An apparent Capitals go-ahead goal in the second period was waved off after a challenge for offsides. USA TODAY provided live updates of Game 5 between the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington ...

The Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes will start their best-of-seven series on Tuesday night at the Capital One Center in Washington D.C. The starting time is 7 o'clock.

A 4-0 shutout gave the Carolina Hurricanes a 2-1 series lead over the Washington Capitals in the second round of the NHL Playoffs. Carolina will host Washington in Game 4, which is Monday 7 p.m. ET.

It's not normal to actually sit and ponder the merit of re-signing a 40-year-old defenseman, but Brent Burns is a special ...

Washington Capitals' Tom Wilson (43) controls the puck in front of Carolina Hurricanes' Dmitry Orlov (7) during the second Game 4 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series in Raleigh, N.C ...

The Hurricanes were ousted with a 5-3 loss to the Panthers on Wednesday night in Game 5, ending Carolina's latest lengthy playoff grind short of the ultimate goal.

The Hurricanes will have decisions to make on two free agent defensemen; Brent Burns, who turned 40 on March 9, and Dmitry Orlov, 33, each expressed interest Friday in returning next season. Each can ...

If the Capitals are at their best, particularly on the first line and in net, they certainly can beat the Hurricanes. Carolina’s depth and overall edge at five-on-five, even if you disagree with ...

After breaking the legendary Wayne Gretzky’s longstanding record for most career goals, few would blame Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin if he decided ...

Spencer Carbery of the Washington Capitals has won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL’s coach of the year. The league announced the honor Saturday after members of Carbery’s family surprised him with the ...

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) watches the puck against the Washington Capitals during the third period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Semi-final round playoff series in Raleigh ...