With the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs complete, Travis Yost picks an MVP for each series and breaks down how that player (or unit) contributed to a team advancing.

Washington Capitals: 1st in Metropolitan Division, 111 points, def. MTL in Round 1 (4-1) Carolina Hurricanes: 2nd in ...

Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes, longtime division rivals, will square off in a second-round playoff series ...

Can the Canadiens keep their season alive in Washington? There’s no news of any lineup changes for either side tonight, but we do know that Jakub Dobeš will be called upon for the second consecutive ...

Charlie Lindgren, who finished off Game 3 ... Montreal got their second goal the same way; Alexander Ovechkin committed an interference penalty in the waning seconds of a Washington power play.

Lindgren stopped four of five shots in relief of Logan Thompson (lower body) in Friday's 6-3 loss to the Canadiens in Game 3. Thompson's injury didn't look good, and it could be Lindgren's crease ...

saying it's next man up for them and there is plenty of confidence in backup Charlie Lindgren. Even after Thompson starred late in Game 2, captain Alex Ovechkin was quick to praise Washington's ...

The Washington Capitals will attempt to take a 3-1 lead as they face the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of their Best-of-7 First-Round Series on Sunday. The crowd at Centre Bell will be buzzing as we ...

Meanwhile, Connor McMichael, Alexander Ovechkin ... He took a loose puck and buried it past Charlie Lindgren to make the game 6-2. Newhook skated in 15:16 of ice time over 23 shifts.

MONTREAL (AP) — Christian Dvorak broke a tie at 4:17 of the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Friday night to cut their deficit in the first-round series to 2 ...

with Ovechkin tying it at 3 at 2:29 of the third period. Thompson stopped 30 of 35 shots. Charlie Lindgren made four saves in five shots. At the end of the second period, a heated fight between ...

MONTREAL --Charlie Lindgren ... Like 'Ovi' (Alex Ovechkin) said last night, we've got two really good goalies and I think it would be business as usual (if Lindgren starts), but we'll see what ...