Antero Niittymaki stopped 28 shots on Friday night at the Verizon Center to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory over the Caps, who finished this five game homestand at 3-1-1. For the most part, the Capitals did not work hard against a Bolts team that is fighting for their playoff lives, and therefore they came out on the ... Read More »

If you attended Wednesday night’s Caps-Carolina game at the Verizon Center you definitely got your money’s worth witnessing this one. The Capitals and the Canes, who are two of the NHL’s hottest teams right now despite Carolina’s 13th position in the Eastern Conference standings, put on an exciting end-to-end brand of hockey with super goaltending and it ... Read More »

The Washington Capitals threw the proverbial “everything but the kitchen sink” at Marty Turco on Monday night, but the net minder that has struggled mightily this season picked the wrong time for the Caps to look like the dominant goalie he once was in the NHL. #35 made a career high 49 saves and then stopped 4 of 5 ... Read More »

It what was not a thing of beauty, except for Jose Theodore’s goaltending, as the Washington Capitals won their third straight game, 2-0, over the New York Rangers in front of the 46th straight sellout at the Verizon Center. Theodore, who was the easy choice as the game’s number one star, stopped 30 shots and his ... Read More »

It was old man night at the Verizon Center on Thursday evening as newly acquired 36 year old Scott Walker and 37 year old Mike Knuble each scored twice to lead the Capitals to a 5-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Walker, who was playing his first game with the Caps after coming over from ... Read More »

On a wild NHL trade deadline day that saw Caps GM George McPhee make four separate deals, the Washington Capitals opened up their post Olympics break in Buffalo, a place the franchise has struggled in like no other. Making matters seemingly worse was that Washington was going to have to face the 2010 Olympic MVP, ... Read More »

After winning a Calder Cup AHL Championship last June, the Hershey Bears continue to make history. On Sunday night, before 9,166 fans, the Bears won their 20th consecutive contest at home to set an AHL record by defeating the Albany River Rats (Carolina Hurricanes farm team), 5-3. The Bears are now 43-11-0-2 (88 points) and ... Read More »

The Washington Capitals will head to the Olympic Break with a three game losing streak after falling to the St. Louis Blues, 4-3, in the shootout on Saturday night. All three losses have come on the road this week and two were after regulation time had ended. The good news is the Capitals have a 13 point lead in the ... Read More »

From the NHL and the Washington Capitals: Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, St. Louis Blues goaltender Chris Mason, and Minnesota Wild left wing Guillaume Latendresse have been named the NHL ‘Three Stars’ for the week ending Jan. 17. FIRST STAR - ALEX OVECHKIN, LW, WASHINGTON CAPITALS Ovechkin led all scorers with 10 points (3 goals, 7 assists) ... Read More »

Friday night at the Verizon Center it was the Alexander Ovechkin show in full force as the Great #8 scored just 49 seconds into the contest and then added four more assists in the Washington Capitals 6-1 pasting of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jose Theodore (28 saves) made several super stops in the first period when ... Read More »