Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes, longtime division rivals, will square off in a second-round playoff series ...

ARLINGTON, VA - The Washington Capitals announced today forward Nic Dowd as the recipient of the ... including a Caps Fight Cancer skate in November, during which the Capitals welcomed 24 cancer ...

Most fans want rugged defenceman to be inserted in the Habs lineup just so he can beat up Capitals’ tough guys, but he can actually play.

Caufield and the kids are going to play for the veterans who may not get a better chance to do it, and the Capitals will have to counter Montreal’s will to survive with a killer instinct.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tom Wilson scored his career-best 33rd goal of the season and the Washington Capitals wrapped up the top ...

The Bruins showed some pride but they just didn’t have enough to beat Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

He was leading the charge and dragging guys into the fight.” Goaltender Logan Thompson ... Thompson slid over to cover Laine ...

Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored for Washington ... Boston’s Jeffrey Viel and Washington’s Dylan McIlrath squared off for a fight that seemed like it might be the highlight of the night ...

Then, just 1:28 minutes later, Nic Dowd and Mark Jankowski got into it ... It took just 12 seconds for another fight to break out, as Connor McMichael then went toe-to-toe with Jalen Chatfield.

Dylan Strome, Nic Dowd and Tom Wilson also scored in regulation ... There was a response from last week's fight-filled third period when the Capitals were outraged with Carolina defenseman Jalen ...