In 1958, winger Willie O'Ree became the first African American athlete to play in the NHL. Which team was responsible for breaking the color barrier? The Boston Bruins.
Ian Carey | Posted 04.27.2012
The obscenely racist tweets aimed at Washington Capitals forward Joel Ward is the most disgusting behavior by sports fans in my lifetime. Ward, to his credit, isn't letting it get to him.
Posted 04.26.2012
Joel Ward's series-winning, Game 7 goal propelled the Capitals to the second round of the 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs and also sparked a barrage of raci...
AP | JIMMY GOLEN | Posted 04.26.2012
BOSTON -- Tim Thomas had every reason to be confident heading into overtime of Game 7 in Boston's first-round playoff series against the Washington Ca...
Posted 04.26.2012
After the Washington Capitals' Joel Ward scored the series-clinching overtime goal against the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup playoffs, pockets of T...
Posted 04.26.2012
While Joel Ward's series-winning overtime goal in Game 7 had Capitals fans celebrating in D.C., it sparked a backlash of racist reactions on Twitter. ...
AP | Posted 04.26.2012
BOSTON -- The Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals played seven one-goal games in their first-round playoff series. That's an NHL record. No postsea...
AP | JIMMY GOLEN | Posted 04.26.2012
BOSTON — Joel Ward slammed home a rebound at 2:57 of overtime to give Washington a 2-1 victory over Boston on Wednesday night, sending the Capit...
AP | DAVID GINSBURG | Posted 04.22.2012
WASHINGTON -- Tyler Seguin scored at 3:17 of overtime, Tim Thomas made 36 saves, and the Boston Bruins beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Sunday to t...
AP | HOWARD ULMAN | Posted 04.21.2012
BOSTON — Troy Brouwer scored on a power play with 1:27 left, giving the Washington Capitals a 4-3 victory Saturday and moving the defending cham...
AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 04.19.2012
WASHINGTON -- Playoff rookie Braden Holtby followed up a shaky outing with a superb one by making 44 saves Thursday night, and Alexander Semin scored ...
The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 04.18.2012
The Washington Capitals have made no secret of their dissatisfaction with the NHL's decision to suspend forward Nicklas Backstrom. The franchise re...
AP | Posted 04.18.2012
NEW YORK (AP) — Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom has been suspended by the NHL for one game after cross-checking Boston Bruins forward ...
AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 04.18.2012
ARLINGTON, Va. — Leave the euphemisms about playing with an "edge" or "emotion" to Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien and his players. There are...
Posted 04.18.2012
President Barack Obama wasn't in attendance at the Verizon Center to see the Capitals take on the defending Stanley Cup champions Boston Bruins for Ga...
AP | HOWARD FENDRICH | Posted 04.17.2012
WASHINGTON — Zdeno Chara scored the tiebreaking goal during 4-on-4 play with less than 2 minutes left, and the reigning Stanley Cup champion Bos...
AP | JIMMY GOLEN | Posted 04.14.2012
BOSTON — Nicklas Backstrom scored 2:56 into the second overtime Saturday to give the Washington Capitals a 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins an...
The Huffington Post | Michael Klopman | Posted 04.13.2012
A thrilling overtime win for the Bruins in Game 1 against the Capitals was capped by what turned out to be a bizarre mishap during the celebration. ...
AP | JIMMY GOLEN | Posted 04.13.2012
BOSTON -- Chris Kelly's newest piece of jewelry is a thick, padlocked chain that he wore around his neck after scoring the game-winning goal in Boston...
The Huffington Post | Chris Gentilviso | Posted 04.09.2012
As injuries plague their top two goaltenders, the Washington Capitals may have to turn to a rookie for the responsibility of a playoff opener. With...
AP | JIMMY GOLEN | Posted 04.08.2012
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins still have Tim Thomas, and they've added something they think might be even more important as they try to repeat as S...
The Huffington Post | Michael Klopman | Posted 02.27.2012
I have a feeling that Johnny Boychuk and the Boston Bruins aren't going to forget Chris Neil's crushing (yet clean) body check any time soon. Unless, ...
AP | LARRY LAGE | Posted 04.13.2012
DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings equaled an NHL record with their 20th straight win at home, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Sunday night on ...
Posted 02.01.2012
Oliver Wahlstrom really knows how to put on a show. Two years after becoming an internet sensation with a ridiculous spin-o-rama goal at TD Bank as a ...
AP | Posted 02.01.2012
BOSTON -- Dennis Seidenberg scored the tiebreaking goal on a slap shot from center ice in the third period, rallying the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win ov...
Sheila C. Johnson | Posted 04.27.2012