Washington Capitals

When the Washington Capitals signed Justin Williams during the early days of free agency in the summer of 2015, they were bringing in someone that fit the narrative of a playoff performer. Better yet, he has been dubbed “Mr. Game Seven” for his Eastern – Metropolitan. Carolina Hurricanes · Columbus Blue Jackets · New Jersey … Read more

ARLINGTON, Va. — Even a day later, it's a little hard to get your head around all the things that transpired in Game 1 of the Washington Capitals' thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins. So much happened, so little time to take it The Pittsburgh Penguins won a low-scoring Game 2 to even … Read more

The playoffs are magical, folks. Every night there's a chance to see something you've never seen before. Sometimes it's an improbable comeback, or an end-to-end rush for the winning goal in overtime. Sometimes it's Jay Beagle of the Washington Capitals  WASHINGTON — Washington Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik has a hearing Sunday with the NHL's department … Read more

A small number of Washington Capitals individual game tickets for the 2016 Stanley Cup Eastern Conference semifinals went on sale at 7 p.m. Monday. The Capitals have home ice advantage for the duration of the playoffs. They take on the Pittsburgh  The Capitals were still battling for a playoff spot as they prepared for their … Read more

ARLINGTON, Va. — Jay Beagle's sharpest memory of the Washington Capitals' 2009 playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins was when he tried to run over Brooks Orpik and instead got flattened at center ice. Orpik is still capable of making that Braden Holtby could soon have some hardware to show for his historic season backstopping … Read more

You're better off not digging yourself a giant hole in the first place, but in an early-March game, the Washington Capitals conducted a pretty slick clinic on how to climb out once you have. The L.A. Kings ran up a 3–0 lead in the first period, but in House Republicans miss budget deadline amid caucus … Read more

A quick look at the shot count from last night's game two matchup between the Washington Capitals and the Philadelphia Flyers would probably give a casual observer the wrong impression about how the game truly went. Make no mistake – last night was not  WASHINGTON — Under bright blue skies and a warming spring sun, … Read more