News & Politics | Things to Do The Washington Capitals Are Once Again Wearing Cherry Blossom-Themed Gear Players will sport special jerseys before a March 18 home game against Ottawa. Cherry Blossoms, Hockey, Washington CapitalsMarch 5, 2026
News & Politics As NHL Pride Nights Become Less Consistent, the Washington Capitals Keep Celebrating Amid league pullback and the Trump administration’s DEI rollback, the Caps continue their outreach to LBGTQ+ fans. Hockey, NHL, Sport, Washington CapitalsFebruary 12, 2026
News & Politics Wait—Is “Heated Rivalry” Inspired by Alexander Ovechkin? The show follows the relationship between a Russian hockey star and his Canadian rival. Heated Rivalry, Hockey, RomanceDecember 15, 2025
News & Politics This Virginian Holds the Record as the World’s Oldest Woman to Play Ice Hockey Linda Sinrod just hung up her ice skates. At age 84. Hockey, Kettler Capitals Iceplex, Linda SinrodMay 23, 2025
News & Politics Blind Hockey Players in the DC Area Are Facing Off in the Rink In this up-and-coming sport for the visually impaired, players shoot, pass, and skate like their sighted peers—and keep their ears on the puck. Disability, Hockey, SportsFebruary 5, 2024
News & Politics What to Know as Alex Ovechkin Chases Gordie Howe for No. 2 All-Time in NHL Goals Ovechkin can tie or surpass Howe on Thursday against Dallas. Wayne Gretzky's record is next. Capitals, goals, gordie howe, HockeyDecember 15, 2022
News & Politics Our 5 Favorite Alex Ovechkin Goals of All Time The Caps star just became the third NHL player ever to score 800 career goals. Let's celebrate! Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Ovechkin, DC Sports, HockeyDecember 14, 2022
News & Politics A Brief Guide to the New Faces on the 2022-23 Washington Capitals Hockey fans know Ovi and Oshie. Meet Kuemper and Strome. ALLCAPS, Capitals, Caps, HockeyOctober 12, 2022
News & Politics The Capitals Have a New Jersey Sponsor and Unfortunately It’s Not Bantr Some of the hockey team's uniforms will feature the ad logo. Capitals, Hockey, Sportsbook, Ted LassoSeptember 24, 2021
News & Politics Capitals Social Media Staff in Penalty Box Over Horrible Tweet Also, player Tom Wilson was fined $5,000 for the incident referenced by the Tweet. Hockey, Washington CapitalsMay 4, 2021
