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Caps Fall to Flames 3-2 in OT
WASHINGTON — In his third NHL season, 21-year-old Sean Monahan is showing the Calgary Flames he’s on the verge of becoming a true star. Monahan scored his second goal of the game 1:40 into overtime to...
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D.C., Other Cities Honor Paris Attack Victims
UPDATED: Nov. 14, 2015 11:46 a.m. WASHINGTON — Groups and sports teams in the nation’s capital are showing solidarity with those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks in Paris. The French...
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Capitals Score 4 in First, Beat Avalanche 7-3
WASHINGTON — After the Washington Capitals snapped a streak of nine games without scoring first, they weren’t about to stop at one goal. Alex Ovechkin got his 10th goal of the season, one of four in...
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Selena Gomez Flirts on Social Media With Caps Right Wing Tom Wilson
Selena Gomez must have a thing for Canadians. The “Good For You” singer who famously dated Justin Bieber is now reportedly crushing on another Canadian: Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson....
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Oshie Gets Tiebreaking Goal in 3rd, Capitals Beat Canadiens
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens had everything going their way on Thursday night, except they didn’t have Braden Holtby. The Washington goalie made several brilliant saves as the Capitals beat the...
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Holtby Leads Capitals Past Lightning, 2-1
TAMPA, Fla. — Braden Holtby came up big early on and then throughout the third period to continue his winning ways. Holtby made 35 saves to win for the 10th time in his last 11 starts and the...
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Caps Spoil Sullivan’s Debut as Penguins Coach With 4-1 Win
PITTSBURGH — The first shift of Mike Sullivan’s tenure as Penguins coach went brilliantly. Pittsburgh put the puck deep in the Washington Capitals’ end and spent a solid minute darting around the zone...
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Ovechkin Scores in Overtime to Give Caps Crazy Win
NEW YORK (CBSDC/AP) — Alexander Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game at 1:25 of overtime and the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Saturday. The Capitals got the...
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Even Alex Ovechkin Is Buying Tickets For The $1.5 Billion Powerball Jackpot
Bryan Altman Alex Ovechkin is by no means a poor man. The 30 year old Capitals winger, who just recently surpassed the 500 goal plateau, is the middle of a 13-year, $124 million contract with the club...
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D.C. Sports: State of the Union 2016
What better time than the beginning of a new year to reflect on the state of D.C. sports? What happened to our teams in 2015 and where are we headed in 2016? Which team do you believe in most and which...
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Cannon Fodder: D.C. Sports Mailbag No. 2
Writing for TheFanDC.com, I have receive many emails. Most of them are an extension of the comment section — insults, threats, baseless defenses of RG3, grammatical atrocities, etc. But every now and...
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Flyers Embarrassed by Capitals, 6-1, and Philadelphia Fans
The Capitals defeated the Flyers 6-1 to take a 3-0 series lead in Philadelphia Monday night. That bloated score occurred after the Capitals scored four third-period goals, an offensive onslaught that...
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Jeremy Roenick ‘Disgusted’ by Bellemare Hit on Dmitry Orlov
After a 6-1 win, the Capitals took a 3-0 lead in their opening round playoff series with the Flyers, but after Monday night, they’d be lucky to return to Washington without seeing further injuries. In...
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Caps Goalie Braden Holtby Leaves Practice Early with Injury
PHILADELPHIA — About the only thing that can scare the Capitals these days is the sight of a key player leaving the ice hurt. Goalie Braden Holtby left halfway through a practice on Tuesday at Wells...
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Caps defenseman Brooks Orpik to miss Game 4 against Flyers
PHILADELPHIA – Capitals defenseman Brooks Orpik will not play in Game 4 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinal series on Wednesday after sustaining an injury in Monday’s 6-1 victory over the...
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Braden Holtby says he will start Game 4 for Caps after injury scare
PHILADELPHIA – Capitals goalie Braden Holtby says he will start Wednesday’s night’s playoff game against the Philadelphia Flyers. One day after leaving the ice early during a practice following a...
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CSN’s Michael Jenkins Rips Flyers Fans to Shreds
WASHINGTON — If you’re looking for some sort of hype video, that special something to give you a heightened sense of adrenaline heading into Game 4 of the Capitals’ opening round playoff series with...
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5 Keys: How the Caps Beat the Penguins
WASHINGTON — It has been seven years since the Capitals and Penguins have played in the Stanley Cup playoffs. The two teams renew their rivalry later this week when the second round of the postseason...
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Capitals-Penguins Playoff Schedule Released
WASHINGTON — It’s the ninth time the Capitals and Penguins have met in the postseason, but the first since 2009. After eliminating the Flyers on Sunday, the Capitals had to wait two days to find out...
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T.J. Oshie’s Daughter Knows How to Get Hyped for the Penguins
WASHINGTON — The Capitals host the Penguins for Game 1 of their second round playoff series Thursday, the first the teams have met in the playoffs in seven years. But this classic hockey rivalry is...
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