topping John Carlson’s annual salary of $8 million. Chychrun, who turns 27 next week, will be a Capital through the 2032-33 season. “Jakob is a proven, dynamic defenseman in the prime of his ...

The Washington Capitals have locked in and given the bag to a big piece of their blue line, signing defenseman Jakob ... Chychrun the highest-paid defenseman on the team, surpassing veteran John ...

Jakob Chychrun has proven to be one of the best ... a role long held by John Carlson. Carlson is now on the second unit, and the contract extension also signifies Washington’s desire to move ...

Coach Spencer Carbery has been experimenting with putting Chychrun on the top power play unit in John Carlson's usual spot at the point. “(Jakob) is a different power-play quarterback than John ...

Washington Capitals defenseman Jakob Chychrun (illness) will return to action on Sunday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. He ...

Chychrun is not in the lineup versus the Islanders on Tuesday, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports. No reason was provided for Chychrun's absence, but it's safe to assume this is a rest ...

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (rest) will not be in action on Sunday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Washington Capitals have signed Jakob Chychrun to an eight-year extension ... It also gives the Capitals a potential successor to John Carlson, the 16-year veteran who turns 36 next season ...

Carlson (rest) is slated to play in Game 1 of Washington's first-round series against Montreal on Monday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports Saturday. Carlson hasn't been in the lineup since last ...

Thursday’s contest marked the first time Jakob Chychrun faced his former team in his former city since an offseason trade to the Capitals. Chychrun spent the last one-and-a-half seasons with the ...