Several current and former Washington Capitals are set to take to the field at Capital ONe Park in Tysons, Virginia, on ...

“Given my ongoing injury situation, I decided to take some time and step away from the game,” Nicklas Backstrom said in a statement Wednesday. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) Early ...

Eight months removed from hip resurfacing surgery, Washington Capitals center Nicklas Backstrom has no aches or pains, no more trouble sleeping or walking and no problem bending forward to tie his ...

I think we had some big spots to fill last year, our goals for roster spots. This year, there’s fewer holes,” Brian MacLellan ...

ARLINGTON, Va. -- With Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson headed toward potentially their final seasons and the contracts of ...

ELMONT, N.Y. — Nicklas Backstrom walked into the visiting dressing room Sunday, after Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record, with an awestruck look on his face.

Tom Wilson holding court in one corner. John Carlson in another. Nicklas Backstrom on a bench. T.J. Oshie nearby. The four Capitals who have been along for the Ovechkin ride the longest reveling ...

“He wanted the puck all the time,” Nicklas Backstrom said. “When I look up, he’s usually got his stick up, waiting,” Dylan Strome said. “Obviously, you just get him the puck ...

As Oshie watched Ovechkin surpass milestone after milestone in his 10 seasons in Washington, he knew that Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal record of 894 goals was well within reach.

Tom Wilson holding court in one corner. John Carlson in another. Nicklas Backstrom on a bench. TJ Oshie nearby. The four Capitals who have been along for the Ovechkin ride the longest reveling in ...