In the opening round of the playoffs, the Caps, the East’s top seed, will play against the 8th-seeded upstart Montreal Canadiens ...

Ever since breaking the NHL’s all-time goals record, Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin has been honored and celebrated everywhere he’s gone, and his l ...

As a service to fans who have a general interest in the National Hockey League but have no idea what has happened since the ...

Teams of all competitive strains were aiming to head down the stretch on a good run, and it was accomplished in particular in ...

The long-running rivalry between Penguins' Sidney Crosby and Capitals' Alex Ovechkin took a rare emotional turn when the Pens ...

One top seed has never won a Stanley Cup. The other wasn't expected to make the playoffs at all. And a pair of brothers who ...

Former Notre Dame hockey star Bryan Rust scored his 30th and 31st goals on Thursday night for the Pittsburgh Penguins ...

But Detroit waited until the decision became virtually unavoidable. The Red Wings lost five straight from Nov. 29 through Dec ...

Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's long-standing goals record earlier this month when he scored his 895th career goal.

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin put on a show in the regular-season finale on Thursday night, showcasing their greatness in ...

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin put on a show in the regular-season finale on Thursday night, showcasing their greatness in ...

The Stanley Cup dream for 16 teams has been dashed, but for the fans of those teams, there is still plenty to root for in the ...