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T.J. Oshie returned to the Washington Capitals' lineup and was honored for playing in 1,000 NHL games.

In New Delhi, India signed a trade agreement with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland on Sunday that includes a commitment of $100 billion in investment and creating 1 million direct jobs in India in the next 15 years.

Hendrix Lapierre has only been back with Washington for a couple of days, one of several injury call-ups from the minors, but he senses a little something different about the Capitals this time around. Lapierre scored twice Monday night as the Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 6-3 in a good, old-fashioned goal fest, for their fourth victory in five games. “There’s an energy right now that’s special in this room, and guys are focused, so it’s great,” Lapierre ...

T.J. Oshie scored the 300th goal of his career, while Aliaksei Protas and Anthony Mantha each had a goal and an assist as Washington delivered with a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Alex Ovechkin earned an assist but fell just short of tying his career-high seven-game goal streak. The Capitals captain entered the night with goals in six straight, joining Brett Hull (seven games in 2003-04) and Johnny Bucyk (six games in 1974-75) as the only players to do so at 38 or ol

Former US president Donald Trump's comment that he would not defend NATO members that do not meet defence spending targets continued to evoke reactions in the European capitals all this week. But Moscow's response to Putin critic Alexei Navalny's death in an Arctic jail as well as major battlefield gain in Ukraine after the fall of Adviika dominated the news cycle.

HERSHEY, Pa. (WHTM) – The Washington Capitals announced Monday that they are extending their affiliation agreement with the Hershey Bears through the 2029-30 season. “The Hershey Bears are thrilled to extend our affiliation agreement with the Washington Capitals,” said Bryan Helmer, Hershey’s vice president of hockey operations. “Our longstanding partnership with the Capitals has established a proven […]

Defenseman Thomas Harley scored at 3:27 of overtime for his second goal of the game and second overtime winner in two games as the Dallas Stars beat the Washington Capitals 5-4 on Saturday in each team’s last game before the NHL All-Star break. “He’s hot right now,” Dallas coach Peter DeBoer said. “I’m not sure of the bonus structure in his contract, but I think he’s starting to worry Jim (Nill, Stars general manager) and our cap-ologist.&#x201D...

Nathan MacKinnon scored three of his four goals consecutively in the second period for a natural hat trick and added an assist to help the Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 6-2 on Wednesday night. “He’s always been the most dedicated guy off the ice since I’ve been here but what he’s doing this year, he’s really consistent with it,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. Mikko Rantanen had a goal and four assists for his first five-point game,...

Jordan Binnington stopped 18 shots for his 14th career shutout, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Washington Capitals 3-0 on Saturday night. Binnington bounced back after giving up four goals on 25 shots during a 5-2 loss to the Capitals at Washington on Thursday night to get his second shutout this season as the teams wrapped up their home-and-home set. “That was just a tremendous effort top to bottom,” Binnington said.

T.J. Oshie got to hear his goal song, “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” three times as he fittingly recorded a hat trick on the Washington Capitals' country music night. Crazy how hot Oshie has gotten lately, too, and just in time to pace an offensive outburst. The Capitals beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Thursday night for a second consecutive victory, scoring more than four in a game for just the second time this season.