The Carolina Hurricanes host the Washington Capitals in the second round of the NHL Playoffs with a 2-1 lead in the series.

Ovechkin scored 2:26 into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Capital One Arena on Monday.

Ovechkin, the leading goal-scorer in NHL history (897), doesn't have a point yet in the series on eight shots on goal. The ...

In arguably the most predictable outcome of the first round, the first and second seeds from the Metropolitan Division are ...

The goal is the 895th of Ovechkin's career ... though the fact that the trophy awarded to the league’s best defenseman is named after James Norris Sr., an owner who at one time had a financial ...

“Guy’s the best player in the world," goaltender ... It’s a privilege to be his teammate.” Ovechkin's first goal on the power play came on a shot from his trademark spot in the left ...

Ovechkin finished his record-breaking season ... Bryan Rust scored twice to finish the season with a career-best 31 goals. His second goal came on a ridiculous whip-around backhand feed from ...

Hughes is on a short list of the very best defensemen in the league and is certainly the best player on the Canucks, as ...