For the first time in seven years, the Washington Capitals were on the smiling end of a playoff handshake line. And they got to enjoy it at home for the first time in a decade.

The Capitals beat the Canadiens in Game 5 of their first-round series Wednesday night to advance in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 and the ...

Logan Thompson made 27 saves – including several stops at key points of the contest – and Washington’s scuffling power play ...

Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 and the ...

In Game 1 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens, their hero was captain Alex ...

Kaiden Guhle watched with tremendous stress as the Columbus Blue Jackets rolled to yet another victory Tuesday night. The Montreal defenceman woke up the next day determined not to let them ...

Kaiden Guhle had a massive night with a pair of goals and Nick Suzuki tallied a goal and an assist as the Montreal Canadiens clinched the final playoff spot in the East defeating the Carolina ...

MONTREAL (AP) — Kaiden Guhle scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens wrapped up the last Eastern Conference playoff spot with a 4-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night in ...

Heading into Wednesday night’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes, the Montreal Canadiens needed just one point to lock in the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the ...