The Montreal Canadiens visit the Washington Capitals after the Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 in overtime.

The Washington Capitals will attempt to string back-to-back wins together for the first time in nearly three weeks when they host the Montreal Canadiens on Friday.

Alex Ovechkin will return to the ice for the Capitals' showdown with the Maple Leafs after missing a month of action

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Ted Leonsis celebrate the start of a $800M renovation for the Washington Capitals and Wizards arena.

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals appeared to be at a crossroads after being swept by the New York Rangers in the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season. The Capitals had already chosen which direction they were headed nearly two years before, though.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is expected to make his much-anticipated return to the lineup either Saturday against the Toronto Maple Leafs or Sunday facing the Detroit Red Wings after ...

President-elect Donald Trump is holding a "victory rally" at Washington's Capitol One Arena the day before Inauguration Day.

Matt Boldy scored the shootout winner and the Minnesota Wild rallied to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Thursday night after Alex Ovechkin moved one step closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL ...

Wednesday’s game will be the 40th of the season for the Vancouver Canucks, and they are in Washington to face Alex Ovechkin and the Metropolitan Division-leading Capitals. Game time is scheduled for 4:30 p.

“It’s nice. It doesn’t always happen,” Capitals General Manager Chris Patrick said of the attention on Washington’s prospects. “It did feel like a bit of a throwback.” The Capitals ...

1989 — LA Kings center Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined regular season & playoff points; 4 assists in 5-4 home win over Edmonton brings his total to 2,011, 1 more than Gordie Howe.