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The Washington Capitals will look to complete a perfect three-game homestand when they play host to the Seattle Kraken on Sunday. The Capitals defeated Pittsburgh 5-3 on Wednesday and the New York Rangers 3-1 on Friday after opening the season with two road games.

The New York Rangers knew there was a chance the injury to starting goalie Igor Shesterkin was going to be serious.

Bobby Gould, who played most of his 11-year career with the Washington Capitals in the ’80s, has died. He was 69.

After winning four of their first five games things were looking really good for the New York Rangers to start the 2026-27 HL season. As is usually the case when they win, starting goalie Igor Shesterkin has been at the center of a lot of that initial success.

Boone Jenner scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the host Washington Capitals won 3-1 on Friday, cooling off the New York Rangers, who lost star goaltender Igor Shesterkin to a lower-body injury.

Boone Jenner scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second period and the host Washington Capitals won 3-1 on Friday, cooling off the New York Rangers, who lost star goaltender Igor Shesterkin to a lower-body injury.

The 2026-27 NHL season will be the last one that Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin plays in the NHL.

Alex Ovechkin‘s retirement is being framed as a simple farewell. A player who has spent 22 seasons with the same team took some time this offseason to decide if he wanted to make one more run.

The Washington Capitals are off to an impressive 3-1-0 start to begin the 2026-27 NHL season. After their blockbuster offseason moves, it is unsurprising they’ve had such a strong start.…

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Dylan Larkin remains linked to the Montreal Canadiens, as Elliotte Friedman believes the Detroit Red Wings captain could be a perfect fit alongside Nick Suzuki.…

Week 1 of the 2026-27 regular season has concluded. Some teams disappointed, and some surprised.

Here are the key storylines to watch surrounding the Washington Capitals and their upcoming schedule for the week of Oct. 5-11, 2026. The Great Eight’s Final Chapter The impending end…

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, Alex Ovechkin has announced that the 2026-27 season will be his final year in the NHL, but the Washington Capitals superstar still has several major…

Alexander Ovechkin, the greatest goalscorer in the history of the National Hockey League, and one of the greatest players the league has ever seen, has announced that he will be…

*this article was updated in September 2026**this archive was originally written by Ryan Gagne Hockey players train their entire lives to make it to the best league in the world…

As the 2026-27 NHL season gets underway, the Washington Capitals are set for a successful campaign and are hopeful for a deep Stanley Cup playoff run. They’ve announced their opening-night…

HERSHEY, PA — The Hershey Bears have struggled to generate offense this season, and those struggles continued early against the Texas Stars, Saturday. Through 30 minutes of regulation play — half of the game — the team managed just eight shots on net, with Leon Muggli’s second…

Former Washington Capitals forward Bobby Gould has passed away at age 69. The team announced the sad news on Saturday evening.

The Seattle Kraken announced a scary update on injured forward Jacob Melanson on Saturday. The club shared that Melanson would be “out indefinitely” after suffering an injury now diagnosed as an “anterior mediastinum hematoma with vascular pseudo aneurysm.”

ARLINGTON, VA — The Washington Capitals have started the 2026-27 season with three wins in their first four games, but fans are still waiting to see Alex Ovechkin score his first goal of the year. Ovechkin has gone goalless through the first four games of the season, recording…

The New York Rangers were dealt a massive blow on Saturday. Igor Shesterkin, their superstar number-one goaltender, will be out for the rest of the season due to a lower-body injury he suffered in a 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals, Friday night.

The Washington Capitals rolled over the New York Rangers at Capital One Arena on Friday night. After going down 1-0 in the first period, the Caps scored three unanswered goals to take the two points in regulation.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Washington Capitals got some offensive help from new faces in their 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers. Defenseman Timothy Liljegren and forward Boone Jenner both recorded their first goals in red on Friday, scoring the game-tying and game-winning goals.

The Washington Capitals played host to the red-hot New York Rangers on Friday night, looking to put an end to their rival’s four-game winning streak. Few players have found holes in Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin so far this year, as the Russian backstop looks in tip-top shape…

Boone! Three games into the season, the only new Washington Capitals player to score a goal was Alex Tuch, and he did it three times.

Pierre-Luc Dubois It’s not a huge surprise that with several new players this season, some new lines came about, and some of those lines are clicking fairly early in the season. Tom Wilson, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Alex Tuch each scored a goal against the Penguins in Wednesday’s…

Sergei and Ilya Ovechkin, sons of Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin, introduced the Great 8 during the pre-game introductions in Wednesday's home opening game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Capitals One Arena.

The Washington Capitals hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins for their home-opening game on Wednesday at Capitals One Arena. After Alex Ovechkin announced Monday that this will be his final season in the NHL, naturally, fans were excited and spirits were high before the puck dropped.

(Photos by Rob Raymer) The Hershey Bears picked up a 3-2 win at GIANT Center on Sunday to earn a split of their opening weekend series with the Charlotte Checkers. One highlight was Petr Sikora‘s first AHL goal, which put the Bears up 2-0 in the first period: Box score

In a 5-2 win against the Hurricanes on Friday, Alex Tuch became the 46th player to score in his Caps debut, but also the fifth player in franchise history to score multiple goals in his debut.

It's opening night! The Capitals are about to play their 52nd opening night game of their existence.

After scoring a team-leading 32 goals last season, how will Ovi follow up his goal totals in the 2026-27 season?

With just three games on the NHL calendar Sunday, here are game previews, betting lines, updated stat leaders and more.

Bobby Gould, who played most of his 11-year NHL career with the Washington Capitals, has died. He was 69.

Bobby Gould, who played most of his 11-year NHL career with the Washington Capitals, has died.The death was announced Saturday in social media posts by the Capitals and the NHL.

The New York Rangers say goalie Igor Shesterkin is out for the season after injuring his right knee Friday night in a game at Washington.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin is out for the season after injuring his right knee Friday night in a game at Washington, the team announced Saturday.Shesterkin did not put any weight on his right leg as he was helped off the ice by teammates after an…

Boone Jenner’s goal in the second period proved to be the winner as the Washington Capitals beat the Rangers 3-1 on Friday night after New York goaltender Igor Shesterkin had to be helped from the ice after being injured.

NHL all-time goals king Alex Ovechkin plays his last home opener Wednesday, fittingly enough against Sidney Crosby and the Penguins

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