If the answer is “no,” that’s OK. Montreal nearly backed its way into the playoffs and the Washington Capitals hit a rough ...

Also in the notebook, the Capitals' top two forward lines are getting buried and Canadiens rookie Ivan Demidov's comfort ...

The Washington Capitals are in for a challenge in Game 3, as they head up north and on the road for the first time in the ...

The teams meet Friday for the seventh time this season. The Canadiens won 6-3 in the previous meeting. Montreal has a 24-12-6 record in home games and a 40-31-11 record overall.

Aliaksei Protas could return for Game 4 against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Sunday (6:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, ...

Connor McMichael scored twice and Logan Thompson made 14 of his 25 saves in the third period as the Washington Capitals beat ...

Alex Ovechkin has the goalscoring record, but can the Capitals also help him win a second Stanley Cup when the playoffs begin ...

Connor McMichael scored twice and Logan Thompson made 14 of his 25 saves in the third period as the Washington Capitals beat ...

Fresh off breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record for the most goals in league history 15 days earlier, Ovechkin’s second of the game ...

As everyone knows, the Montreal Canadiens will face the Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs. Obviously, the Habs are extremely underestimated in this series, given that the Caps ...

As everyone knows, the Montreal Canadiens will face the Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs. Obviously, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a ...