Sports 16 hours ago Hurricanes rally past Capitals 5-2, force Game 7 Justin Williams earned another chance to live up to his nickname.
Sports 16 hours ago Capitals rout Hurricanes 6-0 to take 3-2 series lead So much went right for the Washington Capitals that the chants from the crowd changed by the shift.
Sports 16 hours ago Teravainen, Hurricanes beat Capitals 2-1, even series The Carolina Hurricanes lost another forward — and won another playoff game.
Sports 16 hours ago Capitals star Alex Ovechkin knocks out Hurricanes rookie Andrei Svechnikov in playoff game Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin dealt out a series of punches to Carolina Hurricanes rookie Andrei Svechnikov that knocked him out.
Sports 16 hours ago Hurricanes rout Caps 5-0 in 1st home playoff game since '09 The Carolina Hurricanes waited 10 long years to finally bring the playoffs back to town. They almost seemed determined to cram a decade's worth of goals and hits into one game.
Sports 16 hours ago Orpik scores in OT, Capitals take 2-0 lead over Hurricanes A rat falling out of the arena hallway ceiling during the Carolina Hurricanes' warmup game of soccer was just a precursor to a wacky afternoon of playoff hockey.
Sports 16 hours ago Capitals survive surge from Hurricanes to win Game 1 Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin came out firing, the Carolina Hurricanes surged and the Washington Capitals showed why they're the defending Stanley Cup champions when it mattered most.
Sports 16 hours ago With Tom Hanks at game, NHL's Penguins make 'Cast Away' joke about rival Caps' Tom Wilson The Pittsburgh Penguins welcomed actor Tom Hanks to their arena Thursday night while poking fun at Washington Capitals player Tom Wilson.
Sports 16 hours ago Barry Trotz resigns as Washington Capitals coach days after Stanley Cup win Barry Trotz has resigned as coach of the Washington Capitals after leading them to the Stanley Cup.
Politics 16 hours ago Trump congratulates Washington Capitals on Stanley Cup win: 'DC is popping' President Trump tweeted his congratulations Friday to the Washington Capitals on their historic Stanley Cup win and declared that “D.C. is popping, in many ways.â€
Sports 16 hours ago Washington Capitals winger TJ Oshie dedicates Stanley Cup win to Alzheimer's-afflicted father Washington Capitals winger T.J. Oshie went right to his father immediately after his team defeated the Vegas Golden Knights, 4-3, to win the Stanley Cup on Thursday night.
Sports 16 hours ago Washington Capitals beat Vegas Golden Knights to win Stanley Cup For the first time in franchise history, the NHL's Washington Capitals have won the Stanley Cup.
Sports 16 hours ago Washington Capitals player says he'll skip White House visit if team wins Stanley Cup Count out Devante Smith-Pelly if the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup and are invited to the White House to celebrate with President Donald Trump.
Sports 16 hours ago Washington Capitals move one win closer to Stanley Cup title Evgeny Kuznetsov smiled about getting four assists. He tried not to smile too much at the thought of being one win away from the Stanley Cup.
Sports 16 hours ago Caps top Vegas, take lead in Stanley Cup Final In his first home Stanley Cup Final game after 13 long years checkered with as many disappointments as milestones, Alex Ovechkin was not going to be denied the opportunity to do something special.
Sports 16 hours ago Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby makes career-defining save in Stanley Cup Game 2 Washington Capitals goalkeeper Braden Holtby made a daring game-saving stop with two minutes left in their Game 2 win over the Las Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday.
Sports 16 hours ago Vegas Golden Knights score 6 goals to get past Washington Capitals in Stanley Cup Final opener In a single nine-minute stretch of the third period, the Washington Capitals dramatically took the lead before the Vegas Golden Knights replied with two goals of their own. Washington's Tom Wilson also flattened Vegas forward Jonathan Marchessault with a blindside hit that could reverberate through the Stanley Cup Final.
Sports 16 hours ago Las Vegas boycotts capital letters ahead of Stanley Cup finals against the Washington Capitals As the Golden Knights head into game one of the NHL Stanley Cup Finals against the Washington Capitals, the city of Las Vegas is seriously backing its team by launching the #nocaps campaign, boycotting all capital letters.
Sports 16 hours ago Washington Capitals eliminate Tampa Bay, will play Vegas in Stanley Cup Final For the first time in two decades, the Washington Capitals are heading to the Stanley Cup Final, where they will face this year's Cinderella team, the expansion Vegas Golden Knights.
Sports 16 hours ago Four NHL hockey fans kicked out over racist comments toward player Four spectators were removed from their seats at a National Hockey League game in Chicago on Saturday night after allegedly making racist comments toward a black player on the visiting team.