The start of the NHL playoffs is off to a heavy-hitting start, with nearly 80 per game early in the first round after an ...

WASHINGTON — Martin St. Louis was getting peppered with questions about his defence corps. The Montreal Canadiens head coach ...

If there was any doubt about what the Washington Capitals were thinking about doing to the Montreal Canadiens in their ...

Montreal — the youngest team in the post-season and last to clinch a spot — came back from a 2-0 deficit to force overtime.

Alex Ovechkin proved his worth as the leader of the Washington Capitals by guiding them to a thrilling 4-3 overtime win ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his first career NHL playoffs overtime goal, and the Washington Capitals local broadcast call captured ...

The Washington Capitals will be without top four defenseman Martin Fehervary for the remainder of their playoff run.

One of those hits became a talking point during intermission, when Canadiens forward Cole Caufield was asked about being ...

Alex Ovechkin 's goal 2:26 into overtime lifted the Washington Capitals to a 3-2 win against the visiting Canadiens in Game 1 ...

Ovechkin scored 2:26 into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the Eastern ...

The Stanley Cup playoffs heated up with four games on Monday, including two overtime thrillers. Here are our takeaways from ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the ...