Alex Ovechkin leads the Capitals into the second round against Carolina by scoring and hitting
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Alex Ovechkin is four months away from turning 40 and still was among the…
Capitals look more like themselves in beating the Hurricanes 3-1 in Game 2 to tie series
WASHINGTON (AP) — Knowing full well the chances of being competitive in their second-round series against the Carolina…
Jaccob Slavin scores in OT as the Hurricanes beat the Capitals in Game 1 of their 2nd-round series
WASHINGTON (AP) — Very few people in the arena knew the puck was in the net, including Jaccob…
Settle in and get ready: An ‘ultracompetitive’ 2nd round of the NHL playoffs is here
The second round of the NHL playoffs begins Monday night, after no sweeps and two series going the…
Lightning and Capitals make significant trades on 2nd day of NHL draft
It is retooling time around the NHL before the start of free agency, and a handful of teams…
Canadiens voice dissatisfaction with officials in Game 4 loss to Capitals
MONTREAL (AP) — Montreal head coach Martin St. Louis was at a loss for words in describing the…
NHL fines Capitals forward Wilson and Canadiens forward Anderson for brawl on bench
MONTREAL (AP) — The NHL has punished the main combatants in a bench-clearing altercation in Friday night’s playoff…
Canadian hockey fans conflicted over traveling to U.S. to see their teams in NHL playoffs
TORONTO (AP) — Jack Gurevitch is a Montreal Canadiens superfan and a proud Canadian who says he is…
What to know about the first-round matchups in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs
A month before NHL’s playoff openers this weekend, Commissioner Gary Bettman was more than happy to defend the…
Capitals goalie Thompson and Canadiens counterpart Montembeault each leave Game 3 with injuries
MONTREAL (AP) — The Capitals and Canadiens each lost their No. 1 goaltender in Game 3 of their…
Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL career goals record
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin fired just about the perfect shot from the place on the ice…