Carolina's depth and overall edge at five-on-five, even if you disagree with the odds, still make them the smarter bet.

As the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday, the first second-round matchup of the ...

The Carolina Hurricanes will be facing the Washington Capitals in the second round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, a ...

The Washington Capitals looked every bit like the top team in the Eastern Conference most of the time in winning their ...

Alex Ovechkin scored, Logan Thompson made 28 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 in Game 5 of ...

Washington Capitals: 1st in Metropolitan Division, 111 points, def. MTL in Round 1 (4-1) Carolina Hurricanes: 2nd in ...

The Washington Capitals admittedly got away from their game on Friday in a disappointing, uncharacteristic and emotional Game ...

This time, the Washington Capitals didn’t need any ... a slap shot from Cole Caufield that Thompson stopped. Forward Connor McMichael narrowly missed making it 3-0 on a breakaway late in the ...

Dobes made a dramatic glove save on forward Connor McMichael, who tried to slot ... sending the series back to Washington with the Capitals in command. “It’s been a physical series both ...

Cayden Primeau was recalled from AHL Laval to back up Dobeš, who began his NHL career earlier this season with five straight ...

The Capitals understand the Canadiens will also be motivated, though, to force a Game 6 in Montreal on Friday and extend their season. Montreal battled until its final regular-season game to clinch ...

The Washington Capitals admittedly got away from their ... Alex Ovechkin, as well as Connor McMichael, who has struck in back-to-back games, both lead Washington with three goals each in three ...