The departures of Jay Beagle and Philipp Grubauer correspond with the Capitals’ two position battles in training camp and preseason this month: fourth-line center and back-up goalie.
Both players missed the start of camp with lower-body injuries.
The San Jose Sharks acquired two-time Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Erik Karlsson from the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, making a blockbuster addition to the roster after missing out on high-scoring center John Tavares in free agency.
“I have nothing against keg stands,” Phil Pritchard, the Keeper of the Cup, told USA TODAY. “My goal is only to preserve the Stanley Cup.”
Washington Capitals forward Brett Connolly said Wednesday he won’t make the trip to the White House if and when the Stanley Cup champions are invited.
The news that Alex Ovechkin’s wife, Nastya Shubskaya Ovechkina, was pregnant with the couple’s first child was only officially revealed after the Washington Capitals won the Stanley Cup. On Aug. 18, their first child was born.
The Washington Capitals named Scott Arniel and Reid Cashman as assistants Monday to Todd Reirden’s coaching staff.
Phil Pritchard, the “Keeper of the Cup” whose duty it is to travel with the trophy and arrange the itinerary of offseason player visits, says the Washington Capitals had “a good United Nations of a team this year.”
It shouldn’t surprise fans that Washington Wizards and Capitals owner Ted Leonsis was happy with how his teams’ offseasons went.
The St. Louis Blues have activated forward Robby Fabbri off injured reserve before their first training camp practices.
Jack Eichel was in such an upbeat mood upon reporting for the start of training camp Thursday, the Buffalo Sabres star center felt comfortable enough to engage in some humorous banter with reporters.
As the New Jersey Devils arrived for the start of training camp Thursday, there was a sense of optimism for the first time in a while.
General manager Doug Wilson began the offseason by making a run to add John Tavares to the San Jose Sharks. When that move failed and Tavares signed with Toronto, Wilson stood pat instead of rushing into a lesser move.
San Jose Sharks acquire two-time Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Erik Karlsson from the Ottawa Senators.
Tyler Seguin showed up in Dallas five years ago mired in a Twitter-fed mess and vowing to show fans he could be one of the faces of the only NHL franchise in Texas.
Every team enters training camp with optimism. The slate is clean, no losses to tarnish the outlook, every NHL team starting at the same place.
Predators forward Austin Watson has been suspended without pay for the entire preseason and first 27 games of the regular season for domestic abuse.
When Max Pacioretty told his kids he had been traded from the Montreal Canadiens, one of his three sons pointed to his bedsheets covered in NHL team logos and asked which one was Vegas.
Blues goaltender Jake Allen is expected to miss the first week or more of training camp because of back spasms.
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The Columbus Blue Jackets have given coach John Tortorella a two-year contract extension.
Roberto Luongo has an arena named after him. He has made roughly $100 million in career earnings, knows he is headed to the Hockey Hall of Fame one day, ranks among the sport's all-time leaders in virtually every goaltending category. And in a true testament to Luongo's popularity, the Twitter account of his alter ego even has close to a million followers.
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Half the Bruins are heading to China to start camp, half are staying home. That's not ideal in the NHL, where a bad start could ruin the season.
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman downplayed the significance of entering mediation with former players in a bid to settle a concussion lawsuit, saying Tuesday the league is simply following a judge's order.
Steve Yzerman stepped down as general manager of the Tampa Bay Lightning after building them into a perennial contender, handing the reins to longtime assistant Julien BriseBois just two days before training camp.
