Stanley Cup playoff series are won on the margins -— and every hit, every shift, every shot can make a difference.

The Stanley Cup playoffs are underway in Washington.

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

The Montreal Canadiens face the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday, April 21, 2025. The game will be broadcast at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN.

ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Hockey League announced today the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs First Round schedule and broadcast information between the Washington Capitals and the Montreal ...

The 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs are here ... Montreal Canadiens, Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes make up the Eastern Conference. The St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg ...

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 ...

The Montreal Canadiens will head to Washington D.C. to face the Washington Capitals for Game 1 of their First Round NHL Stanley Cup Playoff series on Monday night. Alex Ovechkin's red-hot finish to ...

The Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens begin their first-round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in a matchup of the top seed and final Wild Card teams in the Eastern Conference.

The Montreal Canadiens finally clawed their way into the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs ... the Capitals, in the opening round. There's a wide gulf between these two on paper. Washington wrapped ...