With the addition of seven offseason acquisitions, there are new faces aplenty at Caps camp, more than we’ve seen at this time of year in quite a while. Season two of the Spencer Carbery era gets underway on Oct. 12 when Washington opens up its 50th anniversary season at Capital One Arena against the New Jersey Devils.

Beyond the forward lines, the Capitals also bolstered the blue line in a big way. On the opening day of free agency, they acquired Jakob Chychrun in exchange for Nick Jensen and a draft pick, giving the team another offensive defenseman who can complement John Carlson on the top pairing and provide another power-play quarterback option.

With T.J. Oshie now out with the same sort of chronic injury that sidelined Nicklas Backstrom nearly a year ago and after an offseason of roster turnover, the Capitals opened camp Thursday looking like a much different team than the one that squeaked into the playoffs and got swept in the first round.

ARLINGTON, V.A. — Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin wasn't going to miss the first day of training camp for anything. That's why the 39-year-old was on the ice and all smiles for Day 1, but was limited in his practice and is "a little bit nicked up" to get things started, head coach Spencer Carbery said.

Scoring goals isn’t getting any easier, according to Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin. The 39-year-old started his 20th NHL training camp on Thursday with his eyes set on Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goal-scoring record.

Staged at McMullen Hockey Arena, Capitals rookie camp kicked off Friday and wrapped up Monday.

ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals will hold their 2024 Rookie Camp from Sept. 13-16 at McMullen Hockey Arena within the Brigade Sports Complex in Annapolis, Md. The Capitals will hold on-ice sessions at McMullen Hockey Arena, located near the campus of the United States Naval Academy, from Friday, Sept. 13 to Monday, Sept. 16.