The Washington Capitals went shopping on the waiver wire today. They came away with a defenseman from a club that took one of their players the same way earlier.
A couple of players are back to full health and ready to play. When speaking to the media, Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery announced that forwards Pierre-Luc Dubois and Justin Sourdif are set to return to the lineup on Saturday night, when the Capitals host the Buffalo Sabres.
Alex Tuch was one of the Buffalo Sabres’ most important players for half a decade, emerging as a star forward in Western New York and helping the franchise snap a 14-season playoff drought in 2025-26.
Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch planned to get dinner together on Friday night, before the Buffalo Sabres visit the Washington Capitals on Saturday. It's not anything new for the two veteran forwards.
How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?
As is typical in any given NHL season, the Washington Capitals are without a handful of key players due to illness and injury. Defenseman Vincent Desharnais and goaltender Logan Thompson are out with injuries, and centers Pierre-Luc Dubois and Justin Sourdif are out with illness.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
The Washington Capitals announced Friday that defenseman Vincent Desharnais will be out four-to-six weeks after he underwent an emergency appendectomy on Thursday.
The Washington Capitals announced today that defenseman Vincent Desharnais will be sidelined for a four-to-six-week period after undergoing a successful appendectomy surgery on Thursday.
Washington Capitals starting goaltender Logan Thompson sustained an injury in Tuesday night’s loss to the Los Angeles Kings. He was slow to get up after a save two minutes into the second period and seemed to be nursing his left leg.
Not the most promising news in the U.S. capital. When speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Washington Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery stated that goaltender Logan Thompson will not be a participant in the day’s practice and is considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
The Capitals are coming off a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils and now sit at 5-3. The Capitals are taking on the only winless team in the NHL: the Los Angeles Kings.
A veteran presence is set to return to action. The Washington Capitals have activated defenseman Matt Roy off injured reserve, with head coach Spencer Carbery announcing that he’ll be in the lineup on Tuesday night, when the Capitals play host to the Los Angeles Kings.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Washington Capitals look to continue their good fortune at home on Tuesday when they host the Los Angeles Kings, the lone winless team in the NHL. The Capitals have won four of their five games this season in Washington, D.C., and have registered points in 17 of their last 19 games at home (15-2-2) dating back to last season.
According to beat reporter Sammi Silber, the Washington Capitals have reassigned defenseman Justin Holl to the AHL’s Hershey Bears. Although they have two days until their next game, the roster move indicates that defenseman Matt Roy is ready to return.
Aliaksei Protas scored the tiebreaking goal early in the second period Saturday afternoon for the host Washington Capitals, who rode a four-goal surge to a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.
After the Washington Capitals' victory against the New Jersey Devils on Saturday, Alex Ovechkin is one assist short of tying Nicklas Bäckström for the most assists in Capitals history (762).
The Caps play the Devils this afternoon at Capital One Arena. Puck drops at a little after 1:00pm. Each team has a record of 4-3 and has 8 standings points.
Some roster management in the U.S. capital ahead of a busy day of action in the NHL. On Saturday, the Washington Capitals announced that forward Pierre-Luc Dubois has been placed on injured reserve due to an illness.
With Justin Sourdif being out for this afternoon’s game against New Jersey due to illness, the Capitals needed some extra forward depth. That comes in the form of center Jonny Brodzinski, as the team announced that they’ve recalled him from AHL Hershey.
The Washington Capitals are off to a respectable 4-3-0 start to the 2026-27 NHL season. As of Friday, they have eight points and sit at third in the Metropolitan Division, behind the New York Rangers and the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Washington Capitals are off to a good start in 2026-27. Washington has had some stumbles early on, without a doubt. But the team’s core free agent signings, such as Alex Tuch, are making an impact in this first month of the season.
Alex Ovechkin is not done scoring goals in the NHL. The Washington Capitals superstar forward added to his absurd career-goals tally on Sunday, lighting the lamp for the first time in the 2026-27 season against the Seattle Kraken at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
The New York Rangers knew there was a chance the injury to starting goalie Igor Shesterkin was going to be serious.
After winning four of their first five games things were looking really good for the New York Rangers to start the 2026-27 HL season. As is usually the case when they win, starting goalie Igor Shesterkin has been at the center of a lot of that initial success.
It is a harsh reminder that only Father Time is undefeated in sports. He comes for everybody eventually, no matter how great that player is, and he is unforgiving when he does.
Ovechkin finally answered the question everyone around the Washington Capitals has been asking. Sort of.
For the fourth time in his career, Alex Tuch is starting with a new NHL team—and the Washington Capitals have another weapon in their arsenal.
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