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On his 28th birthday, Jakob Chychrun scored his 24th goal of the season Tuesday, as he put home a power play goal from the point to give the Caps a 3-2 lead in the second period.
Alex Ovechkin set another personal record on Saturday with two assists in the span of 20 seconds against Buffalo, as he got the helpers on Jakob Chychrun
Photo via Sammi Silber Each year since 2015, the Capitals media vote on their favorite players to interview throughout the season. After losing last year
On Wednesday against the Maple Leafs, Ilya and Alexei Protas played their first regular season game together in Washington, and they even earned an assist on Cole Hudson’s empty net goal in the 4-0 win.
By: Ben Sumner
Capital One Arena was packed for Sunday’s 3-0 victory against the Penguins, as fans cheered for Alex Ovechkin to play for one more year, and saluted the team in their last regular season game of the season, and most likely, their last game of the season.
By: Ben Sumner
Glenn Hall, a Canadian goalie who played an unprecedented 502 consecutive complete National Hockey League games - all without a protective face mask
It’s often sad when the Capitals draft a player, develop him, are patient with him, then trade him away. But enough about Scott Stevens. Today, the Caps acquired three-time 30-goal scorer Jordan Kyrou, and paid heavily, giving up Connor McMichael, Milton Gastrin and Washington’s first-round pick (16th overall) in the 2026 NHL Draft.
With his one-year extension, Alex Ovechkin is almost certainly going to enter the top ten of the NHL’s games-played list. At 1573, he currently sits in 15th place on the list.
It’s been widely noted that Caps captain Alex Ovechkin needs only 11 goals to become the NHL’s all-time leader in goal scoring when combining the regular season and the playoffs. With 1,006, he’ll be passing Wayne Gretzky,
By: Ben Sumner
The Laughlin Family Foundation, which raises money to help fight rare cancers, hosted its sixth annual celebrity golf tournament Monday. Participants included the one and only Craig Laughlin, his Monumental Sports colleagues Joe Beninati, Tarik el-Bashir, Alan May and Alexa Landestoy, and many Caps, alumni and coaches:
