The Montreal Canadiens know they’re close to beating the Washington Capitals, but Juraj Slafkovsky believes anything short of ...

Connor McMichael and Dylan Strome scored a minute apart early in the second period, Logan Thompson made some spectacular ...

If the answer is “no,” that’s OK. Montreal nearly backed its way into the playoffs and the Washington Capitals hit a rough ...

For the second straight game, the Canadiens mounted a third-period push on the Eastern Conference's top seed. Again, it ...

Ovechkin scored a goal—his second of the game—2:26 into the overtime period, the first playoff overtime goal of his illustrious career. After the game, Ovechkin was asked to describe the feeling after ...

Ovechkin set the tone all over the ice in the Capitals' Game 1 win over the Canadiens — including notching a career first.

The Washington Capitals host the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series.

Montreal recovers from a sleepy start to dominate the third period and overcome a two-goal deficit before Alexander Ovechkin ...

Here at Last Word on Hockey, we will preview and review all of the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. In every series, we try to give at least three articles throughout the series’ lifespan.

On Monday night, the puck will drop on a Montreal Canadiens playoff hockey game for the first time in four years. The ...

By any measure, the Washington Capitals’ 50th anniversary season of 2024-25 was a smashing success. The Caps surprised the ...

The big names on the Washington Capitals are ready for the playoffs. That of course includes Ovechkin — all three of them. It ...