John Keim Ex-Washington Capitals forward Donald Brashear again earned money for fighting. This time, though, he did it in the ring -- not on the rink. And it didn't take him long to register his first win in a mixed martial arts event -- 21 seconds to be exact. He floored Mathieu Bergeron with one punch to the delight of the Quebec City crowd. "It also felt like I was home," he told reporters ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- The Washington Capitals acquired left wing Taylor Stefishen from the Nashville Predators on Thursday for a conditional pick in the 2013 draft.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) -- The Washington Capitals acquired left wing Taylor Stefishen from the Nashville Predators on Thursday for a conditional pick in the 2013 draft.

ARLINGTON, Va. - The Washington Capitals acquired left wing Taylor Stefishen from the Nashville Predators on Thursday for a conditional pick in the 2013 draft.

The Washington Capitals acquired left wing Taylor Stefishen from the Nashville Predators on Thursday for a conditional pick in the 2013 draft.

The Washington Capitals have acquired left winger Taylor Stefishen from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a conditional draft pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.

The Capitals have signed 23-year old winger/center Mattias Sjögren to a two-year contract. The Washington Capitals have signed Mattias Sjögren, a Sweedish center and right winger, to a two-year contract, the team confirmed on Wednesday.  Via Stephen Whyno of the Washington Times : The Caps signed Swedish forward Mattias Sjogren, the team confirmed Wednesday morning. He's an aggressive, physical ...

Fourth-grade Berwyn Heights Elementary School student Ryan Cononver, 9, faces off with Slapshot from the Washington Capitals at his school Tuesday. The Capitals played a scrimmage with the students as well as took part in a hockey school session.

Should the Capitals Trade Alexander Ovechkin ? The easy answer is the also the shortest one; No.  Many Capitals fans may insert a particular four letter expletive before that answer.  But take a glance at history and Caps fans as well as hockey fans in general may be whistling a different tune.  I compiled a review of four different reasons that the Caps may have for trading Ovechkin with a ...

"We're going to fight and we're going to win," were the words of insight that came from Washington Capitals captain Alexander Ovechkin following a disappointing loss in game three to the Tampa Bay Lightning that put the Capitals down three games to none. Despite Ovechkin's words, the Capitals, the number one seed in the Eastern Conference, once again were bounced early in the Stanley Cup ...

The turning point for the Washington Capitals came on Sunday, Dec. 12, when they were shut out 7-0 by the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. It was Washington's sixth straight loss. Alex Ovechkin was so frustrated he got into a rare fight in the second period. Coach Bruce Boudreau wrapped up the evening by saying: "I think we have a lot of people feeling sorry for themselves."...

The last time the New York Rangers and Washington Capitals played back on February 25, Mike Green took a shoulder from Derek Stepan after the two got into a bit of a scuffle. He hasn't played a game since.  On Wednesday night, Green will be back in the Capitals lineup as they host the Rangers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Via the Washington Times: "I'll be playing," he said ...

(Sports Network) - Alex Ovechkin and the top-seeded Washington Capitals will try to start the postseason off on the right foot, as they host the eighth- seeded New York Rangers at the Verizon Center in Game 1 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

The Washington Capitals will rely on a less risky, more workmanlike approach when they host the New York Rangers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarter-final on Wednesday night.

Besides the play of Jaroslav Halak , two things that killed the Washington Capitals in the 2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Montreal Canadiens were a lack of secondary scoring and an ineffective power play. Many fingers were pointed at winger Alexander Semin , who didn't score a goal in seven games and didn't have a power-play point, despite 44 shots on goal for the series. Does it ...

The turning point for the Washington Capitals came on Sunday, Dec. 12, when they were shut out 7-0 by the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

New York still needed Carolina to lose its final game, a daunting hope because of how well the Hurricanes played down the stretch and the fact their opponent -- the Tampa Bay Lightning -- was securely in the playoffs with nothing on the line. Yes, Saturday's late save gave the Rangers the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference against the top-seeded Washington Capitals, who had the NHL's best ...

On the morning of Dec. 13, Bruce Boudreau arrived at the Washington Capitals’ Arlington training facility as he would any morning during the season, just after 7. In the restless hours immediately preceding, Boudreau’s club had endured the most ignominious defeat of his three-year tenure as coach: a 7-0 humiliation by the New York Rangers, the team’s sixth loss in a row. In the hours ahead ...

Capsules of NHL Eastern Conference first-round series: ___ No. 1 WASHINGTON CAPITALS (48-23-11) vs. No. 8...

Visit Blueshirt Banter for more New York Rangers news and analysis. It might have been an uphill battle but the New York Rangers managed to make it to the 2011 NHL Playoffs. But now that the dust has settled it's time to preview the Rangers opponent: the Washington Capitals . Here is what New York has to do if it wants to pull of the upset:  Shut down Alexander Ovechkin : Easier said than done ...