The 47th President of the United States gave a nod to the Capitals and Alex Ovechkin during a pre-inauguration rally.

Rather than ice a roster merely helping Ovi break Gretzky's record, the Caps have been one of the NHL's best. Here's how they threaded the needle.

The Capitals as a team lead the NHL with an impressive 31-10-5 record, having earned a point in 10 straight games (7-0-3). Washington will be seeking revenge against the Oilers for taking both games in the season series by a 12-2 goal margin. The two sides wrap up their season series on Feb. 23 in Washington.

Tom McVie, a Boston Bruins ambassador who coached the New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals and Winnipeg Jets, died at the age of 89.

The Capitals should be buyers at the NHL trade deadline and should make a serious offer for Elias Pettersson from the Canucks.

Dubois (28 points) and Chychrun (25 points) lead the Capitals in scoring over the last 32 games, and Thompson has boasted a .984 save percentage with two shutouts over the last three starts that made him the NHL's First Star of the Week.

As Alex Ovechkin chases down Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record, the Edmonton Oilers made quite a gesture toward the Washington Capitals captain.

Tom McVie, who coached the Winnipeg Jets to the 1979 World Hockey Association championship over Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers in the final year before the franchises were absorbed into the NHL, has died.

A third-period goal from Pittsburgh’s Bryan Rust snaps goalie Logan Thompson’s scoreless streak at just shy of 120 minutes.

Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 for their fourth consecutive victory.

The Penguins and Capitals renewed arguably the highest-profile rivalry of the salary-cap era on Saturday night.

The Washington Capitals are continuing to build on their lead in the Metropolitan Division. Arguably the top team in the NHL currently, the team is a top Stanle