The Washington Capitals continue to be one of the more welcomed surprises in the NHL this season. After entering last year’s playoffs with the worst goal differential of any team in the postseason, the Capitals look like a much different team at the halfway mark of the 2024-25 campaign,

According to Sportsnet NHL insider Elliotte Freidman, the Capitals plan on keeping both of their goaltenders Charlie Lindgren and Logan Thompson for the remainder of 2024-25.

The dog days are over for the Washington Capitals, who got back to their game on Tuesday after a few weeks of trading off wins and losses. Brandon Duhaime had a goal and assist and Logan Thompson stood tall for the shutout to help the Capitals to a huge 3-0 win on Caps Canine Night.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Logan Thompson for fantasy hockey. Washington Capitals goaltender Logan Thompson posted his second-straight shutout on Thursday

Evan Bouchard scored the winning goal late in the third period, capping the Edmonton Oilers' rally from a three-goal deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in Denver on Thursday night. Bouchard also had an assist,

It took a great goal scorer to end the impasse between the Washington Capitals and Ottawa Senators on Thursday.

Ovechkin’s goal also produced Washington’s 30th victory of the season – the Caps join Winnipeg as the second team in the League to reach that plateau in 2024-25 – and it helped Logan Thompson nail down his 20th victory of the season, and his second consecutive shutout.

After a scoreless 60 minutes, of course it was Alex Ovechkin to lift the Capitals in the three-on-three extra period.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Thursday night. Larkin, Jonatan Berggren and Patrick Kane had power-play goals for Detroit, which also got a goal from Marco Kasper. Cam Talbot stopped 40 shots for the Red Wings, who have won eight of their last nine games.

The Ottawa Senators held up quite well against one of the best teams in the league. They played strong defensive hockey, but couldn’t score on their chances. In the end, they settled for one point in the overtime loss.

The Ottawa Senators fell short against the NHL-leading Washington Capitals in Thursday’s 1-0 overtime loss, but proved they can hold their own against the best.