WASHINGTON -- The Washington Capitals are already in a good position to make a run at winning the Stanley Cup this season, and general manager Chris Patrick says “anything is on the table” to try to further strengthen their roster before the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline on March 7.

Doing a deal for the sake of doing a deal is not necessarily the right strategy,” Capitals General Manager Chris Patrick said Thursday, as he addressed the looming NHL trade deadline.

As the NHL trade deadline approaches, the Washington Capitals are in a slightly different spot than other contenders. While the Caps want to ice the best team possible, there’s a thought that the best version of the team might be the one they have today.

WASHINGTON — Tom Wilson fought Brady Tkachuk late in the first period, scored on the power play in the second and assisted on Martin Fehervary’s goal in the third to help the Washington Capitals end their season-worst losing streak at three games by beating the Ottawa Senators 5-4 on Monday night in a shootout.

Dylan Strome scored the winner in the third round of the shootout and Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and two assists as the host Washington Capitals snapped a season-worst three-game losing streak with a 5-4 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Monday.