ARLINGTON, Va. – Capitals forward Tom Wilson has been named the NHL’s Third Star for the week ending March 9, the NHL announced today.

The Washington Capitals have put together a huge bounce-back season with the best record in the NHL at 42-14-8 through 64 games. While Dylan Strome is leading the way with 63 points and captain Alex Ovechkin has picked up 33 goals,

The Detroit Red Wings have lost five games in a row, and captain Dylan Larkin acknowledged their confidence is shaken.

Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk and Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson put on a show Monday night, engaging in a heated first-period fight that had the crowd roaring. The two heavyweights squared off late in the opening frame with less than a minute of playing time left in the first period of the Senators' on-the-road clash against the Capitals.

That sparked off a team-wide brawl, and although no one dropped the gloves, players from both teams were getting after one another. When the referees were finally able to settle things down after more than a minute,

Brady Tkachuk and Tom Wilson dropped gloves during the clash between the Washington Capitals and Ottawa Senators on Monday.

The Capitals ended their season-worst losing streak at three games by beating the Senators 5-4 on Monday night in a shootout.

Brady Tkachuk's intense fight with Tom Wilson ignited a spirited comeback for the Ottawa Senators against the Washington Capitals. Trailing 3-0, Ottawa fought back to tie the game, with Tkachuk scoring the equalizer.

Alex Ovechkin got his 885th career goal to tie it midway through the third period, Tom Wilson scored 4:07 into overtime and the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday night.

NEW YORK — Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon, Nashville Predators centre Steven Stamkos and Washington Capitals right-wing Tom Wilson were named the NHL's three stars of the week.

Tensions flared between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, and of course, Tom Wilson and Matt Rempe were a part of it.

Ovechkin hit the empty net to seal a 4-2 win over Seattle and move within nine goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.