The Capitals have remodeled their pool quickly, with quality at the top and, finally, depth into the double digits.

BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets visit the Washington Capitals looking to build upon a five-game win streak. Washington is 16-4-4 at home and 34-11-6 overall. The Capitals have a 12-3-2 record in games their opponents commit more penalties.

Caps give up two penalty shots -- while on the power play -- and lose to Senators in overtime, 5-4, despite a goal from Alex Ovechkin.

Strong special teams play on both ends helped push the Ottawa Senators past the Washington Capitals as they won 5-4 in overtime.

Thomas Chabot scored at 1:46 of overtime and the Ottawa Senators beat the visiting Washington Capitals 5-4 on Thursday night after surrendering a two-goal third-period lead.

The Washington Capitals community and young skaters across the DMV are mourning the victims of the American Airlines plane crash, including those with ties to local ice rinks.

Tuesday night's game at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, is the first time these teams square off this season.

The Ottawa Senators are back on the ice tomorrow night when they take on the Washington Capitals at 7:00 p.m. ET.

VANCOUVER — When Logan Thompson walked into the Washington Capitals’ dressing room at Rogers Arena on Monday, the goaltender was met with shouts of celebration, cheers and hugs from his teammates.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are home today for practice, then begin four games they know are crucial to re-establishing hope for a playoff chase. If you’re in the mood for some reading, I intertwined the Penguins’ arduous road trip with my own (mostly theirs) in a road trip blog.

Sharples was a second-round pick out of the WHL by the Red Wings in 1985, hearing his name called right after the back-to-back picks of Joe Nieuwendyk and Mike Richter. He went back to junior for another year, then turned pro in 1986, playing three NHL games for Detroit before heading to the AHL for the rest of the year.