With a few tweaks over the summer months, the Washington Capitals went from a pretender to contender, quickly overhauling a third of the roster to go from the second Wild Card spot to the top of the ...

The Washington Capitals knocked down reports that next year will be all-time leading goal scorer Alexander Ovechkin’s last in the NHL, saying no decision has been made on the Russian’s future.

Alexander Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record of 894. Fans can celebrate Ovechkin's achievement with Capitals gear and apparel. Alexander Ovechkin will not stop scoring.

3 Capitals trade candidates after Hurricanes series loss. The Washington Capitals won't be as busy as they were last offseason, but there are still a couple of trade candidates on the roster.

Spending much of the season paired with Ovechkin and Strome, the 24-year-old finished the season as the team’s third-leading scorer, establishing himself as a reliable top-six forward.

Over the course of his 20-year career, Ovechkin has been an All-Star 12 times, won the Hart Trophy three times and led the Capitals to their only Stanley Cup title to date during the 2017-18 season.

Unrestricted free agents: Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie, Andrew Mangiapane, Lars Eller, Anthony Beauvillier, Taylor Raddysh Restricted free agents: Alexander Alexeyev Nicklas Backstrom's contract ...

The Carolina Hurricanes knocked off the Eastern Conference-best Washington Capitals. Highlights from the Game 5 win: ...

The Carolina Hurricanes have checked all the playoff boxes in taking a 3-1 lead over the Washington Capitals in their NHL Stanley Cup second-round series.

With 11 minutes, 36 seconds remaining in the game, Taylor Hall showed why the Hurricanes, amid all the Mikko Rantanen drama, made sure to come out of March’s NHL trade deadline with Hall in the mix.

Alexander Ovechkin has 44 goals and 29 assists for the Capitals. ... notably a 1-on-1 chance for Tom Wilson just 30 seconds in and a clean look from the slot for Taylor Raddysh just 2 minutes later.