The Washington Capitals were the top team in the Eastern Conference this regular season. Still, the Capitals were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the playoffs. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Knowing full well the chances of being competitive in their second-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes hung in the balance, the Washington Capitals flipped the script from ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Washington Capitals spent Sunday, the day between Games 3 and 4 of their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes, proclaiming that they weren’t ...

General manager Chris Patrick and the Capitals have defied expectations in Alex Ovechkin's golden years. Patrick Smith / Getty Images Even as Alex Ovechkin, John Carlson and the rest of the Washington ...

Coming into last season, the Washington Capitals had taken major steps to improve a roster that, by plenty of measures, had fluked its way into the postseason and summarily gotten stomped in the first ...

The Washington Capitals unveiled today a red third jersey featuring the team’s iconic screaming eagle for the 2025-26 NHL season. The Capitals will wear the jersey for 15 home games during the 2025-26 ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals unveiled a new jersey for their upcoming season on Monday. The new jersey will be worn for 15 games this upcoming season. This comes after they announced a jersey ...

Before Saturday’s game at Capital One Arena, Florida Panthers Coach Paul Maurice was full of praise for the Washington Capitals’ offense. “Their counter game is really good. They’ve got an awful lot ...

Alexander Ovechkin is only one goal away from becoming the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer. Send your words of encouragement to the Capitals captain in a voicemail through the WTOP News app, ...