The race for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs is heating up as the regular season draws to an end. Teams such as the Washington ...

Welcome to the Stanley Cup Playoffs Buzz, a daily look at the races for the 2025 NHL postseason. There are 21 days left in ...

WASHINGTON — Though the Lightning were the best team in the Eastern Conference during the month of February, their game against the Capitals Saturday afternoon at Capital One Arena still served ...

The Lightning power play had plenty of chances to take control of the game in the first period, as three Capitals penalties gave Tampa Bay six minutes on the man-advantage in the opening 20 minutes.

If not for one flick of Alex Ovechkin’s stick, the Washington Capitals would have suffered their second shutout of the season Saturday afternoon at Capital One Arena — at the hands of the same ...

The conference leaders meet Tuesday; what do their postseason paths look like? Plus, full playoff projections.

Raised in Moscow within the Soviet sports system by parents who were accomplished athletes, Alex Ovechkin was given every ...

The Lightning come into this game riding a wave of positivity, having won their last two outings against formidable opponents—the Boston Bruins and the Philadelphia Flyers. These wins have not only ...

The Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning honored the victims of the Flight 5342 crash during their game on Saturday afternoon. Both teams wore a decal honoring those affected by the tragedy ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 889 ...