Capitals sign coach Spencer Carbery to a multiyear contract extension

By The Associated Press
June 18, 2026 | 4:57 PM

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — The Washington Capitals have signed coach Spencer Carbery to a multiyear contract extension.

The team announced the move Thursday and did not provide any additional details on the length or terms of the deal.

Washington missed the playoffs this past season for the first time in three seasons under Carbery. In 2024-25, the Capitals captured the top seed in the Eastern Conference and won a playoff series for the first time since 2018. Carbery won the Jack Adams Award as the league’s top coach that season.

The 44-year-old Carbery is 134-83-29 with Washington. The Capitals are eighth in the league in point percentage since hiring him.

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Washington Capitals release 2026-27 schedule

By Thomas Robertson
July 16, 2026 | 4:46 PM

The Washington Capitals have released their 2026-27 regular season schedule, and the expanded 84-game campaign begins with a date with the defending champs in their own barn. The Capitals open their season Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. against the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center before heading to Tampa to face the Lightning the very next day, the team announced Thursday. That is the first of 14 sets of back-to-back games for the Caps.

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