The Montreal Canadiens visit the Washington Capitals after the Canadiens beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 in overtime.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and Ted Leonsis celebrate the start of a $800M renovation for the Washington Capitals and Wizards arena.

President-elect Donald Trump is holding a "victory rally" at Washington's Capitol One Arena the day before Inauguration Day.

2000 — Eddie House scores 61 points to tie Lew Alcindor’s Pac-10 record and lead the Sun Devils to 111-108 double-overtime victory over California.

1989 — LA Kings center Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined regular season & playoff points; 4 assists in 5-4 home win over Edmonton brings his total to 2,011, 1 more than Gordie Howe.

The Lakers lose to the very shorthanded Dallas Mavericks, who were missing a few key players because of injury.

Portsmouth, expects a "boring session" of the General Assembly to begin on Wednesday, but that may be wishful thinking. Lawmakers began arriving in Richmond this week with the Capitol complex temporarily closed because of a breakdown in public water service in Richmond after a winter storm.

Alex Ovechkin will return to the ice for the Capitals' showdown with the Maple Leafs after missing a month of action

According to reports, Peter Laviolette and the New York Rangers made a bold offer to the Vancouver Canucks, but the Canadian organization turned down what would've been a blockbuster trade in the NHL.

The Caps will have to carry those positives over if they hope to overcome the Habs, who’ve heated up significantly in the month since the previous meeting between the two teams in Montreal. During the Caps’ 6-4-2 stretch, Montreal’s 8-2-0 mark is the second-best record in the NHL, and the Habs’ rate of 3.90 goals per game is tops in the circuit.

Steve Makinen and the VSiN Analytics team share the NBA betting trends you need to know for Wednesday, January 8.

Alex Tuch scored one goal in the shootout after nailing two in regulation as the Buffalo Sabres topped the visiting Washington Capitals 4-3 on Monday night.