Game 1 could have gone either way, but Caps captain Alex Ovechkin notched his first career overtime game-winner in the ...

For the second time in NHL history, the Montreal Canadiens play the Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs. Habs fans will be hoping it goes similar to how it went in 2010.

The Canadiens players say they want to play a more physical game tonight, and that would serve them best in front of their net. It will be a balancing act between wanting to keep the crease clear and ...

The Canadiens return to home ice, where they enjoyed a lot of success down the stretch.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal Tuesday to pull closer to Wayne Gretzky's goal record. He needs four goals in the team's final eight regular-season games to ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 894th career goal Friday evening in the Washington Capitals' 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to tie Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history. His next goal will ...

They used their top six defensemen — John Carlson, Jakob Chychrun, Roy, Fehérváry, Rasmus Sandin and Trevor van ... once again, will be Alexander Alexeyev. Coincidentally, he has an injury ...

Stanley Cup Playoffs have officially kicked off, and the first game of the Eastern Conference Qualifying Round is set to deliver an exciting matchup between the Montreal Canadiens and the Washington ...

Montreal went 1-for-2 on the power play in Game 1. Alexander Alexeyev entered the lineup in Fehervary's place Monday. Matt Roy was Fehervary's most common defense partner at five-on-five during ...

Ovechkin's goal song, “Shake, Rattle & Roll” by Big Joe Turner, blared from the speakers, and mascot Slapshot flipped the counter in one corner from 893 to 894 as fans rose to their feet and ...