The Capitals outhit the Canadiens 42 to 33, including 20 to 14 in the first period. Washington also played the aggressor ...

The Montreal Canadiens need more than a tough guy on defense after being dominated in most of Game 1 against the Washington ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Washington Capitals defenseman Martin Fehervary is out for the remainder of the team's playoff run ...

Ovechkin scored 2:26 into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the Eastern ...

Ovechkin downplayed it as “a goal is a goal,” but the OT winner put an exclamation point on a vintage performance by the 39-year-old winger, who also led Washington with seven hits and scored on the ...

Alex Ovechkin smacked an airborne puck into the net with his stick blade for the first playoff overtime goal of his career, ...

Washington finished behind the Pens 2 years ago and slightly ahead last year, what did they do and what does Kyle Dubas see ...

For the first time in four years, the Montreal Canadiens played some playoff hockey on Monday night when they took on the ...

Ovechkin set the tone all over the ice in the Capitals' Game 1 win over the Canadiens — including notching a career first.

Fifteen days after toppling Wayne Gretzky from the peak of the NHL’s career goals ledger, Caps captain Alex Ovechkin came ...

Montreal recovers from a sleepy start to dominate the third period and overcome a two-goal deficit before Alexander Ovechkin ...

The Washington Capitals begin their quest for a Stanley Cup as they face the Montreal Canadiens in the opening round of the ...