Every country needs a capital city—or at least that’s what most people assume. Capitals are supposed to anchor national ...

John Carlson has now played the second most games in the history of the Washington Capitals franchise, behind only Alex ...

Countries with more than one capital are unique in how they distribute governmental responsibilities across different cities, ...

WASHINGTON — Two days after looking like they were in for a potentially short series against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Washington Capitals punched back, winning Game 2 by a 3-1 score behind strong ...

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Capitals -190, Canadiens +159; over/under is 5.5 BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Capitals host the Montreal Canadiens to begin the Eastern Conference first round. The teams meet ...

Jaccob Slavin scored in overtime, Frederik Andersen made 13 saves in his return from injury and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has signed an agreement with Russian tech giant Yandex and its streaming platform, Kinopoisk, to produce a movie, series or documentary chronicling his NHL ...

Alexander Ovechkin is only one goal away from becoming the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer. Send your words of encouragement to the Capitals captain in a voicemail through the WTOP News app, ...