The magnitude of the moment wasn’t lost on Kendall Coyne Schofield — wearing her No. 26 Team USA jersey — as she dug her skates into the ice waiting for the starter’s whistle to blow.

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

The family of former NHL player Scot Kleinendorst says he has died of injuries suffered in a workplace accident in northern Minnesota. Kleinendorst suffered severe brain trauma and numerous broken bones at UPM Blandin paper plant in Grand Rapids on Dec. 7. He was airlifted to a Duluth hospital. His daughter, Kelby Kleinendorst, wrote on a CaringBridge website that her…

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.

The Washington Nationals kept the World Series victory party going at the Washington Capitals’ hockey game Sunday night. Nats players rode a Zamboni shirtless, poured beer into fans’ mouths and belted out “We Are the Champions” in the Caps’ locker room.

Jimmy Fallon pens thank you notes to TikTok, going to a museum with a friend and other things.

The NHL could be on the way to its version of “Are You Ready For Some Football?” The league is announcing a two-year partnership with Green Day that includes an opening song for NBC Sports’ “Wednesday Night Hockey.” The song, “Ready, Fire, Aim” isn’t custom-made for the NHL and will be on Green Day’s next album, though it’s likely a...

Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov has been suspended without pay for three regular-season games by the NHL.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin will soon have his own cereal: Ovi O’s.

Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov tested positive for cocaine at the world championship and has been banned from the Russian national team for four years.

The Washington Redskins will become the first NFL team to have a gambling-focused telecast of their games, offering cash prizes to viewers who correctly predict in-game outcomes during the preseason.

Brooks Orpik called it a career Tuesday after 15 bruising NHL seasons in which he established himself as a big-hitting, shutdown defenseman and won the Stanley Cup twice.

The Capitals face the Blues in their first games of the 2019-2020 season.

After a half-century of disappointment, even Mother Nature didn’t dare spoil the celebration of St. Louis’ first-ever Stanley Cup championship. A morning downpour fizzled to a light rain by the time the parade began Saturday, and the sun popped out just as a rally was starting before a massive crowd on the grounds of the Gateway Arch. The Blues ended...

Dunder-Mifflin’s Michael Scott once said “’You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take’ – Wayne Gretzky” and the most beloved couple from “The Office” has certainly lived up to that.

Jordan Binnington stopped 38 shots, and Ryan O’Reilly and David Perron scored for St. Louis on Thursday night to give the Blues a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins and a 3-2 lead in the Stanley Cup Final. The Blues have won two straight since a 7-2 loss at home and return to St. Louis with a chance to clinch...

Unhappy with the status quo, more than 200 of the world’s top female hockey players declared Thursday they will not compete in North America next season in a dramatic attempt to establish a single, economically viable professional league.

The Caps beat the Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime, adding to their lead in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The Alliance of American Football has ended its first season prematurely and told most employees that they will be terminated as of Wednesday.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 50th and 51st goals of the season, leading the Washington Capitals to a 6-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.