Washington Capitals

10-4-1 - 3rd in Metropolitan Division

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John Tavares' OT winner completes Leafs comeback over Caps

Trailing 3-1 with under six minutes left, John Tavares' winner in overtime earns the Maple Leafs a 4-3 win over the Capitals.

John Tavares scores in OT as the Maple Leafs rally to beat the Capitals 4-3

— Mitch Marner tied it in the final minute of the third period, John Tavares scored the overtime winner and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Wednesday night.

Capitals trade picks to Penguins to reunite with Lars Eller

Washington sent a 2025 fifth-round pick and a 2027 third-round pick to the Penguins on Tuesday for Lars Eller, who spent seven seasons with the Capitals and helped the team win its first Stanley Cup in 2018.

NHL Awards Watch: Who's leading for Hart, Norris, Calder?

Who are the leading candidates for the Hart, Norris, Vezina, Calder and more? We polled a selection of voters for a snapshot of the races.

Ovechkin, McMichael each scores twice as Capitals skate to 8-1 victory over the Blues

— Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Connor McMichael each scored two goals Saturday night, sparking the Capitals to an 8-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues.

Ovechkin tallies his 2nd goal of the game and 863rd of career

Alex Ovechkin's wrist shot finds the net to pad the Capitals' lead vs. the Blues and creep ever closer towards Gretzky's scoring record.

Malkin scores to help the Penguins beat the Capitals in the 95th game between Crosby and Ovechkin

— Evgeni Malkin scored the go-ahead goal midway through the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 on Friday night in the 95th NHL game between Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin.