WASHINGTON CAPITALS NEWS

'Saucer-eyed': Caps, others count on rookies in NHL playoffs

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The Washington Capitals have never used more rookies during a single postseason than the half-dozen who helped Alex Ovechkin and Co. reach the Eastern Conferen...

MAY 11, 2018

Kucherov relishes chance to face Ovechkin in East Final

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Like many young Russian hockey players, Nikita Kucherov grew up following Alex Ovechkin's career, hoping to someday become...

MAY 11, 2018

FOX Sports Sun announces live postgame show schedule for Eastern Conference final vs. Washington Capitals

FOX Sports Sun announced plans to televise statewide postgame coverage throughout the series between the Lightning and the Washington Capitals.

MAY 10, 2018

Ovechkin, Trotz are in new territory with Caps in East final

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) The smiling side of a handshake line at the end of the second round was a brand-new experience for Alex Ovechkin and Ba...

MAY 9, 2018

Capitals exorcise ghosts to reach conference semifinals

PITTSBURGH (AP) The Washington Capitals kept trying to downplay their own forgettable playoff history, the one pockmarked with disappointme...

MAY 8, 2018

Capitals beat Penguins in OT to advance to conference finals

PITTSBURGH (AP) Evgeny Kuznetsov's breakway goal 5:27 into overtime gave the Washington Capitals a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in...

MAY 8, 2018

Capitals snap hex against Penguins with some OT magic

PITTSBURGH (AP) Eras change. Stars change. Coaches change. Styles change.

MAY 8, 2018

Caps drop Penguins in OT to advance to conference finals

PITTSBURGH (AP) A cathartic celebration 20 years in the making began with a poke of Evgeny Kuznetsov's stick. It built as the puck that Kuz...

MAY 8, 2018

Washington without injured C Nicklas Backstrom for Game 6

PITTSBURGH (AP) The Washington Capitals will have to try and knock the Pittsburgh Penguins out of the playoffs without center Nicklas Backstrom.

MAY 7, 2018

Capitals aim to end Penguins' elimination-game survival run (May 06, 2018)

Four times under coach Mike Sullivan, the Pittsburgh Penguins have gone into an elimination game in the playoffs. They have won each en route to back-to-back Stanley Cup titles.

MAY 7, 2018

Capitals, Jets push Penguins and Preds to the brink

PITTSBURGH (AP) The Washington Capitals don't need a history lesson. Neither do the Winnipeg Jets for that matter.

MAY 6, 2018

Vrana, Capitals push Penguins to brink of elimination

WASHINGTON (AP) Jakub Vrana scored the go-ahead goal with 4:38 remaining, Braden Holtby made 35 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the...

MAY 6, 2018

Vrana makes most of promotion, Caps win to put Pens on brink

WASHINGTON (AP) Jakub Vrana came to the rink expecting to play on the Capitals' third line again. He left as a top-liner on top of the worl...

MAY 6, 2018

Capitals look to rebound from Game 4 loss to Penguins (May 04, 2018)

WASHINGTON -- Washington Capitals winger Jakub Vrana is playing in just his first playoff series against the rival Pittsburgh Penguins, yet he has a pretty good grasp of things.

MAY 5, 2018