Matt Hendricks

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After seeing his team squander third-period leads in each of their last two losses, Washington Capitals first-year coach Adam Oates needed to see some resilience against the Philadelphia Flyers. It didn't come easily, but third-...

The first game full of errors, poor defensive coverage and careless penalties could easily be shrugged off as growing pains for a team with a new coach and new system. Maybe even the second, too. But as the Washington Capitals foundered for a third...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — While the NHL and its players remain engaged in a boardroom battle over dollars and cents, professional hockey is still being played across the United States. Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, of course, are not hockey...

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,...

So much of the Washington Capitals' success in the postseason has stemmed from their ability to protect and hang on to even the slimmest of margins regardless of the adversity they faced. At a certain point, though, there was bound to be a break that went...

The agreement has worked well so it makes sense to both the Hershey Bears and Washington Capitals to keep working together. The following is the official release announcing the affiliation extension between the two teams. As part of the agreement, Bears...

It was an afternoon filled with all the drama, scoring and animosity expected between the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins. But although the Capitals managed to obtain a point in a heated contest with their rivals, the mood in the visitors'...

If the Washington Capitals' meeting with the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night truly represented a measuring stick of their progress under coach Dale Hunter, as players billed it in the hours leading up to the game, then they came up far short....

— The NHL's holiday break ended Monday when games resumed around the league, but apparently no one told the Washington Capitals. Facing the Buffalo Sabres at First Niagara Center after a two-day break, the Capitals looked uninspired, rarely...

Former Washington Capitals great Dale Hunter earned the applause of the sellout crowd Tuesday night at Verizon Center for his NHL coaching debut behind the home team's bench. There were video montages of his fights and goals, replays of Hunter's...

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...