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

Every playoff team's odds to win the 2025 Stanley Cup and favorites for the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP ...

The Washington Capitals will play the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, and Round 1 is set and ready to go. The writers at The Hockey Writers took a poll on ...

The Capitals issued a social media warning after the Canadiens clinched their spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The Athletic's NHL staff picks first-round winners, dark horse, biggest disappointment, conference champs, Cup champ and Conn ...

The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs begin Saturday with 16 teams looking to etch their name onto Lord Stanley's Cup. Sergei ...

The Stanley Cup has been won by an 8-seed in the past. Top teams go out in the first round all the time. Even those who don’t ...

“As great as the season has been for Winnipeg and Washington, I think most people ... this is the team that should win the Stanley Cup this year,’” said Andy MacNeil, a hockey handicapper ...

The Montreal Canadiens return to the playoffs ahead of schedule, with a young and exciting roster that exceeded expectations. In Round 1 they'll meet the top seed in the East, Washington, who also ...

Which eight teams will advance to the second round of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs? USA TODAY weighs in with first-round ...

The Winnipeg Jets and the Washington Capitals have been the top teams in the NHL much of the season, respectively finishing ...