Given how tight those standings are, any of the top three teams -- the Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers and Vegas Golden Knights -- could be on the other side of the ice for the first playoff series in ...

Three home games against divisional opponents right around the Detroit Red Wings in the standings are huge not just for points, but for tiebreakers.

Capitals rookie Cole Hutson admitted feeling "so scared" in his first NHL game but looked poised in his 16:22 of playing time, including netting his first goal in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Senators ...

Cole Hutson scored his first NHL goal with 25.7 seconds left in his debut. It capped a 4-1 win for the Washington Capitals ...

Canadian Tire Centre is the site where the Ottawa Senators (34-23-9) will try to beat the New York Islanders (39-24-5) on Thursday.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 922nd goal and Cole Hutson scored his first to lead the Washington Capitals past the Ottawa Senators ...

Logan Thompson made 34 saves, and Cole Hutson scored in his NHL debut for the Washington Capitals in a 4-1 win against the Ottawa Senators at Capital One Arena on Wednesday. Hutson, a second-round ...

Cole Hutson scored in his NHL debut for Washington, putting an exclamation mark on the Capitals' 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.

The Washington Capitals have announced that Cole Hutson will be making his NHL debut against the Ottawa Senators on the ...

Gary Bettman remains "more than comfortable" with the NHL's current playoff format. Hunter Dyke / NHLI via MANALAPAN, Fla. — Heading into Wednesday’s NHL action, the Colorado Avalanche had the most ...

Winners of five of their last six games, the Ottawa Senators will look to stay hot in Washington on Wednesday night, when ...