For all that Alex Ovechkin managed to do during the regular season, from leading the Capitals to the postseason by averaging a goal a game in the final 23 contests to being named a finalist for the Hart Trophy, … Continu... read more...

Four out of five games in this Eastern Conference quarterfinal series between the Capitals and Rangers have been decided by one goal, two have required overtime to reach a result. For as close as the contests have been, there’s a … ... read more...

Update 3:27 p.m.: The Capitals have confirmed Ovechkin’s injury. Original post: Alex Ovechkin played the final two games of the Capitals’ first-round series against New York with a hairline fracture in his left foot, according to a league source with … ... read more...

Highly-touted prospect Tom Wilson made his NHL debut in the Stanley Cup playoffs, but it remains to be determined whether the young winger will be on the Capitals’ opening-night roster next fall. As encouraged as the Capitals were by Wilson’s … ... read more...

View Photo Gallery —Caps crushed by Rangers, 5-0, and eliminated from Stanley Cup playoffs Early exits have become an annual routine for these Washington Capitals and each time the elimination brings a little more disappointment, a little more frustration especially … ... read more...

Three days after the Washington Capitals were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs, Alex Ovechkin and Russia were knocked out of the IIHF World Championship. Russia fell, 8-3, to the United States in the quarterfinals Thursday in Helsinki, marking its … ... read more...

  While the Capitals haven’t been happy about the discrepancy in penalties dished out in this series, they know that they could have avoided some of the calls they received in Game 6. Of the five minors Washington was whistled … ... read more...

  The Capitals have two prominent unrestricted free agents heading into this offseason, and both said Wednesday they would like to return to Washington next season. Forwards Mike Ribeiro and Matt Hendricks spoke separately with reporters when the Capitals held … ... read more...

It’s not as though Rick Nash has been without scoring chances in the first five games of this series. He leads the Rangers in shots in this Eastern Conference quarterfinal with 19 and has created a few quality opportunities – … ... read more...

After New York eliminated the Capitals from the Stanley Cup playoffs Monday night, Alex Ovechkin sounded off about the possibility of a league conspiracy to force the series to a seventh game. “Not saying there was a phone call, but … ... read more...

Ted Leonsis posted some initial thoughts Tuesday on the Caps’ “painful” 5-0 Game 7 defeat to the Rangers, congratulating New York and commiserating with devastated fans. Here’s an excerpt: We exit Round 1 in seven games, after having a 2-0 series lead. … ... read more...

  The day after a Game 7 gut-punch elimination from the first round of the playoffs, the Capitals announced that Alex Ovechkin is heading to Helsinki to play for Russia in the quarterfinals of the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship. … ... read more...

  As the Capitals made their push at the end of the regular season to claim a playoff berth, it was the top line that led the way. Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom both averaged more than a point per … Continue reading ... read more...

For the first time in three years, the Washington Capitals have some sense of stability as they head into the offseason. There won’t be any questions about who the coach will be, like there were last offseason after Dale Hunter’s … Cont... read more...

View Photo Gallery —New York defeats Washington, 1-0, to force Game 7 The Capitals are quite familiar with the agony-inducing, pressure-packed contests that are a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup playoffs. Winner-take-all nailbiters where every shift and every mistake … ... read more...

Tom Wilson played only 6 minutes 24 seconds in his NHL debut in Game 5 Friday night, but the young winger still managed to make a solid first impression. He was credited with a shot on goal and four hits in … Continue reading ... read more...

Late in Game 6 on Sunday night, Mike Green and Derek Dorsett collided as they chased the puck into the corner of the Washington zone. The Capitals accused Dorsett of slew-footing Green on the play but it wasn’t until the … Continue ... read more...

New York Rangers Coach John Tortorella has gone on record in the past with his assertion that home ice only matters in the NHL playoffs during a Game 7. But with the Rangers facing that scenario tonight in their Eastern … Continu... read more...

Three days after the Washington Capitals were eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs, Alex Ovechkin and Russia were knocked out of the IIHF World Championship. Russia fell, 8-3, to the United States in the quarterfinals Thursday in Helsinki, marking its … ... read more...

For the first time in three years, the Washington Capitals have some sense of stability as they head into the offseason. There won’t be any questions about who the coach will be, like there were last offseason after Dale Hunter’s … Cont... read more...