They are the only team since the playoffs expanded to 16 teams in 1979-80 to be the first to clinch after being the last to get in the previous season.

Alex Ovechkin remains locked in on Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record, and Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery ...

he was in Washington, and just before 11 a.m. Saturday, he took the ice with his new team for the first time. It was a whirlwind 24 hours for Beauvillier, 27, whom the Capitals acquired for a ...

The major headline of the Washington Capitals campaign is Alex Ovechkin ... players in the league and it’s noticeable on the ice. Opposing defenders struggle to gain positioning on him.

Ovechkin, who has worn No. 8 throughout his 20 seasons with the Washington Capitals, scored his 888th goal in a 3-2 victory ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals are set to hit the ice against the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night at the Honda Center, looking to extend their four-game winning streak. Washington ...

The Washington Capitals barely squeaked into the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season, with a 40-31-11 record. This time around, with 17 games to go, the Capitals are the top team in the NHL.

but the Capitals earned the 4-2 victory with two more scores in the third. Washington’s fourth goal was scored by winger Alex Ovechkin, who sent a backhand from center ice into the empty net.

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to seal the Washington Capitals' 4-2 victory ... the puck in from center ice with 1:31 left, sending the crowd into ...

With a dominant 3-0 win Thursday over Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals at Crypto.com Arena ... But then the Kings never have had home-ice advantage in a playoff series under Blake ...