Inside the Capitals' stunning retool around Alex Ovechkin
Rather than ice a roster merely helping Ovi break Gretzky's record, the Caps have been one of the NHL's best. Here's how they ...
East-leading Caps won't face Connor McDavid on trip to Edmonton
The Washington Capitals open a five-game road trip when they visit the Connor McDavid-less Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.
Oilers host the Capitals following Draisaitl’s 2-goal game
The Edmonton Oilers host the Washington Capitals after Leon Draisaitl's two-goal game against the Vancouver Canucks in the Oilers' 3-2 loss.
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NHL-leading Capitals beat Penguins for their 4th win in a row
Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington ...
20 Fantasy Thoughts: Leevi Merilainen could save your season
In another instalment of 20 Fantasy Thoughts, Michael Amato takes a look at Leevi Merilainen’s spectacular run between the ...
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Penguins Grades: Capitals Rebuild Shows Up Pens, Big Lessons to Learn
The Pittsburgh Penguins locker room was a mixture of sullen and encouraged. From coach Mike Sullivan to Sidney Crosby and ...
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Capitals Take Advantage of Penguins’ Mistakes in 4-1 Win
For the second time this season, two of the NHL’s greats went head-to-head as Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins met ...
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Caps Push Past Pens
To Carbery’s point, the Caps were guilty of overpassing at times, passing themselves out of prime scoring areas on two or ...
Capitals are clicking again — and sitting atop NHL in total points
A third-period goal from Pittsburgh’s Bryan Rust snaps goalie Logan Thompson’s scoreless streak at just shy of 120 minutes.