Tarik El-Bashir witnessed a first in his 20-plus years covering the Washington Capitals. “I'm not sure I ever expected to see kente cloth on the Capitals jersey,” said El-Bashir, a hockey ...

ARLINGTON, V.A. — Coach Spencer Carbery made a bold statement on Saturday at MedStar Capitals ... best hockey is to come in this season, that's the way I feel," Carbery said. The bench boss ...

ARLINGTON, V.A. — The Washington Capitals are just three periods away ... the best shape possible for Sunday's matinee against Utah Hockey Club. "It's challenging," Carbery said, adding ...

Right from the start of their rivalry Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin signified what it feels like having two completely opposite personalities battling out for the supremacy of the best player in the ...

Initiatives are planned throughout the month to honor the organization's history, celebrate Black achievement in hockey and highlight how the Capitals ... and a game-worn helmet by Devante Smith ...

Rasmus Andersson and Tom Wilson would be a heck of a lot of fun to play charades with. That much was clear late Tuesday night in an entertaining game in which the two wound up stealing the show.

Vancouver Canucks' Quinn Hughes (43) skates with the puck past Washington Capitals' Andrew Mangiapane (88) during the second period of an NHL hockey game ... his way to the bench with just over ...

There was no love lost between Washington Capitals alternate captain Tom Wilson ... The shouting match continued on the bench between Wilson and Andersson, along with other active participants ...

Washington Capitals' Aliaksei Protas celebrates a goal against the Calgary Flames during third period NHL hockey action in Calgary ... back by taking off his helmet and emphatically raising ...

He got called after the nacho-riffic goal for a strange removing-the-helmet penalty ... with a quick pass on Washington’s third goal. Hockey happens fast and can bring a nasty burn.

Despite going down 4-2 in the third, Florida got a goal from Matthew Tkachuk at 7:46 on a 4-on-4, and the Panthers outshot the Capitals 14-6 in the period. Two of those shots from the Caps, obviously, ...