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

Crosby hits 90 points for 3rd straight season for Pittsburgh; Stevenson makes 33 saves for Washington in NHL debut ...

The Washington Capitals need to focus on these key points to skate away with a Round 1 win against the Montreal Canadiens.

Alex Ovechkin has the goalscoring record, but can the Capitals also help him win a second Stanley Cup when the playoffs begin ...

Coach Dean Evason doesn't want to hear that the Columbus Blue Jackets had a strong year, or that they dealt with ...

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin ties Gordie Howe's record in loss against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Count on Bryan Rust to score an anytime goal for tonight's pick and prediction as the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Washington ...

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

With the Washington Capitals record goalscorer Alex Ovechkin's name underlined in the history books, they are among the ...

Which brings us to today's quiz. Ovechkin extended his own record of 30-goal seasons, doing it for the 19th time in his ...

The latter of those matchups, which is Mikko Rantanen and the Dallas Stars' meeting with the Colorado Avalanche should be the ...

The long-running rivalry between Penguins' Sidney Crosby and the Capitals' Alex Ovechkin took a rare emotional turn when Pens ...