After a clunker of a day for Washington’s teams, the Capitals might need to get a little messy to dig out of the hole they’re ...

The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Washington Capitals in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 3-1 lead in the series.

With eight teams eliminated, let's rank the remaining potential matchups — from worst to best — based purely on narratives ...

Ovechkin is the NHL’s all-time goal scorer and a superstar, but Tom Wilson has become Washington’s best player. Carolina has ...

Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin scored a power-play goal in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. He registered his 77th career postseason goal, passing Mario Lemieux for 12th place ...

Midway through the night, the NHL reposted a Bleacher Report's B/R Open Ice graphic celebrating Ovechkin’s 77th career ...

The Washington Capitals lost to the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-2, on Monday night to fall behind 3-1 in the second-round playoff ...

Sean Walker cut to the middle of the ice and beat Logan Thompson for a critical late goal, then Andrei Svechnikov followed ...

The Hurricanes beat the Capitals, 5-2, on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in their second-round playoff series.

The team captain's third-period goal also broke a new NHL record. The Capitals announced, "Ovechkin scores his fifth goal of ...