Washington’s clinical closeout win sent the Capitals to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since that dreamy spring of 2018. Washington can advance to the second ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time in seven years, the Washington Capitals were on the smiling end of a playoff handshake line. And they got to enjoy it at home for the first time in a decade.

The Washington Capitals marked Friday's historic night ... each holding the same white-taped puck inscribed (partly) with “GRETZKY 4-4-25.” The caption of the X pots read, “1,788 goals ...

Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in Game 5 of their first-round series Wednesday night to advance in the NHL ...