Chychrun has enjoyed his time with the Capitals so far and seems to be interested in a possible extension. He told Grant Paulsen in a recent interview on 106.7 The Fan that he hop

The Capitals will have a decision to make soon on the future of defenseman Jakob Chychrun, who can become a free-agent this summer.

One thing to watch: It’s been an awakening for The Great 8, 39-year-old Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin, who has 22 goals in 34 games (he scored 31 all of last season). With 875 career goals, he’s now just 19 behind the NHL all-time record set by Wayne Gretzky.

Per The Associated Press' Stephen Whyno, Washington waived Häman Aktell in order to terminate his contract. Häman Aktell was set to become a restricted free agent this summer after he'd signed a one-year, two-way extension this past July after joining the Capitals organization ahead of the 2023-24 season.

The Ottawa Senators roll on and test their roster depth with the final home game against the Washington Capitals. The Capitals have a strong team now and future as goaltender Logan Thompson has been extended with a six year extension worth $5.

Sportsnet: Stephen Whyno on the Washington Capitals may want to extend defenseman Jakob Chychrun before getting to pending UFA goaltenders Logan Thompson or Charlie Lindgren.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory. Thompson came up ...

The NHL-leading Washington Capitals have signed goaltender Logan Thompson to a six-year contract extension worth $35.1 million.

The memo detailed an 8.5 percent increase from this year's $88M cap to $95.5M for the 2025-26 season, followed by a slightly higher bump to $104M in 2026-27. The plan also forecasts a nine percent increase to $113.5M in 2027-28.

Caps give up two penalty shots -- while on the power play -- and lose to Senators in overtime, 5-4, despite a goal from Alex Ovechkin.

However, Alex Ovechkin and Dylan Strome didn't like that storyline, and refused to let their team leave empty-handed. The two led a furious rally in the third period to force overtime, but ultimately, a lack of discipline and a rough go-of-it led to a 5-4 loss.

The Calgary native has a .924 save percentage and a 2.68 goals against average against the #Flames in five career starts. He jacks that sv% up to .948 when he’s playing at the Dome. https://t.co/asaYSvPmOu