PHOTOS: Caps win their 1st Stanley Cup

June 7, 2018 | 11:38 PM

WASHINGTON — Aaaaand the Washington Capitals win their first-ever Stanley Cup title after a harrowing Game 5 matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Caps cinched the Cup 4-games-to-1, beating the Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 5 on Thursday night in Las Vegas.

Caps fans and D.C. sports fans alike reveled in Washington’s first major sports championship win in years. Here’s how celebrations went down.

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Washington Capitals release 2026-27 schedule

By Thomas Robertson
July 16, 2026 | 4:46 PM

The Washington Capitals have released their 2026-27 regular season schedule, and the expanded 84-game campaign begins with a date with the defending champs in their own barn. The Capitals open their season Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. against the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center before heading to Tampa to face the Lightning the very next day, the team announced Thursday. That is the first of 14 sets of back-to-back games for the Caps.