Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored the first two goals of his NHL career against the Columbus Blue Jackets back in October 2005.

Nic Dowd, Ryan Leonard and Jakob Chychrun scored for Washington, and the Capitals defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-1

The Washington Capitals defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Tuesday night, according to the Associated Press. Nic Dowd, Ryan Leonard and Jakob Chychrun scored for Washington, and Tom Wilson sealed the win with an empty-net goal in the final minute.

The Capitals waived Sheldon Rempal for the purpose of mutual contract termination so that he can pursue other playing opportunities overseas.

BOTTOM LINE: Metropolitan Division foes meet when the Columbus Blue Jackets play the Washington Capitals. Columbus is 0-1-0 against the Metropolitan Division and 3-3 overall. The Blue Jackets have given up 16 goals while scoring 19 for a +3 scoring differential.

The injury-riddled Kraken fell behind by three goals after two periods and never threatened the Capitals in a 4-1 loss on the road, their second straight, on Tuesday.

Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson is paying homage to some franchise legends with one of his masks for the 2025-26 NHL season.

WASHINGTON -- Nic Dowd had a goal and an assist in the Washington Capitals' 4-1 win against the Seattle Kraken at Capital One Arena on Tuesday.

The Seattle Kraken face off against the Washington Capitals in the fifth of a six-game road trip. SEATTLE — The Seattle Kraken continue their road trip on Tuesday, October 21, in Washington, D.C., to take on the Capitals. The puck will drop at 4 p.m. at Capital One Arena in D.C.

Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at Last Word on Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out.

Marcus Johansson scored the Minnesota Wild's only goal in a 5-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Friday night.

ARLINGTON, V.A. — The Washington Capitals got some good news and some bad news on the injury front on Thursday, as Pierre-Luc Dubois took a step forward at practice while Rasmus Sandin sat out with injury complications of his own.