The Stanley Cup playoffs are underway in Washington.

The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs features 16 teams in eight best-of-7 series, which start Saturday. Today, NHL.com ...

In his 20th NHL season with one season remaining on his contract after this one, Ovechkin is running out of opportunities to ...

The Washington Capitals Stanley Cup playoff push starts next Monday when they host the Montreal Canadians at Capital One ...

One top seed has never won a Stanley Cup. The other wasn't expected to make the playoffs at all. And a pair of brothers who ...

The Washington Capitals secured the top spot in the Eastern Conference and avoided a threatening first-round foe, standing at 51-21-9. They will begin their postseason quest against the Montreal ...

Playoff hockey is here and for the fifth time in franchise history, the Washington Capitals have finished first in the ...

WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals will get a rematch of 2010, as they're set to face the Montreal Canadiens to open the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Montreal defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4 ...

The Capitals had a standout season ... Montreal hasn't made the postseason since it lost in the Stanley Cup Final in 2020-21. Meanwhile, Washington has been a playoff fixture nearly every year ...

The Winnipeg Jets — Stanley Cup contenders in their own right — are close to claiming a spot. However, only the Washington Capitals have officially punched their ticket to the postseason.