Mike Knuble had his first two-goal game of the season, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the Washington Capitals 6-4 Sunday for their seventh win in nine games. Complete Story...
Alex Ovechkin scored the tiebreaking goal on a third-period power play and the Washington Capitals completed a season sweep of the Eastern Conference-leading Ottawa Senators with a 4-2 victory Tuesday night.
Alex Ovechkin was unshaved and his mop of hair was in dire need of a comb. He did, however, make one concession after signing the richest contract in NHL history.
Mike Green scored 1:27 into overtime for his third point of the game to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Green, who also had two assists, redirected a pass from Michael Nylander past Carey Price for his 11th goal.
Tim Thomas stopped 31 shots for his first shutout this season, Marc Savard broke a scoreless tie in the second period and the Boston Bruins throttled Alex Ovechkin in a 2-0 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.
Mike Green had two goals and an assist and the Washington Capitals defeated the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Tuesday. Michael Nylander, Brooks Laich and Boyd Gordon each added a goal and an assist for Washington, which beat Ottawa for the second time in four days. The Capitals topped the Senators 8-6 on Saturday.
Alexander Ovechkin had four goals and an assist to lead the Washington Capitals to an 8-6 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.
Sergei Gonchar made up for two misplays by scoring in overtime after Darryl Sydor had tied it late in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 Thursday night.
Hours after Bruce Boudreau formally got the job he coveted, the Washington Capitals marked the occasion with a feel-good victory.
Richard Park's goal 3:43 into overtime helped the New York Islanders to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.
Guilliaume Latendresse scored two goals in his return from a benching, and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 Thursday night.
Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, and Jiri Hudler scored in the shootout to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Monday night.
Brian Pothier scored a power-play goal in third period to help the Washington Capitals beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night.
Tim Connolly backhanded a rebound past goalie Olie Kolzig with 3:42 left in the third period, lifting the Buffalo Sabres to a 5-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Friday night.
Jeff Schultz scored 53 seconds into the second period, lifting the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 victory over New Jersey on Monday night and snapping the Devils' point streak at 10 games.
Nicklas Backstrom and Jeff Schultz scored a minute apart in the first period, and the Washington Capitals got two goals from Mike Green in a 6-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday night.
Vitaly Vishnevski and Dainius Zubrus scored 4:15 apart in the first period, and the New Jersey Devils won their ninth straight game by beating the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.
One thing went through Florida Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun's mind as he traded save after save with Washington Capitals goalie Olie Kolzig in a shootout that went on and on and on Wednesday night.
Jochen Hecht had two goals and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to their season-high fifth straight victory, 3-1 over the Washington Capitals on Monday night.
Alexander Ovechkin scored twice, Michael Nylander had a goal and two assists, and the Washington Capitals won their second straight under interim coach Bruce Boudreau with a 5-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.
To Bruce Boudreau and Martin Brodeur the firsts were less meaningful than the outcomes. Boudreau won in his debut as the interim coach of the Washington Capitals on Friday night, a 4-3 victory in overtime against the host Philadelphia Flyers.
Figuring they were ready to return to the playoffs, the Washington Capitals came up with a motto this fall to reflect that optimism: "New Look. New Season. New Attitude."
Ilya Kovalchuk and the streaking Atlanta Thrashers brought out the worst in the slumping Washington Capitals. Kovalchuk scored twice to raise his NHL-best total to 19 goals and added two assists Wednesday night, leading Atlanta to a 5-1 victory over Washington, which has the NHL's fewest points and is off to its slowest start in 26 years.
Olli Jokinen had two goals and the Florida Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 Monday night to end a four-game road losing streak.
Vincent Lecavalier had a goal and two assists to extend his team record for consecutive multipoint games to seven to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Friday night.
Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin made NHL history with his 13 year, $124 million dollar contract. While good news, it shows the NHL has a long way to go.
The Washington Capitals poured in five unanswered goals to rally for a 5-1 home win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
Alexander Ovechkin, the NHL's top sniper, met his match in Montreal Canadiens netminder Cristobal Huet.
Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby set the stage, Evgeni Malkin made the difference.
WASHINGTON (AP) - After a slow start to the season, Rod Brind'Amour and the rest of the Carolina Hurricanes are playing like, well, Stanley Cup champions.
Nice article talking giving props to the CAPS and their coach.
"I am a little bit crazy," Ovechkin, last season's NHL rookie of the year, said with a laugh after the Capitals practised Thursday. "I just try to be myself." "My dream has come true. I play with the great players and on a great team.
It's just a fraction of an inch. But the difference for Alex Ovechkin, the Washington Capitals' star winger, could be immeasurable.
MONTREAL (CP) - Saku Koivu picked the perfect moment to end his 23-game goalless drought.
Good start after the Olympic break. C-A-P-S CAPS CAPS CAPS!
The tributes to Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux, who announced his retirement as a player Tuesday, were understated at the game against Washington last night at Mellon Arena.
The Washington Capitals took only their 5th road win of the season with a 3-2 overtime victory over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.