Latest Washington Capitals News

John Tavares scores in OT as the Maple Leafs rally to beat the Capitals 4-3

Nov. 13, 2024 22:56 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch Marner tied it in the final minute of the third period, John Tavares scored the overtime winner and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Wednesday night. William Nylander sparked the comeback with his...

Capitals send picks to Penguins for center Lars Eller, who won a Stanley Cup with Washington in 2018

Nov. 13, 2024 20:56 PM EST

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Washington Capitals have reunited with veteran center Lars Eller, who was surprised the Pittsburgh Penguins traded him so early in the season. Washington sent a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2027 third-round pick to Pittsburgh on Tuesday for Eller, who spent...

Shea Weber, Pavel Datsyuk enshrined as part of Hockey Hall of Fame’s 2024 class

Nov. 11, 2024 23:33 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Shea Weber and David Poile’s stories have been intertwined for more than two decades. Poile drafted Weber when he was general manager of the Nashville Predators and eventually handed him the captaincy. He also shipped the star defenseman out of town...

Ovechkin, McMichael each scores twice as Capitals skate to 8-1 victory over the Blues

Nov. 09, 2024 21:48 PM EST

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Connor McMichael each scored two goals Saturday night, sparking the Capitals to an 8-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Ovechkin has scored 863 goals and is just 31 goals behind Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record 894. Ovechkin has scored...

Malkin scores to help the Penguins beat the Capitals in the 95th game between Crosby and Ovechkin

Nov. 08, 2024 22:21 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Evgeni Malkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Friday night in the 95th NHL game between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin. While all eyes were on Crosby and Ovechkin, Malkin...

Ovechkin scoring another game-winning goal for the Capitals comes as no surprise to the Predators

Nov. 07, 2024 05:56 AM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scoring to hand the Nashville Predators another defeat and keep his Washington Capitals rolling was not surprising to the folks on the other side who have seen him a lot over the years. “You knew it was coming,” said Predators coach Andrew...

Ovechkin scores his 861st career goal as the Capitals hand the struggling Predators another loss

Nov. 06, 2024 22:06 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period to reach 861 in his career, and the Washington Capitals beat the struggling Nashville Predators 3-2 on Wednesday night. Ovechkin beat Juuse Saros with 9:35 left in regulation for his eighth...

Alex Ovechkin is scoring and helping teammates and the Washington Capitals are off to a hot start

Nov. 05, 2024 15:20 PM EST

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin approached linemates Dylan Strome and Aliaksei Protas after the second game of the Washington Capitals' season to do some film study. The trio who had never before played together watched their shifts from that game, and Ovechkin thought they...

Orlov, Necas lift Hurricanes past Capitals, 4-2

Nov. 03, 2024 19:50 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Dmitry Orlov had two goals to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday. It’s the sixth straight win for the Hurricanes, who also got one goal and two assists from Martin Necas. Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-net goal....

McMichael, Ovechkin power surging Capitals past Blue Jackets 7-2

Nov. 02, 2024 19:46 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Connor McMichael struck twice, Alex Ovechkin scored his 859th career goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals continued their dominant start to the season with a 7-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night. McMichael and Ovechkin both have...