Nicklas Backstrom

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...

 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...

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...

Each morning, Monday through Friday, I'll hook you up with reading material to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday -- that way I'll have an excuse to do the same at the start of mine.  Running it back: The...

The Capitals have had trouble cashing in this season, but playing five Washington forwards paid off for Jimmy Smith, a Capitals fan from Alexandria, Va. Smith won the Virginia Lottery's Cash 5 game last month with the lucky combination of 8-19-21-22-28,...

Ho, ho, ho. It’s Christmas Eve in April for hockey fans. NHL playoff hockey will begin Wednesday and players will be more revved up than Tiger Woods at a Miss USA contest. No other sport has such an exciting first......

Wow, what a first round, huh? Only one squad got swept and half of the eight series went seven games. Round two promises to be even more ferocious with powerhouses set to collide and revenge and redemption on the line.......