When President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office on Monday inside a tightly packed Capitol Rotunda, he will be surrounded by a very different Washington than he was eight

The win Saturday was another example of how far the Capitals have come. Although Alex Ovechkin was held without a goal -- leaving him with 874 and 21 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894 -- Washington demonstrated its improved depth and controlled play almost from start to finish.

Dylan DeMelo scored with 27 seconds remaining in the third period as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the visiting Seattle Kraken 2-1 Thursday night to remain tied with Washington for first place in the NHL's overall standings.

KING 5 and KONG are the official local television partners of the Kraken, bringing the hockey team to free over-the-air live television. The stations will air 72 of the team's 82 regular season games. National broadcast partners will show the remaining 10 games.

Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders have crashed an NFL final four full of heavyweights, joining the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles as the teams still vying for a

First Period_1, Seattle, Beniers 9 (Kakko, Schwartz), 8:12. Penalties_Stanley, WPG (Elbowing), 5:26. Second Period_2, Winnipeg, Scheifele 27 (Connor, Morrissey), 9:35 (pp). Penalties_Oleksiak, SEA (Interference), 9:01; Stephens, SEA (High Sticking), 12:25. Third Period_3, Winnipeg, DeMelo 2 (Ehlers), 19:33. Penalties_None.

The Kraken are now 2-5 so far in 2025. Looking to continue its winning ways, the Kraken play its final game of a five-game road trip Thursday when they travel to Winnipeg to take

Steven Stamkos did not practice Thursday after leaving in the second period vs Winnipeg on Tuesday. He is listed as a game-time decision vs Capitals.

The Vancouver Canucks returned home after their 6-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night. After the disappointing loss, the club was given the day off.

Opening faceoff is at 7 p.m. ET and you can watch it on ESPN+ ( plans start at $11.99/month). Washington (29-10-5, in the Metropolitan Division) last played on Tuesday night and beat visiting Anaheim 3-0 as Logan Thompson stopped all 19 shots. The Capitals are 6-1-3 in their last 10 games.

Smith has emerged as main Canadian voice amid the tariff threat, regularly appearing on U.S. news stations and recently travelling to Trump’s Florida Mar-a-Lago resort to meet with the president-elect.

Eight years since its historic first march, the Women’s March is returning Saturday to the nation’s capital just before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.