When the Washington Capitals outlasted the Toronto Maple Leafs by a score of 3-1, it sent a very clear message to the NHL: the Eastern Conference is the Capitals' for the taking. Dispatching the ...

finishing atop the Eastern Conference standings and helping Ovechkin break Wayne Gretzky’s career goals record. The Capitals dispatched Montreal in five games before facing a Carolina team that ...

WASHINGTON — Getting Alex Ovechkin the NHL goals record was a major motivator for the Washington Capitals over the past ... locking up the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the fast ...

WASHINGTON — Getting Alex Ovechkin the NHL goals record was a major motivator for the Washington Capitals over the past ... locking up the top seed in the Eastern Conference for the fast ...

The resurgent Ottawa Senators go for a third straight win when they host the Washington Capitals on Thursday ... put themselves in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race.

WASHINGTON — Tom Wilson scored his career-best 33rd goal of the season and the Washington Capitals wrapped up the top spot in the Eastern Conference by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in a ...

The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes will open their Eastern Conference Second Round series from Capital One Arena on May 6, the NHL announced. The start time for Game 1 is still to be ...

The pressure rises for the Washington Capitals facing a 1-0 deficit going into a Thursday night Game 2 against the Carolina Hurricanes in their NHL Eastern Conference Playoffs series. The game is ...

Riding the waves of the pressure the Washington Capitals put on them ... 3-1 in Game 5 on Thursday night to move on to the Eastern Conference final for a second time in three years.