Last Word on Hockey's Puck Drop Previews are back for the 2025-26 season! As the regular season approaches, Last Word will preview each team's current outlook and stories to watch for the upcoming year. We'll also do our best to project how things will go for each team throughout the campaign. Today, we're previewing the 2025-26 Washington Capitals.

2025-26 Washington Capitals

2024-25 Season

The Caps went into last season with one thing on their mind. Would Alex Ovechkin break Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record? Ovechkin did just that, scoring his record-breaking 895th goal in early April. Ovi's historic season inspired the rest of the Capitals' team. The team went 51-22-9, winning the Metropolitan Division and earning the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Furthermore, the Capitals

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