The Washington Capitals announced today several fan initiatives in support of Alex Ovechkin and his pursuit of the NHL’s ...

William Douglas has been writing The Color of Hockey blog since 2012. Douglas joined NHL.com in 2019 and writes about people ...

Much of the success can be pinpointed to the offseason moves made by Capitals general manager Chris Patrick. He made seven ...

Jakob Chychrun has proven to be one of the best pickups of the 2024 offseason, which earned him an eight-year contract extension from the Washington Capitals. The Capitals opened up the pocketbook for ...

The NHL's highest-scoring line, featuring Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi, has mostly been kept off the board over their last four games, with Connor scoring twice, Scheifele picking ...

The two highest point earners in professional hockey will go head-to-head for the second and final time this season on ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals became the first NHL team to clinch a playoff spot this season, doing so after winning in their 69th game and getting the help they ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 888th career goal to continue his pursuit of the NHL record, and the Washington Capitals clinched a ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) celebrates with defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk (57) and goaltender Logan Thompson (48) after an NHL hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers ...