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Adam Oates won just two of the first 11 NHL games he coached. It was the kind of start that could've been a breeding ground for doubt and second-guessing. "I wasn't second-guessing myself being a coach," Oates said.

In the end, not even a shortened season could reverse the fate of a Washington Capitals franchise that just seems to find new ways to lose each spring.

Joel Ward and Jack Hillen , one after another, held their hands up in the air after defending Rick Nash in the defensive zone.

The Washington Capitals and New York Rangers couldn't keep their frenetic pace in overtime Friday night - something had to give.

NEW YORK Coach Adam Oates gave the Washington Capitals the day off between Games 3 and 4 of this series.

When Alex Ovechkin drew a slashing penalty on Brad Richards with 1:54 left in the third period, it looked like just the opening the Washington Capitals needed.

As Caps fans have been reminded for the past two days, the Washington Capitals have never gone up 3-0 in a playoff series.

A typically rowdy crowd in Madison Square Garden on Monday night saw the New York Rangers defeat the Washington Capitals 4-3 to pull one game back in the Stanley Cup quarterfinal series.

Braden Holtby didn't break much of a sweat in picking up his first career Stanley Cup playoff shutout Saturday.

When Steve Oleksy made his Washington Capitals debut March 5, Braden Holtby asked the 27-year-old defenseman how nervous he was to play his first NHL game.

The Nashville Predators made the playoffs seven of the past eight seasons, so Martin Erat got plenty of games to build up a resume there.

The Noon Number: 7 - Number of players on the current rosters who have appeared in all 19 Capitals - Rangers playoff games between 2009 and 2012.

After 48 games exclusively against Eastern Conference opponents, the Washington Capitals acknowledged there was no avoiding a familiar foe in the first round of the NHL playoffs.

The Capitals have re-signed goalie Michal Neuvirth to a two-year contract extension worth $5 million, the team announced on Saturday.

The Washington Capitals, who lost nine of their first 11 games, completed a remarkable run to their fifth Southeast Division title in six years with a harrowing 5-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night in front of a sellout crowd at the Verizon Center.