The Capitals are coming off two consecutive wins, with the most recent a comeback overtime victory in a 4-3 OT win against ...

February 1 - The Washington Capitals closed January on a needed positive note. They could improve their postseason chances with a victory over the visiting New York Islanders, who are ahead of them in ...

Martin Fehervary and Anthony Beauvillier scored 31 seconds apart in the second period, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 4-1.

The Islanders are sputtering to the NHL’s three-week Olympic break, that much is clear. You can see them night after night, treading water and trying to get results better than their play warrants.

WASHINGTON — The consistency the Islanders need to prosper through the playoff chase must be greater. The effort to get more bodies to the opponent’s net must be more determined. The attention to the ...

Third-string rookie goalie? No problem… for the Capitals. Clay Stevenson played just his second game this year, and while he didn’t get his first career shutout, he turned away 29 of 30 shots by the ...

After going nearly two months without consecutive victories, the Capitals beat the Islanders, 4-1, for their third straight win.

WASHINGTON — The parade of four-point games for the Islanders leading into the Olympic break started with a thud. The Islanders rolled out new lines and new power-play units, but they produced the ...