Washington Capitals1974 (1974-75 NHL season)-present arena = Verizon Center city = Washington, D.C. uniform_image=ECS-Uniform-WSH.png team_colors = Red, navy, white color box#CF142B color box#003153 color boxwhite media_affiliates = Comcast SportsNet Washington (CSN Mid-Atlantic)WFED (1500/820) (WFED)WJFK 106.7 (WJFK-FM) owner = flagiconUSA Ted Leonsis general_manager = flagiconCAN George McPhee head_coach = flagiconCAN Bruce Boudreau captain = flagiconRUS Alexander Ovechkin minor_league_affiliates = Hershey Bears (AHL (American Hockey League))South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) stanley_cups = 0 conf_titles = 1 (1997-98 (1997-98 NHL season)) division_titles = 6 (1988-89 (1988-89 NHL season), 1999-00 (1999-2000 NHL season)2000-01 (2000-01 NHL season), 2007-08 (2007-08 NHL season)2008-09 (2008-09 NHL season), 2009-10 (2009-10 NHL season))

The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division (Southeast Division (NHL)) of the Eastern Conference (Eastern Conference (NHL)) of the National Hockey League (NHL). Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup Finals, and captured six division titles. In 1997, the team moved their home hockey rink from the suburban Capital Centre to the new Verizon Center in Washingtons Chinatown neighborhood (Chinatown, Washington, D.C.). Former AOL executive Ted Leonsis has owned the team since 1999, and has revitalized the franchise by drafting star players such as Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Mike Green (Mike Green (ice hockey b. 1985)), and Alexander Semin, and hiring head coach Bruce Boudreau. The 2009-10 Capitals (2009-10 Washington Capitals season) won the franchises first-ever Presidents Trophy for the leagues best record during the regular season.