Washington Capitals February 15, 2023 Capitals reveal Alex Ovechkin took leave of absence due to father's death The Washington Capitals announced that Alex Ovechkin's leave of absence from the team this week is due to the death of his father, Mikhail.
Washington Capitals February 5, 2023 NHL legend Dominik Hasek slams league for allowing Alex Ovechkin's son to skate at All-Star event Hockey Hall of Famer Dominik Hasek slammed the NHL for allowing Alexander Ovechkin's son to take part in All-Star Game festivities on Friday night.
Washington Capitals December 14, 2022 Alex Ovechkin notches 800th goal in hat trick, Capitals blow out Blackhawks Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin reached the 800-goal mark with a hat trick against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night. He's one goal away from tying Gordie Howe.
Washington Capitals November 30, 2022 Capitals' Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky record with 403rd career goal on the road in win over Canucks Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in Tuesday nights' 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks to surpass Wayne Gretzky's record of the most career goals on the road.
Ottawa Senators July 13, 2022 NHL Free Agency: Claude Giroux to Ottawa, Jack Campbell to Edmonton, and more NHL Free Agency ramps up with Claude Giroux returning home to Ottawa, the Oilers address the goalie position and sign former Toronto goalie Jack Campbell.
Stanley Cup Playoffs May 11, 2022 Panthers do it again, rally to top Capitals in Game 5 Carter Verhaeghe set a Florida postseason record with a five-point night, and the Florida Panthers escaped a three-goal deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 and take a 3-2 lead in an Eastern Conference first-round series Wednesday night.
Stanley Cup Playoffs May 10, 2022 Panthers beat Capitals in overtime in Game 4, tie series Sam Reinhart tied it late in regulation, Carter Verhaeghe scored the overtime winner and the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Panthers beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 in Game 4 Monday night to tie the first-round series.
Stanley Cup Playoffs May 7, 2022 Capitals rout Panthers in Game 3 to take 2-1 series lead Ilya Samsonov rebounded after allowing an early goal, and the Washington Capitals bounced back on Saturday to show they can very much hang with the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Florida Panthers.
Stanley Cup Playoffs May 6, 2022 Panthers rout Capitals in Game 2 to even series The bounce-back game that the Florida Panthers needed started, perhaps fittingly, with a puck that took a fortuitous bounce.
Stanley Cup Playoffs May 4, 2022 Capitals rally past top-seeded Panthers, take Game 1 T.J. Oshie didn't see his go-ahead goal get into the net.
NHL April 21, 2022 Shea Theodore scores in OT, Golden Knights beat Capitals 4-3 Shea Theodore scored 2:09 into overtime to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night.