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.

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 good news for the Montreal Canadiens is that they have only allowed three goals at 5-on-5 in regulation against the ...

The Predators opened the season on a five-game losing streak and finished with the third-worst record in the NHL. The Rangers took their fans on a nightmare rollercoaster ride, which at one point ...

Protas’ return to the lineup is either pending or close to it. The Capitals could sure use him, but that means benching ...

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

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

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

Four Cape Breton Eagles alumni are suiting up for teams in the National Hockey League Stanley Cup playoffs this year.

Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of th ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the ...

Alex Ovechkin scored twice, including the first playoff overtime goal of his career, as the Capitals beat the Canadiens, 3-2, ...