Joel Ward

The Sports Xchange By Sean Farrell, The Sports Xchange Capitals 5, Canadiens 1 MONTREAL -- Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 29th and 30th goals and added an assist to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday...

It took until the fifth try and the eighth day of the season, but the Washington Capitals finally managed to put together a complete game under the guidance of first-year coach Adam Oates and come away with a victory. Fueled by contributions from every...

No one expected the Washington Capitals' season opener to be perfect. Not after just six days to learn a new system from a new head coach, not when there's chemistry to establish, communication to pin down and players on the roster without professional...

So much of the Washington Capitals' success in the postseason has stemmed from their ability to protect and hang on to even the slimmest of margins regardless of the adversity they faced. At a certain point, though, there was bound to be a break that went...

On the first off day of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals, it was easy to see which club jumped out on top in the opener. The top-seeded Rangers held an optional practice Sunday, a day after their 3-...

The Washington Capitals know how good the Boston Bruins are at coming from behind. They’re determined to change that — soon. Troy Brouwer scored on a power play with 1:27 left, giving the Capitals a 4-3 victory Saturday and a chance to...

Playoff rookie Braden Holtby followed up a shaky outing with a superb one by making 44 saves Thursday night, and Alexander Semin scored the go-ahead goal, leading the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 victory over the reigning Stanley Cup champion Boston...

Over the weekend at the Washington Capitals' practice facility in Arlington, Va., Jason Chimera sprayed water around the dressing room after his group won a scrimmage in a shootout. It was all in jest, as though the players had won the Stanley Cup, but...

By Michael Hoffman For More Capitals coverage check out Capitals Examiner   For the Capitals Monday night, it was about working harder and just as importantly in the words of Nicklas Backstrom, ‘working smarter’ than they had in their...

 Something is acutely wrong with the Washington Capitals right now. You would think that a last minute loss to the Nashville Predators and an overall stretch of very porous play would do something to raise the team’s indignation level a smidge above...

The Washington Capitals are the only unbeaten team left in the NHL. The Detroit Red Wings, by a six-goal margin, lost their chance to say the same. Mike Green had two power play goals and two assists Saturday and the Capitals coasted to a 7-1 win over...

The Washington Capitals' 2011-12 season opener certainly wasn't pretty. They gained and relinquished two separate one-goal leads and the Carolina Hurricanes forced overtime with less than two minutes remaining. But in the extra session the Capitals found...