Saturday’s news of Caps coach Spencer Carbery winning the Jack Adams Award for the 2024-25 season comes as no surprise. Carbery’s Caps got off to a strong start to the season and remained remarkably consistent over the 82-game slate, finishing with a 51-22-9 mark and 111 points, an improvement of 20 points over the prior season.

Spencer Carbery is being celebrated as the top coach in the NHL after contributing to Alex Ovechkin's historic season and the Washington Capitals' turnaround into a playoff contender.

Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals was named the winner of the 2024-25 Jack Adams Award on Saturday. The honor is presented to the NHL coach who is judged to have made the biggest contribution to a team's success.