The NHL Playoffs are considered one of the best postseason tournaments in sports. Here’s everything you need to know.

So far early in these NHL playoffs, 45 times a team has skated onto the ice for the third period with a lead. Nearly a third of those times that team lost the game. The Washington Capitals and ...

facing the Washington Capitals. Welcome to the madness. For fans just now tuning into the world of professional hockey, the NHL Playoffs are considered one of the best postseason tournaments in ...

trade that brought him to Washington. After not being drafted despite a standout junior career with Brandon in the Western Hockey League, Thompson attended rookie camp in 2018 with the Capitals ...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, left, and Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Brent Burns, right, battle for the puck during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, April 10 ...

A dramatic Jets overtime Game 7 triumph, the return of the "Battle of Ontario," and Mikko Rantanen's revenge tour headlined ...

Hurricanes’ Intimidating Possession Stats in Round 1 In their Round 1 series win against the New Jersey ... puck meets ice tonight for Game 1 in Washington, D.C. On April 11, the Capitals ...

WASHINGTON (AP ... got a power-play goal off a textbook cross-ice pass from Wilson, and Thompson stopped 27 of the 28 shots he faced. The Capitals started slow before starting to look like ...