Jason Chimera

The New York Rangers scored their only goal in the first minute. Then the Washington Capitals made home-ice advantage work. And in this series, home ice has been critical. Nine minutes, 24 seconds into overtime, Mike Ribeiro was stationed by the...

Dan Girardi and Derek Stepan scored third-period goals for the New York Rangers, who squandered a two-goal lead and then held on to get even in the best-of-seven playoff series with a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. Girardi...

With just ten games left in the season, the Washington Capitals are in the midst of a battle for their eighth and possibly the last Southeast Division Championship ever awarded. The Florida Panthers, on the other hand, are just trying to close out the...

Craig Anderson made 48 saves in a spectacular performance as the visiting Ottawa Senators beat the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, Thursday night in Game 1 of their playoff series. Jakob Silfverberg and Marc Methot scored early in the third period to give...

Alex Ovechkin’s franchise-record 31st career playoff goal got the Capitals started before less-heralded teammates Marcus Johansson and Jason Chimera scored 46 seconds apart, and Washington beat the New York Rangers 3-1 Thursday night in Game 1 of...

Hard to blame Capitals forward Brooks Laich — or anyone who played in Washington’s three-overtime loss to the New York Rangers — for wanting to catch up on sleep. While dozing, Laich wound up having quite a nightmare. “I woke up,...

On the first off day of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals, it was easy to see which club jumped out on top in the opener. The top-seeded Rangers held an optional practice Sunday, a day after their 3-...

Sunday's matinee against the Carolina Hurricanes won't go down as one of the more complete or perfect performances by the Washington Capitals this year. In fact, there were few moments at Verizon Center where they seemed firmly in control of the contest,...

Alex Ovechkin netted two of Washington's three first-period goals and the Capitals continued their playoff push while furthering Detroit's slide with a 5-3 win at Joe Louis Arena. Mike Knuble and Jason Chimera registered a goal and an assist for the...

Over the weekend at the Washington Capitals' practice facility in Arlington, Va., Jason Chimera sprayed water around the dressing room after his group won a scrimmage in a shootout. It was all in jest, as though the players had won the Stanley Cup, but...

TV SPORTS Auto Racing-NASCAR Nationwide Series, OneMain Financial 200, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2); NASCAR Sprint Cup AAA 400 final practice, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Major League Baseball-Playoffs, Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers, 4 p.m. (TBS); Detroit Tigers at New...

The Washington Capitals' 2011-12 season opener certainly wasn't pretty. They gained and relinquished two separate one-goal leads and the Carolina Hurricanes forced overtime with less than two minutes remaining. But in the extra session the Capitals found...