Last night, the Washington Capitals defeated the Anaheim Ducks in a dramatic game which featured the team coming back from a three-goal deficit in the second period and eventually winning in overtime. But all everyone wants to talk about is Alexander Ovechkin's potty mouth. more ›

The idea of being a professional athlete is an appealing to you, is it? Well, never forget: these guys have bosses too. And, often times, they enjoy utilizing the expletive slang. more ›

It became official today: the Washington Capitals will get to play the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2011 Winter Classic at Heinz Field. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman also promised a Winter Classic will come to Washington, D.C. within the next two to three years. more ›

I have to admit, I didn't expect to be writing this story in April. As a crowd of reporters waited outside the Capitals locker room for post-game interviews following last night's Game 7 loss, it felt like waiting for the dentist. We could hear the cheers from the Montreal Canadiens as they celebrated their 2-1 win on their way to the dressing room. more ›

Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau stopped just short of actually naming a laundry list of guilty parties after his team lost the chance to wrap up their first round series against the Montreal Canadiens on home ice Friday night. more ›

During a second period Saturday that Nicklas Backstrom called "embarrassing," the Washington Capitals found themselves down 4-1 against the Montreal Canadiens and waiting for a referee review of an earlier play. Eric Fehr, who had the only Capitals goal at that point, said after the dramatic win that it was the moment when the game changed for his team. more ›

When Matt Bradley put the puck in the net in the third period of Thursday's game against Atlanta Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec, he accomplished two things: his team had their first game-winning goal in four games, and Bradley tied his NHL career high of nine goals in a season. more ›

It's not the kind of words you'd expect to hear from a team that's clinched its division a whole month before the end of the regular season, but Capitals winger Mike Knuble thinks the team needs to play with more urgency -- and be stronger collectively. more ›

There's two sides to the Washington Capitals' 4-3 shootout loss against the Dallas Stars on Monday at Verizon Center. more ›

You'd have to be a Vulcan to begrudge Alex Ovechkin his Wayne Gretzky arm pump after scoring what turned out to be the game-winning goal against Tampa Bay on Sunday. more ›

The Caps' winning streak is getting ridiculous. They've won nine straight (something the Redskins haven't done since 1991), and their most recent win -- 4-1 Friday against the Florida Panthers -- came against the goalie with the second best save percentage in the NHL. more ›

Coach Bruce Boudreau knows Alexander Semin, who had a goal and three assists in the Capitals' 4-2 win over Phoenix Saturday, has been playing well recently. Boudreau told reporters after Saturday's game that he attributed it to a solid power play (the Caps lead the league in power play percentage) and the lines being able to stick together. more ›

Even injury-plagued, the Detroit Red Wings are the Nick Sabans of hockey -- they are to be taken seriously at all times. As a new powerhouse, the Washington Capitals view games against Detroit as chances to measure themselves against a decade-plus gold standard of the NHL. more ›

The Capitals were up 3-1 over Ottawa in the third when Mike Green took Senators winger Jarkko Ruutu to the ground and brought the Verizon Center crowd to its feet. The teams had been going back and forth all night, and Green, with help from his teammates, finally took matters into his own hands. Both players got two minutes for roughing, but Green also got a standing ovation as he skated to the penalty box, and he got the last laugh -- the Caps won 5-2. more ›

Alex Ovechkin was named captain of the Washington Capitals on Tuesday, and the team celebrated the occasion with a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. more ›

Cam Ward probably won't be sending Alexander Semin a Christmas card anytime soon. more ›

Semyon Varlamov earned his first shutout of the season Wednesday night, and it couldn't have come at a better time. more ›

The Washington Capitals scored first, but the Montreal Canadiens scored more and won 3-2 on Friday night at the Verizon Center. more ›

Friday's highlights belonged to the Caps' defense. In a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, Washington's defensemen were responsible for the majority of goals scored, while Semyon Varlamov again turned in a strong performance between the pipes. Despite the Wild having the best penalty kill percentage on the road in the NHL, the Caps' first goal of the game came from Mike Green on a power play in the second period. more ›

Welcome back, Captain Clark – with a little help from his trusty sidekicks Alex and Semyon, of course. more ›

Tonight the Capitals came from behind to beat the Florida Panthers 7-4. With Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green among a slew of injured players, Mike Knuble put up four points to spark the win. The total tied his personal best, from Valentine's Day, 2003. Asked what it was like to be a leader on this team, Knuble calmly dismissed the assertion. "It's just one game," he said, talking up the importance of hard work over a long season. more ›

It was the Mike and Mike show goal-wise at the Phone Booth on Monday: Mike Green scored his first goal of the season, and Mike Knuble had a goal and an assist. But after those tallies staked the home team to a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period, the Caps stumbled, eventually losing in a shootout to the New Jersey Devils. more ›

The most frustrating thing for a head coach may be when the team drops a game it should have won. Capitals boss Bruce Boudreau certainly showed some of that frustration after the Caps gave up a 3-2 lead against the Rangers with under ten minutes remaining in the third period last night. more ›

Rejoice, hockey fans, for the season is almost upon us. On Monday, head coach Bruce Boudreau led some of his charges out onto the ice, as Caps rookies started working off summer rust Monday during the first day of the team's rookie camp at the Kettler Capitals Iceplex. The team spent the morning working through on-ice drills and receiving pointers from the coaching staff, including head coach Bruce Boudreau. more ›

Okay, maybe it's not coming up. Maybe it's not tomorrow. Maybe it's not next year. Maybe it won't happen this decade, but someday, Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will face Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins in the playoffs again. more ›

In the column of news that we could have told you months ago, the Capitals have agreed to a long-term contract with coach Bruce Boudreau, who led the team to win 37 of 61 games after taking over midseason. This is the kind of first-season coaching record that will have Caps fans forgetting the triumphant debut of Bruce Cassidy. In the department of news we've been telling you for weeks, Nicklas Backstrom has been officially named one of the three finalists for the Calder Trophy as the NHL's rookie of the year. more ›

Tonight it's draft lottery time in the NHL once more. For the last four seasons, this has been the day that we Caps fans cross our fingers and hope that the team is lucky enough to get a chance at a player who will help them do better in the future. This year, though, Washington will not participate, because the Capitals have made the playoffs. more ›

Clarifying the intriciacies of replacing himself at his job, Boudreau told the Canadian Press, "Until further notice, I'm here." more ›

Talented European prospects Jacub Klepis and Jame Pollock left the Washington Capitals' farm team this week to play in Europe. The Capitals will no longer have to pay their salaries, but they will also no longer have them around to call up when their star players get injured. Klepis played half the season for Washington last year, gradually developing into a decent center, and showing signs that he could become more of an offensive force... more ›

In the midst of trying to pull the Capitals out of last place, new coach Bruce Boudreau (2-1-1) has the challenge of finding enough playing time to let the young guys--and except for goalie Olaf Kolzig and a few free agents, they're all young guys--develop to their potential. Boudreau has already won top marks from embedded blogger Mike Vogel for letting Steve Eminger play his second game of the season. It will be interesting to... more ›