While Washington was able to pick up the pace in the second, an unlucky bounce off Justin Sourdif's stick put the Jets up 3-0, and from there, D.C. couldn't recover, going down 5-0 into the final minutes of regulation. It was a difficult situation for Logan Thompson, who stopped 30 of 35 shots but wasn't given much help at either end of the ice.

The Minnesota Wild host the Washington Capitals after Kirill Kaprizov's two-goal game against the Boston Bruins in the Wild's 6-2 win.

WINNIPEG -- Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves in his return, and the Winnipeg Jets won 5-1 against the Washington Capitals at Canada Life Centre on Saturday.

The Capitals have dropped three of the last four contests and are looking to turn things around going into a showdown against the surging Wild.

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Wilson had two goals and an assist, and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Sunday. Alex Ovechkin and Aliaksei Protas each scored an empty-net goal as the Capitals extended their win streak to four games. Logan Thompson made 30 saves.

WASHINGTON -- Logan Stankoven scored the game-tying goal with 2:15 remaining in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied for a 3-2 shootout win against the Washington Capitals at Capital One Arena on Thursday.

Brandon Hagel scored two goals and added two assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Saturday night WASHINGTON -- Brandon Hagel scored two goals and added two assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals ...

Logan Thompson made 34 saves in a standout performance for the Caps, who took a point from every stop on their three-game California road swing despite losing for only the second time in 11 games. Tom Wilson, Ethen Frank and Aliaksei Protas scored in regulation for the Caps, and Anthony Beauvillier tallied in the shootout.

The Washington Capitals (12-9-2) bounced back after a rough loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday. They continued their homestand by crushing the Columbus Blue Jackets (11-9-3) 5-1 on Monday night. With the win, the Capitals have now won four of their last five ...

Brandon Bussi stopped all three shots in a shootout to lift the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals in a matchup of the top two teams in the Eastern Conference standings.