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 »

The Washington Capitals have recalled goaltender Braden Holtby from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) and assigned defenseman Karl Alzner to Hershey, vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. Goaltender Jose Theodore, who played the first two periods of last night’s win at the New York Islanders, is day-to-day with ... Read More »

On their third try of the season the Washington Capitals finally have a seven game winning streak following a 7-2 rout of the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. The win was sparked by a four goal first period, including two in the final two minutes to break open a 2-1 contest. Alexander Semin continued his torrid play ... Read More »

After pounding the Penguins on Thursday night and following victories over the Red Wings and Flyers earlier in the week, Saturday night’s tilt against the Phoenix Coyotes, who are in 4th place in the Western Conference, appeared to be a game that the Washington Capitals could possibly overlook. The Caps did not so the players ... Read More »

Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic posted all-time record ratings for regular-season Washington Capitals coverage – earning a 3.3 household rating and a 6.5 rating in the key Men 25-54 demographic – during last night’s (Jan. 21) road game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The National Hockey League’s premier rivalry attracted an average of 88,000 combined households in the Washington ... Read More »

For the first time since May 13, 2009, a blowout loss in game 7 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Verizon Center, the Washington Capitals faced the Pittsburgh Penguins and despite spotting the Pens with an easy early goal (a Jose Theodore giveaway), the Caps carried the play much of the ... Read More »

Jose Theodore put on a goaltending clinic tonight and he deserved all three stars in this one as he stopped 44 of 46 shots allowing the Washington Capitals to rally with two goals within 46 seconds in the last seven minutes to knock off the Detroit Red Wings, 3-2, at the Verizon Center. In a game ... Read More »

The Washington Capitals have recalled defenseman Karl Alzner from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. Alzner, 21, is a second-year pro who stands 6’3”, 206 pounds and has recorded four assists in 14 games with the Capitals this season. The Burnaby, British Columbia, native ... Read More »