The Washington Capitals earned their first-round playoff series against the Carolina Hurricanes with a 3-1 victory in game 2.

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It took captain Alex Ovechkin’s first career playoff overtime ... the charge and dragging guys into the fight.” Goaltender Logan Thompson, whose status for the game was a thinly veiled mystery ...

Ovechkin scored 2:26 into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Capital One Arena on Monday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among ...

and a defensive-zone mess allowed Nick Suzuki to tie it with 4:15 left on a shot into a wide-open net after goaltender Logan Thompson slid out of the crease. Fortunately for them, Ovechkin scoring ...

Alex Ovechkin added another accomplishment to his illustrious career just over two weeks since breaking Wayne Gretzky's record for the most goals in NHL history.

Goaltender Logan Thompson has resumed skating ... ready for the postseason. Alex Ovechkin was a healthy scratch Saturday after getting honored Thursday night for breaking Wayne Gretzky's career ...

The Capitals beat the Canadiens on Wednesday night to advance in the Stanley Cup playoffs, their first series victory since ...

The Washington Capitals posted an Eastern Conference-best 51-22-9 record this season and enter the Stanley Cup Playoffs as one of the favorites to make the Cup final with Alexander Ovechkin ...