Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has a long way to go to catch Wayne Gretzky in playoff goals, but he got off to a great start in Monday's postseason opener. That gave Ovechkin his 73rd ...

We saw that in action on Tuesday night, when the Carolina Hurricanes needed overtime to beat the Washington Capitals 2-1, despite Carolina’s full-scale dominance in basically every facet of the ...

A year after being swept in the first round, the Washington Capitals are heading to the second round after a 4-1 win against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5. Credit an offseason retool that ...

He did that after his Washington Capitals dropped Game 3 of their first-round series against the Montreal Canadiens. Advertisement That one had a crazy fight, the return of playoff hockey to the ...

The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes enter Game 3 of their second-round Stanley Cup Playoffs matchup with the series tied at 1-1. The two Metropolitan Division squads are evenly matched ...

The Washington Capitals were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes with a 3-1 loss in Game 5 of the best-of-7 Eastern Conference Second Round at Capital One Arena in ...

Alex Ovechkin may be heading into his 21st NHL season, but the Washington Capitals captain is not thinking about retirement just yet. On Saturday, he confirmed he plans to return next season but ...

Walker’s score came after the Capitals had pulled to within 3-2 on Alex Ovechkin’s one-timer blast on a 5-on-3 power play with about eight minutes left. Taylor Hall flipped a pass to Walker to ...

The Washington Capitals find themselves down 2-1 in their second-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes despite being the best team in the Eastern Conference during the season.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Andrei Svechnikov pounced on a loose faceoff puck for his sixth postseason goal while Frederik Andersen had 21 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals 4-0 ...

For the last 20 years, the Washington Capitals have been one of the best and most feared teams in the NHL. With the league’s all-time leading goal scorer Alex Ovechkin at the helm, one would ...

Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson is the classic love-hate player in the NHL. You likely love him if he plays for your team and you likely hate him if he does not. While he is widely known ...