The playoffs begin on Saturday, with five Canadian teams looking to bring the Stanley Cup home for the first time since 1993.

CAPITALS 5, HURRICANES 4 ... PREDATORS 4, UTAH 3 SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Filip Forsberg beat Karel Vejmelka with a backhander for the lone shootout goal in Nashville's victory over Utah.

The Washington Capitals spent most of the regular season doing things the hard way. Yes, they were dominant in the win column and secured their spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs before anyone else ...

Dowd has set career highs in goals with 14 and points with 27, but his value to Washington goes far beyond his stats. In their second-to-last game of the regular season, the Capitals returned to ...

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin put on a show in the regular-season finale on Thursday night, showcasing their greatness in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals.Ovechkin ...

WASHINGTON --Alex Ovechkin waited 20 NHL seasons and until the 152nd Stanley Cup Playoff game of his career to do something he hadn’t before and rescue the Washington Capitals from a postseason ...

The Washington Capitals are an NHL team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. Founded in 1974, the team plays at Capital One Arena in downtown ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin has a long way to go to catch Wayne Gretzky in playoff goals, but he got off to a great start in Monday's postseason opener. That gave Ovechkin his 73rd ...

On Monday, it couldn't have come at a better time for the Washington Capitals captain and his team. Ovechkin batted the puck out of the air in front of the crease for his first career playoff ...

The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs have arrived and it's the drip in goal that could potentially steal the show. Goaltenders often ...

Washington Capitals goalie Logan Thompson paid homage ... A post shared by DaveArt (@daveart) A post shared by DaveArt (@daveart) Forsberg has often included his children on his mask, and it's ...