Are you as excited about this series as you were a couple weeks ago, when Alex Ovechkin was sprinting toward Wayne Gretzky ...

Defenseman Kaiden Guhle scored twice to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in their season ...

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

The Montreal Canadiens, barely making the playoffs, face a daunting challenge against the Washington Capitals in Game 1.

The Capitals won the season series between the two clubs, winning twice in regulation and losing once in overtime.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Logan Thompson appears ready to start for the Washington Capitals when they host the Montreal Canadiens for ...

Montembeault made 27 saves in Wednesday's 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.

The Montreal Canadiens and the Washington Capitals open an Eastern Conference best-of-7 first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Monday.

Kaiden Guhle scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens wrapped up the last Eastern Conference playoff spot with a 4-2 victory ...

The Habs grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first period and seemed well on their way to clinching the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, but the game slipped away from Montreal. Montembeault has ...

The Canadiens will face the Washington Capitals, the No. 1 seed in the Metropolitan Division and the conference, in the first ...

The Canadiens (40-31-11) secured the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference in the final days of the regular season ...