The Caps arrived in Montreal on Thursday with a 2-0 series lead that was far from commanding. They squeezed out a pair of ...

A little over 24 hours from puck drop between the Canadiens and Capitals, and it appears likely that Game 4, and perhaps the series, will be decided by the backups. As Eric Engels writes, the ...

The NHL has punished the main combatants in a bench-clearing altercation in Friday night’s playoff game between the Montreal ...

“Next man up for us,” Carbery said. “I won’t comment on their situation, but it’ll be next man up for us. Lindgren has done a ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs face the Ottawa Senators in Game 4 of the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday, ...

Goaltending is firmly in the spotlight for the four first-round NHL playoff series that resume Sunday — all in different ways.

Also in the notebook, the Capitals' top two forward lines are getting buried and Canadiens rookie Ivan Demidov's comfort ...

Home-ice advantage is a powerful force in the National Hockey League, and no home rink holds more magic than the Bell Centre. So, even though the Montreal Canadiens are locked into a tough 1-vs-8 ...

Here are the playoff matchups, schedule and results for the first round of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs (all times p.m. ET, ...

For the first time in seven years, the Bell Centre was full for a playoff game, and the Habs dominated their way to a huge win.

The Capitals had a standout season, too.They finished first in the Eastern Conference and posted their most points in a ...

Washington Capitals' Tom Wilson and Montreal Canadiens' Josh Anderson got into a period-ending brawl on a team bench that sparked more fights during the Stanley Cup Playoffs.