Capitals

By Lewis Gould ESPN is reporting that Peter Laviolette has agreed to become the new coach of the Capitals in a three-year deal. Laviolette, 55, has 18 years of experience as a head coach and […]

#Pens have re-hired Todd Reirden, recently departed #caps coach, as an assistant. They've also moved up Mike Vellucci from AHL Wilkes-Barre GM and head coach to NHL assistant coach. — Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) September 2, […]

By Sharon Otter The Caps admitted they made a mistake: Back-to-back early playoff exits were enough of a reason to fire coach Todd Reirden. In the two years since promoting Reirden instead of giving Stanley […]

By Lewis Gould After Alex Ovechkin scored twice to help the Caps avoid a sweep in game 4, the Islanders’ defense led a 4-0 win that sent Washington home for the summer. In the series-clinching […]

By Lewis Gould Alex Ovechkin scored twice, including the go-ahead goal early in the third period, as the Capitals rallied from two goals down to beat the New York Islanders 3-2 and avoid a sweep […]

By Steve Kelly The Islanders beat the Capitals 5-2 to take a 2-0 lead in the first-round series. New York played Barry Trotz’s trademark structured, suffocating style perfectly, from responding to a Capitals goal in […]

By Melody Miller The  Capitals will be without Nicklas Backstrom for at least tonight’s game 2 of the Islanders series as he is in concussion protocol. The veteran was removed from game 1 after a big hit from Anders […]