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Little Caps Head Coach Duante Abercrombie is sharing his experiencing growing up as a Black hockey player and how he wants to inspire the next generation. News4’s Leon Harris reports.

News4 is honoring changemakers as part of Black History Month. Our Molette Green spoke with one local hockey coach bringing the game to minority communities.

After a disappointing performance on Saturday, the Caps will look to turn it around against the Devils.

When the Capitals return to action on Sunday against the Pittsburgh Penguins (3 p.m., NBC), it will be with a full-strength lineup.

Ahead of the season opener, News4’s Leon Harris chats with the voice of the Caps on NBC Sports Washington, Joe Beninati, who has been calling Caps games for over 25 years. Joe B and Leon discuss what to expect from new head coach Peter Laviolette, the new faces on the team, and the core group, including Alex Ovechkin, setting its...

The Washington Capitals are teaming up with a D.C. nonprofit to bring hockey to as many kids as possible. News4’s Jummy Olabanji shows us how the program is going all out to get kids involved. Check it out here: https://www.capsyouthhockey.com/breakingtheice

Spending a month in a posh hotel with first-rate service and amenities might not be as glamorous as it sounds for teams cooped up in the NHL’s two hub cities

The Washington Capitals announced Sunday that they fired head coach Todd Reirden. General Manager Brian MacLellan said Reirden, 49, was being relieved of his coaching duties in an online statement. “We have higher expectations for our team, and we felt a fresh approach in leadership was necessary,” said MacLellan. Reirden, the team’s 18th head coach, was part of the...

The National Hockey League and NHL Players’ Association have reached a tentative agreement to return to play this season and extend their collective bargaining agreement by four years.

Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly says the NHL and NHL Players’ Association have agreed on protocols to resume the season but are still negotiating an extension of the collective bargaining agreement

Eleven NHL players tested positive for the coronavirus during the first two weeks of voluntary workouts

Washington Capitals fans can’t watch new games now, but they can watch hockey legends Alex Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky face off virtually. Ovechkin and Gretzky will play the video game NHL 20 on the Caps’ Twitch channel. The site lets gamers livestream themselves as they play. Fans who tune in won’t just be getting their hockey fix – they’ll...

The NHL is pushing back the possibility of resuming its season by several weeks, if not a month or more.

The Washington Capitals lost 4-3 in overtime to the Montreal Canadiens despite Alex Ovechkin scoring his 699th career goal

Philadelphia police are investigating allegations that Philadelphia Flyers mascot Gritty punched a 13-year-old boy at a season ticket holder event

The Washington Capitals have signed Nicklas Backstrom to a $46 million, five-year contract extension.

Captain, the Capitals’ service dog trainee, visited News4 Monday. Captain is from America’s Vet Dogs and he is training to become a service dog for a veteran or a first responder with disabilities.

Laurie Wood served for 18 years as a photographer for the U.S. Navy, and later as a sheriff’s deputy. But in 2012, Wood fell from a roof and was paralyzed from the waist down. Now an avid sled hockey player, she was invited to watch the Washington Capitals practice Saturday. But the Caps had one more surprise for her when...

Events DC, the quasi-government agency that manages Nationals Park, paid approximately $15,000 for tickets to a suite at the World Series. The agency said it gifted them to “customers, friends or stakeholders.” Among them, the DC mayor and members of the council.