Caps News The Caps were given Monday off after playing three games in four nights (and four in six as well) and have moved Tuesday’s practice at Kettler Ice Plex forward to 9 am in an attempt to beat another snowstorm that is headed into this region on Tuesday afternoon. Washington plays in Montreal on Wednesday, Ottawa on Thursday, ... Read More »

The Washington Capitals, who are the highest scoring team in the NHL and came in to today’s contest having potted at least 32 more goals than any other NHL team, surprisingly had gone all 58 games this season without a hat trick by one of their players. Well that streak ended today in dramatic fashion as the best hockey ... Read More »

With the Caps 12 game winning streak on the line, goalie Michal Neuvirth, who was in goal for three of the previous 12 victories, was recalled from Hershey to play against the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday with Jose Theodore, who is 9-0 and at times has been incredible, needing a contest off with Washington scheduled to play four games in ... Read More »

The Washington Capitals are so hot right now, they might be the only thing that can turn this predicted monster snowstorm headed our way into rain! On Broadway on Thursday night the Caps played their second straight poor first period but escaped only one goal down, gave up four power play goals but scored three of their ... Read More »

If you are not watching the Washington Capitals these days you are missing out. Tuesday night in Boston the Caps defeated the Bruins, 4-1, and set a franchise record with their 11th straight victory thanks primarily to a monster goaltending performance by Jose Theodore (41 saves). The best skater on the ice was defenseman Tom Poti, ... Read More »

Caps News & Memories of 1983-84 Season The Caps headed to Boston today to take on the Bruins for tomorrow night’s game in Beantown, where they will seek a club record 11th straight victory. Tarik El-Bashir of the Washington Post reported this afternoon that the Caps players will have their fathers along for their annual road trip. Last year they took in ... Read More »

For the first time in nearly 26 years the Washington Capitals have a double digit win streak. Alexander Ovechkin and company fought off a third period surge from the Tampa Bay Lightning at a subdued, but once again sold out Verizon Center to capture their 10th straight and club record-tying victory, by a 3-2 margin. The Great ... Read More »

For the first time since February of 1984 the Washington Capitals have won nine games in a row. On Friday night at the Verizon Center, in a performance Caps Coach Bruce Boudreau said was not one of their best, Washington crashed the net to get their first three goals en route to a 4-1 victory over the ... Read More »

The Washington Capitals have assigned goaltender Braden Holtby to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. Holtby, 20, is a first-year pro who stands 6’1”, 209 pounds. He has split this season with Hershey and the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) while making appearances as a ... Read More »

If on Wednesday night you tuned in to something ridiculously boring and a waste of time, like say the State of the Union address, instead of the Washington Capitals game, shame on you for missing out on another Caps impressive and exciting victory, their eighth in a row. The offensive juggernaut that is the 2009-10 ... Read More »