The Pittsburgh Penguins, a fringe postseason contender, with only three wins since the NHL’s holiday break, and the Washington Capitals, tied atop the league standings, renewed arguably the ...

WASHINGTON -- Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois each had a goal and an assist, and the Washington Capitals extended their point streak to 10 games with a 4-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at ...

Matvei Michkov put on a show, scoring two goals for the Flyers. Washington's Alex Ovechkin scored Thursday night and is now ...

WASHINGTON (AP) Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday ...

Matvei Michkov and Alex Ovechkin had already faced off twice in their NHL careers before Thursday night, but neither meeting ...

The Washington Capitals played one of their most complete games of the season Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins. A 4-1 triumph yielded not only the satisfaction of vanquishing a ...

The Capitals are 7-0-3 in their past 10 games, picking up points despite not playing their best during this stretch. The Penguins lost for an eighth time in 10 games. Pittsburgh goaltender Joel ...

From coach Mike Sullivan to Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell, the internal reaction to their 4-1 loss to the Washington Capitals was an expansive mixture of emotions. Surely, the Penguins ...

They helped broker the trade between the Avalanche and Hurricanes because by doing so they could get a third-round draft pick ...

The Penguins were being outshot 8-1 when Washington scored, and their shot wasn’t a particularly good one, as Blake Lizotte hit the net from more than 40 feet away. The Capitals ensured the game ...

Jakob Chychrun, Aliaksei Protas and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored, Logan Thompson made 18 saves and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Saturday night for their ...