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The Olympic flame has been extinguished in Italy and thousands of athletes and their medals are returning home -- including one gold and a pair of silvers that are on their way back to the Washington region.

The oohs and aahs cascaded around the Capitals' locker room and coaching offices on Sunday morning as players and staff members gathered to watch the instant classic gold-medal match between the United States and Canada.

It wasn't the Miracle on Ice, but Sunday's 2-1 win over Canada in the Olympic men's hockey gold-medal game tasted almost as sweet for the U.S. team. The victory gave the Americans their first gold medal in hockey since the legendary upset over the ...

No miracle needed. The United States is on top of the hockey world for the first time in nearly a half-century.

After the Americans routed Slovakia 6-2 in the semifinals on Friday night, the much-anticipated but never guaranteed U.S.-Canada showdown for gold is on.

Alex Ovechkin escaped his nightmare by spending some of the NHL's Olympic hockey break with family and friends in Dubai, according to The Hockey News.

Megan Keller backhanded in a shot 4:07 into overtime and the United States won its third Olympic gold medal in women's hockey, beating Canada 2-1 at the Milan Cortina Games on Thursday night to close another thrilling chapter of one of sports' most ...

Canada is not closing the door on the possibility of Sidney Crosby playing Friday against Finland in the semifinals at the Olympics after leaving the team's quarterfinal game with an apparent right-leg injury that is still being evaluated.

The U.S. and Canada are moving on to the semifinals at the Olympics. Each needed extra hockey to get through the quarterfinals.

Slovakian defenseman Martin Fehervary is a rising star at this year's Olympics. His impressive play and subsequent rise in fame haven't surprised his Capitals teammates, who watched from afar Wednesday as Slovakia qualified for the semifinals.