ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have acquired forward Dustin Penner from the Anaheim Ducks in exchange for Anaheim’s fourth round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, previously acquired by Washington, vice president and general manager Geor......
ARLINGTON, VA. – The Washington Capitals have re-assigned left wing Nicolas Deschamps (NIK-uh-luhs duh-SHAWMP) to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. Deschamps......
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have recalled defenseman Jack Hillen from the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), vice president and general manager George McPhee announced today. Hillen, 28, played in two games with the......
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals and Inova Blood Donor Services will host the Capitals annual spring blood drive on Saturday, March 1, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Kettler Capitals Iceplex in Arlington, Va. Donors will receive a Nicklas Backs......
SOCHI -- Victory. Vindication. Another gold medal. Canada got it all Sunday at Bolshoy Ice Dome in a 3-0 victory against Sweden in the gold-medal game of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. For all the scrutinizing of the roster, and the analyzing and ......
SOCHI – The chance to win another Olympic medal for Finland was one of the reasons Teemu Selanne threw his golf clubs into a pond at the end of a promotional video in which he announced he would come back for one more season. Mission accomplish......
SOCHI -- Alex Ovechkin is the engine for everything with the Washington Capitals, but Nicklas Backstrom has always been the carburetor, finding ways to help make the superstar hum at maximum efficiency. When Sweden came to the 2014 Sochi Olympi......
SOCHI – There have been plenty of surprising results at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, but despite all the upsets it was the two countries with the deepest rosters that advanced to the gold-medal game. Russia was a fascinating story because of the pr......
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals are partnering with the Maryland Student Hockey League (MSHL) to support the Class 1A semifinal matchup at the Gardens Ice House in Laurel, Md., on Monday, Feb. 24, at 5 p.m. The contest will feature Annapo......
UNITED STATES vs. FINLAND When: Saturday, 10 a.m. ET (NBCSN, CBC) Where: Bolshoy Ice Dome What's at stake: The United States and Finland have the opportunity to make the long trip to Sochi a bit more memorable by taking home some hardware......
SOCHI, Russia – Jonathan Quick (Milford, Conn./Los Angeles Kings) made 36 saves but the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team fell to Canada, 1-0, in the semifinals of the Olympic Winter Games. Team USA will play Finland for the bronze medal tomorrow......
SOCHI -- Led by goals by Loui Eriksson and Erik Karlsson and 25 saves from Henrik Lundqvist, Sweden defeated archrival Finland 2-1 in the semifinals Friday of the 2014 Sochi Olympics and will play for the gold medal Sunday. The Swedes will face......
CANADA vs. UNITED STATES When: Friday, Noon ET (NBCSN, CBC) Where: Bolshoy Ice Dome What's at stake: Unlike the 2010 Vancouver Olympics or the games in Salt Lake City eight years earlier, no gold medal will be awarded to the winner Friday......
FINLAND vs. SWEDEN When: Friday, 7 a.m. ET (NBCSN, TSN) Where: Bolshoy Ice Dome What's at stake: The Scandinavian neighbors face off for a spot in the gold-medal game at the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Finland got to this point by beating host R......
Capitals coach Adam Oates is a lot like every other NHL coach watching these Olympics. He doesnt want to see them get hurt and he wants to give them as much rest as possible when they return from Sochi, Russia. Through the first three games of the mens tournament, none of the Capitals five Olympians has logged more ice time and is under greater scrutiny than 28-year-old captain Alex Ovechkin. In Russias...
s final practice before the qualification round, and his coach insisted the superstar forward is not injured. ''He's OK,'' Russian hockey coach Zinetula Bilyaletdinov said Monday. ''Just a rest.'' Kovalchuk missed the final minutes of the second period in Sunday's win over Slovakia after appearing to hurt his right ankle. Bilyaletdinov said, ''he's OK,'...
Last summer, when John Carlson received an invitation to attend Team USAs orientation camp at Kettler Capitals Iceplex, his mother, Angela, celebrated as if he had already made the team. Seven months later, the Capitals 24-year-old defenseman is three wins away from winning an Olympic gold medal. Carlson recovered from a slow start to the season and caught the eye of Team USA assistant general manager...
'Obviously these (elimination) games always have a bit more of a different feel, but you don't want to have to change the way you play a whole lot,'...
Sudden thoughts and second thoughts as Team USA and Team Russia await their next opponents following their Sunday victories over Slovenia and Slovakia, respectively. Classic hangover: Following their emotional game 24 hours earlier, the Americans did a better job of turning the page and ramping themselves up for Sundays contest against Slovenia. The Russians, on the other hand, had trouble with Slovakian...
A day after losing to the United States in a shootout, Russia once again found themselves in a close one. It required another overtime period and shootout, but Russia prevailed over Slovakia on Sunday morning with a 1-0 win. Alexander Radulov pulled out an impressive backhand shot to beat Jan Laco in the shootout, and Semyon Varlamov blanked Slovakia with 27 saves....