One thing to watch: It’s been an awakening for The Great 8, 39-year-old Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin, who has 22 goals in 34 games (he scored 31 all of last season). With 875 career goals, he’s now just 19 behind the NHL all-time record set by Wayne Gretzky.

The Capitals will have a decision to make soon on the future of defenseman Jakob Chychrun, who can become a free-agent this summer.

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If the Washington Capitals didn't have enough incentive to try to keep defenseman Jakob Chychrun around past the end of this season, he gave them reason No. 13 on Saturday night.The 26-year-old, who was traded to the nation's capital from the Ottawa Senators during the offseason,

Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun lauded Alex Ovechkin for achieving a significant milestone. The Capitals forward has broken the NHL record for most goalies scored on.

The NHL-leading Washington Capitals have signed goaltender Logan Thompson to a six-year contract extension worth $35.1 million.

Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun was back to play some hockey at Canadian Tire Centre on Thursday. It was his first game in Ottawa since being traded by the Senators on July 1st last year. Arriving at the 2023 NHL trade deadline, Chychrun only ...

Sportsnet: Stephen Whyno on the Washington Capitals may want to extend defenseman Jakob Chychrun before getting to pending UFA goaltenders Logan Thompson or Charlie Lindgren.

(AP Photo/Nick Wass) Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) Pittsburgh Penguins center ...

The Penguins and Capitals renewed arguably the highest-profile rivalry of the salary-cap era on Saturday night.

The Ottawa Senators played the Washington Capitals close on Thursday night. However, the Senators fell to the Capitals in overtime thanks to an Alex Ovechkin overtime goal. The game was more ...

Credit to Pierre-Luc Dubois, who continues to be red-hot for Washington, scoring his 11th of the season less than two minutes into regulation. He has points in three of his last four games and 24 in his last 25, the most on the team over that span.