Breaking: The Washington Capitals topped the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 on Wednesday night to advance to the second round ...

The field is wrapping up the first round of the NHL playoffs. We take a look at the developing bracket for the second round ...

SportsLine NHL analyst Scott Erskine gives his thoughts on who to back in Wednesday's Stanley Cup Playoff games ...

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 5-4 on Tuesday night to clinch their first-round playoff series.

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WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his fourth goal of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the Washington Capitals eliminated the ...

Washington can advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs with a win over Montreal on Wednesday night.

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals have eliminated the Montreal Canadiens and now await the start of the second round ...

Capitals star Alex Ovechkin matched Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux in postseason history with a goal in Game 5 against the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in Game 5 ...

Here are the playoff matchups, schedule and results for the first round of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs (all times p.m. ET, ...

Carolina and Montreal have played twice in the postseason, the Hurricanes winning each series, the most recent six games in the 2006 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Before relocating to Carolina for ...