In goal, Logan Thompson and Hunter Shepard worked in both nets, with Charlie Lindgren not skating as he recovers from an upper-body injury he suffered in Friday's loss to the Montreal Canadiens. Lindgren remains on the IR, but Carbery said he’s progressing well and they will see if he can be activated Saturday.

But the Capitals were expecting the game to be “a little bit nasty,” as Coach Spencer Carbery put it after his team won, 2-1, in overtime behind two goals from center Pierre-Luc Dubois, who was at the center of the high-emotion proceedings throughout.

Pierre-Luc Dubois was only supposed to keep the puppy for two weeks. The little black dog, at the time unnamed, was intended to be a temporary foster for the Washington Capitals center and his ...

The Washington Capitals entered their Friday night contest against the visiting Montreal Canadiens having gone 3-0-3 in their last six games and coming on the heels of a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory

The Capitals are shaking things up in a big way for their tilt with New York. WASHINGTON — Following a disappointing shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild, the Washington Capitals shook things up in a big way, and are hoping those changes reignite a spark across the lineup as they play host to the New York Rangers.

WASHINGTON -- Pierre-Luc Dubois scored his second goal of the game with 41 seconds remaining in overtime, lifting the Washington Capitals past the Vancouver Canucks 2-1 at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

The Capitals will look to keep trending in the right direction against Ottawa, as Jakob Chychrun makes his return for the first time since being traded.

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals will have a bit of a different look on Friday against the Montreal Canadiens, as they'll see an NHL debut while trying to extend their point streak to six games. Here's everything to know ahead of puck drop at Capital One Arena at 7 p.m. ET.

The Capitals made some changes to the top-6, breaking up that second line to try to spark Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome. Ivan Miroshnichenko also draws back into the mix. Logan Thompson will start. Here are what the line combinations look like. - Jakob Chychrun has 20 points in his last 20 games and leads the Capitals in scoring over that span.

Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome, whose chemistry has dropped off of late following Ovechkin's injury, were separated. Ovechkin went to work with Pierre-Luc Dubois and Aliaksei Prot

The Ottawa Senators return home with a tall order as they take on the best team in the East and League — the Washington Capitals. Washington leads the league with a 0.716 save percentage at 63 points in 44 games.

It started with a trade between the Bruins and Capitals (and Wild as a third-party broker). The Capitals moved out two pending free agents, Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov, in exchange for a 2023 first-rounder, 2024 third, 2025 second and Craig Smith.