Is Gleb Pugachyov in good enough shape? It's a straightforward question, but one worth asking. Why? Because Grant McCagg, the former Canadiens scout who follows the team and its prospects, raised the issue.
A number of Capitals players could reach significant career milestones this season. Forward Tom Wilson is one of them, with a chance to score his 500th career point mark.
In the 2025 playoffs, the Canadiens faced the Capitals in the first round. Martin St-Louis's team, which made the playoffs at the very last minute, ultimately lost the series in five games.
How many of the players to grace the cover of each EA NHL video game going back to 'NHL 2000?"
Former Washington Capitals defenseman Steve Oleksy spent parts of two seasons as a depth defenseman with the Washington Capitals. And if anyone asks him
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
As a longtime staple of the Washington Capitals roster, Tom Wilson’s reputation precedes him. While many across the league get a sour taste in their mouth at his name, fans of the team know that he is truly a force to be reckoned with.
Josh Anderson is the perfect fit for the playoffs. And so far, even though he isn't the Habs' leading scorer, he's been valuable with his physical play and his ability to disrupt the opposition.
You could be forgiven for thinking the upcoming Stanley Cup playoffs feel a bit less villainous than years past.
With the game notched at 0-0, Team Canada’s Tom Wilson delivered a massive, tone-setting hit on Team USA’s Dylan Larkin early in the gold medal game at the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics.
Team Canada wrapped up its 2026 Olympics round-robin schedule with a 10–2 win over France on Sunday, clinching a place in the competition's quarterfinals round after going 3-0 in the group stage.
“No fighting in the Olympics, eh? Think again, says Tom Wilson,” posted Pierre LeBrun on social media Sunday when the Washington Capitals’ heavyweight mixed it up in the third period of Team Canada’s game against France.
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.
It didn't take long for Washington Capitals right winger Tom Wilson to lose his temper at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
While the tournament itself is thrilling fans and a source of pride for players, there is an enormous risk for the league with relatively little reward.
George Parros, the head of the NHL's Department of Player Safety, has a lot of explaining to do lately.
According to Sammi Silber of DC Backcheck, the Washington Capitals have activated forward Tom Wilson from the injured reserve. Additionally, Silber shared that the team has reassigned forward Ivan Miroshnichenko to the AHL’s Hershey Bears in a corresponding roster move.
According to reports, Washington Capitals forward and Team Canada selection Tom Wilson is officially listed as day-to-day after suffering an injury. He won’t play tonight, but it appears the team dodged a big bullet, and there is no fear Wilson won’t be available for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Crisis averted for the Washington Capitals and Team Canada. When speaking to the media, Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery announced that forward Tom Wilson will not be in the lineup on Monday night, when the team hosts the Anaheim Ducks, and is considered day-to-day.
The Washington Capitals announced on social media that forward Tom Wilson left Saturday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks with a lower-body injury and was listed as being “questionable” to return.
This time around, Canada is bringing Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson to the Olympics in Milano-Cortina.
Hockey Canada has a set of difficult decisions to make as the deadline for finalizing their roster for the Olympic Games in February in Italy approaches.
Through three games in their second round series with Carolina, Alexander Ovechkin and the Capitals are in trouble. The Hurricanes now own a 2-1 series edge after blanking Washington 4-0 on Saturday.
Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson is the classic love-hate player in the NHL. You likely love him if he plays for your team and you likely hate him if he does not.
The Washington Capitals will be going up against the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. After an impressive showing in the first round against the Montreal Canadiens, Washington will be looking to keep things going strong.
Tom Wilson and the Capitals rolled past Montreal in round one of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and after the game, the veteran called out his defeated opponent.
With a 5-2 win on Sunday, the Washington Capitals made anyone who thought Montreal could make a series out of their first-round matchup think again.
The Stanley Cup playoffs can get heated when two teams have to keep playing each other game after game. Tensions get high, anger starts to build and sometimes emotions just erupt.
The name Tom Wilson used to be synonymous with fisticuffs and suspension-worthy hits in the NHL. But over the last several seasons, the Capitals forward has seen less and less of the penalty box while seeing his point totals rise consistently.
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