Montreal head coach Martin St. Louis was at a loss for words in describing the message he wants to convey to the Canadiens ...

Taylor Raddysh and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored goals ten seconds ... Jack Hughes had three assists, and Jake Allen made 26 saves. Andrew Mangiapane gave the Capitals a 1-0 lead at 6:19 of the first ...

Washington scored four times in the third period, with Mangiapane’s winner coming with 3:37 left, as the Caps beat the Canadiens, 5-2, for a 3-1 series lead.

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Capitals clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 in a shootout at Capital One Arena on Thursday.