Star goaltender Logan Thompson and breakout forward Aliaksei Protas are both trending in the right direction towards playing in a pivotal Game 4 against the Montreal Canadiens Sunday night.

The Washington Capitals could have two big players back in the mix for Game 4 against the Montreal Canadiens, and may have avoided a major injury scare, too.

Shaking off a disappointing 6-3 loss in Game 3, the Washington Capitals held an optional practice on Saturday and have put Friday's showing behind them. All the while, they're pivoting their plan in ...

Spencer Carbury gave what he called his last update on the conditions of Aliaksei Protas and Logan Thompson. Both are key cogs in the upcoming series and both may not be ready to start the series.

When Logan Thompson is at his best ... for Thompson — he particularly joins in for goals scored by winger Aliaksei Protas, a close friend — but it indicated he was feeling back to normal.

The Washington Capitals didn’t mince words following a disappointing 2-1 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1, ...

Thompson appeared in 43 games this season, compiling a record of 31-6-6 with a .910 save percentage (SV%) and 2.49 goals against average (GAA). Now in his fifth NHL season, Thompson has a career ...

Very few people in the arena knew the puck was in the net, including Jaccob Slavin, who shot it through traffic. Goaltender ...

Very few people in the arena knew the puck was in the net, including Jaccob Slavin, who shot it through traffic. Goaltender ...

Jaccob Slavin scored in overtime, one of 33 shots from a dominant Carolina effort, and the Hurricanes topped the Washington ...

Carolina remains the only team perfect on the penalty kill this postseason, keeping Washington’s power play off the board ...

The Washington Capitals held a lighter optional morning skate ahead of Thursday's elimination game against the Carolina ...