Zac Boyer

Capitals embrace team-building potential of long road trip

With a 3-0-2 record and victories in their last two games, the Capitals head to Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver this week as the only team in the Eastern Conference without a regulation loss.

October 21, 2014

Capitals assign Tom Wilson to Hershey to continue recovery from broken left leg

Wilson, who was initially scheduled to make his return during the Capitals' three-game Western Canada road trip this week, was instead re-assigned to the team's AHL affiliate on Monday afternoon.

October 20, 2014

Brooks Laich to skip Capitals’ upcoming road trip with apparent shoulder injury

Laich appeared to injure his left shoulder in the third period of the Capitals' 2-1 shootout victory on Saturday. Washington will play its next three games against Western Canadian opponents.

October 20, 2014

Colt McCoy leads Washington Redskins to much-needed win in relief

The third-string quarterback at the start of the season, McCoy replaced Kirk Cousins after halftime, then helped the Redskins end a four-game losing streak with a 19-17 victory over the Tennessee Titans.

October 19, 2014

Stephen Bowen to return for Washington Redskins against Tennessee

Bowen, added to the active roster on Saturday, is expected to play in his first game since Week 11 of last season. Locker, the Titans' starting quarterback, will sit out for the third time in four weeks.

October 19, 2014

Stephen Bowen set to make debut on Sunday after being added to active roster

Bowen underwent microfracture surgery on his right knee on Dec. 3 and was eligible to return to practice on Wednesday. To make room for Bowen, the Redskins put inside linebacker Akeem Jordan on injured reserve.

October 18, 2014

Stephen Bowen could make debut for Redskins on Sunday against Tennessee

Coach Jay Gruden said Friday the defensive end has practiced well enough during the week to show the coaching staff he could be a factor against the Titans. Cornerback David Amerson has also been cleared to play following a concussion.

October 17, 2014

Ryan Clark, Trent Williams return to Redskins practice

The starting free safety and starting left tackle were limited in practice — an improvement over Wednesday, when they missed the entire session.

October 16, 2014

Washington Redskins vs. Tennessee Titans: 5 Questions

Among the pregame story lines: Will Kirk Cousins' second-half interception woes continue? Who will start at quarterback for the Titans?

October 16, 2014

David Amerson, Perry Riley both limited by injury in Redskins’ practice

Amerson sustained a concussion early in the first quarter Sunday at Arizona when he was hit with a stiff block. He returned for a series, then left the game and did not return. Riley, meanwhile, missed that game with a sprained left knee.

October 15, 2014

Leonard Hankerson, Stephen Bowen set to return to Redskins’ practice

The two players were placed on the physically-unable-to-perform list at the start of training camp. By rule, neither was allowed to practice with the rest of their teammates until a day after the final Week 6 game.

October 15, 2014

Sharks’ shootout goal stems Capitals’ furious late-game rally

The Sharks scored three goals in the first 10 minutes, and despite being dragged to a shootout after a ferocious third-period rally, they topped the Capitals, 6-5, at Verizon Center.

October 14, 2014

Capitals hope to become first team to score on Sharks this season

The Sharks' consecutive shutouts, first of Los Angeles and then against Winnipeg, marked only the seventh time in league history that a team has entered its third game without having allowed a goal. They visit the Capitals on Tuesday.

October 14, 2014

Redskins notes: Video replay on Andre Roberts fumble inconclusive, referee says

The call was automatically reviewed because it was a turnover, and replays appeared to show Roberts with his left knee on the grass as the ball popped out of his arm.

October 12, 2014

Carson Palmer steadies Cardinals in victorious return against Redskins

Palmer, out since the first week of the season with a pinched nerve in his right shoulder, was reportedly only able to throw with 80 percent strength at the end of the week — yet even 80 percent was good enough against the Washington Redskins' pass defense.

October 12, 2014

Ben Shelly of Navajo Nation in Dan Snyder’s suite during Redskins-Cardinals game

Before the game, a group of approximately 75 people participated in a protest of the Redskins' nickname outside University of Phoenix Stadium. Signs at the protest, which began three hours prior to kickoff, carried slogans such as "Game over for racism" and "Snyder can't buy my support."

October 12, 2014

Jordan Reed to make return for Redskins against Cardinals; Perry Riley out

Reed, who injured the muscle in the Redskins' season-opening loss at Houston on Sept. 7, should provide a boost to the Redskins' passing game. Riley sprained the MCL in his left knee in the fourth quarter on Monday.

October 12, 2014

Perry Riley, Ryan Clark questionable to play for Redskins in Arizona on Sunday

Both players were injured in the Redskins' loss to Seattle on Monday and were listed as questionable on the injury report. Riley sprained the MCL in his left knee, while Clark sprained both of his ankles.

October 10, 2014

Andre Burakovsky scores but Capitals settle for shootout loss in opener

Tomas Plekanec scored in regulation and Brendan Gallagher provided the advantage in the shootout for Montreal, which nearly had two additional goals before attempts by P.A. Parenteau and Rene Bourque in the third period were each waved off upon review.

October 9, 2014

Capitals rookies Andre Burakovsky, Liam O’Brien thrilled to make debut

In order to facilitate travel for the 66 players invited to training camp in mid-September, Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz gave his team services department a general outline of when specific players would be departing Arlington.

October 9, 2014