When Alex Ovechkin took an errant stick to the face that made him bleed, his Washington Capitals teammates knew it wouldn't ...
January 14, 2020
Capitals sign Nicklas Backstrom to $46M, 5-year extension
Nicklas Backstrom isn't leaving the team he lifted the Stanley Cup with and is getting paid handsomely to stick around for ...
January 05, 2020
Eller's goal completes Capitals' stunning OT win over Sharks
The Washington Capitals never believe they’re out of a game. On Sunday, they showed why. Lars Eller scored with 2:59 ...
December 13, 2019
Pastrnak the Unpredictable: Bruins winger is dominating NHL
David Pastrnak on the ice these days is like a dazzling young magician who isn't quite sure how his sleight of hand is going ...
December 12, 2019
Capitals beat Bruins in showdown between NHL's top two teams
Tom Wilson and Zdeno Chara traded punches, the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins exchanged scoring chances and goals and ...
December 11, 2019
Wild defenseman Spurgeon 10 seasons into size-defying career
The defining moment of Jared Spurgeon's hockey career came when he was just 13: His peewee coach in Edmonton moved him from ...
December 10, 2019
Blue Jackets snap skid, end Capitals' winning streak at six
Because the Washington Capitals don't lose very often, they'll try to take something from a letdown game against the Columbus ...
December 01, 2019
Ovechkin gets hat trick with 2 empty-netters, Caps top Wings
Alex Ovechkin won’t be returning the few hats that hit the ice in Detroit, even if he’s had more impressive three-goal games.
November 20, 2019
Capitals’ Hathaway suspended 3 games for spitting
Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway has been suspended three games for spitting on an opponent. The NHL announced ...
November 19, 2019
Capitals brace for Hathaway to be suspended for spitting
Garnet Hathaway was ejected for spitting on an opponent and now the Washington Capitals winger may have to swallow more ...
November 19, 2019
Hathaway ejected for spitting during brawl, Caps beat Ducks
Just as combatants were being separated in the aftermath of a heated brawl, Erik Gudbranson gave Garnet Hathaway another ...
November 19, 2019
Capitals’ Hathaway ejected for spitting on Ducks’ Gudbranson
Washington Capitals forward Garnet Hathaway has been ejected from a game for spitting on a player from the Anaheim Ducks.
October 25, 2019
In a divided Washington, Nationals' World Series run unites
Washington is normally a city defined by its divisions, be they political, racial or economic. But the unlikely World Series ...
October 16, 2019
Cup champion Blues visit Trump at White House as full team
President Donald Trump honored the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, using the occasion to announce an envoy ...
October 02, 2019
Panarin, Bobrovsky, Duchene among many on the move in NHL
The St. Louis Blues will look a lot like the team that won the franchise's first Stanley Cup when the puck drops for the ...
September 14, 2019
Capitals' Evgeny Kuznetsov suspended 3 games by NHL
Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended without pay for three regular-season games by the NHL for ...
September 08, 2019
Correction: Capitals-Ovechkin story
In a story Sept. 6 about Alex Ovechkin, The Associated Press erroneously reported what season the Washington Capitals captain ...