Dylan Strome can't stop outdoing himself. And that's a good thing -- for Strome, and the Washington Capitals. Strome is the Capitals' leading scorer (with 12 goals and 46 points in 49 games) and is on pace to put up a third consecutive career-best season.

Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson has emerged into one of the top players at his position during the 2024-25 NHL season.

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The Capitals should be buyers at the NHL trade deadline and should make a serious offer for Elias Pettersson from the Canucks.

The win Saturday was another example of how far the Capitals have come. Although Alex Ovechkin was held without a goal -- leaving him with 874 and 21 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894 -- Washington demonstrated its improved depth and controlled play almost from start to finish.

A third-period goal from Pittsburgh’s Bryan Rust snaps goalie Logan Thompson’s scoreless streak at just shy of 120 minutes.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Washington Capitals center Dylan Strome (17) runs into left wing Alex Ovechkin (8) during the first period ...

The Washington Capitals look to keep a five-game win streak intact when they visit the Seattle Kraken on Thursday night.

It started with a trade between the Bruins and Capitals (and Wild as a third-party broker). The Capitals moved out two pending free agents, Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov, in exchange for a 2023 first-rounder, 2024 third, 2025 second and Craig Smith.

This is the eighth in-season edition of theScore's NHL Power Rankings for the 2024-25 campaign. Check back for updated rankings every other Monday.In this edition, we pick one word to sum up each team's season so far.