Logan Thompson made some spectacular stops and the Capitals beat the Canadiens 3-1 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven ...

There have already been quite a few epic goals in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Alex Ovechkin’s first-career playoff ...

Dowd notched an assist, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Canadiens in Game 4. Dowd snapped a four-game point drought with the helper on a Brandon Duhaime empty-netter in ...

It’s a tension that has existed in hockey since “Newsy” Lalonde was ... this time of year should come as no surprise, but when Nic Dowd (who is almost as big as Wilson) cross-checked ...

Aliaksei Protas, Washington Capitals (Jess Starr/The Hockey Writers ... has heavily relied upon the Capitals’ Brandon Duhaime, Nic Dowd, and Taylor Raddysh trio in this series.

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Aliaksei Protas is likely to return for the Washington Capitals when they try to advance past the Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Capital One ...

Montreal forward Cole Caufield was irate late in the 3rd period after taking a cross check up high from Washington's Nic Dowd that knocked him to the ice in front of the Washington net.

Caufield was surrounded by all five Capitals skaters on the ice and was cross-checked hard in the face by Nic Dowd, falling heavily to the ice. Remarkably — well, not that remarkably since ...

The Capitals understand the Canadiens will also be motivated, though, to force a Game 6 in Montreal on Friday and extend their season. Montreal battled until its final regular-season game to clinch ...

American Hockey League (AHL) contract for the 2025-26 season. Melovsky, 20, was selected by the New Jersey Devils with the 171st overall pick of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. This was after the 6-foot ...

including Anthony Beauvillier on a quality scoring chance in the first and Nic Dowd on a shorthanded odd-man rush in the second. Cracking him twice allowed Washington to take control of the series.