The hottest team in the NHL will try to cool off another team that's beginning to boil when the Carolina Hurricanes visit the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday afternoon.

The Washington Capitals became the first NHL team this season to clinch a playoff spot, doing so after playing 69 games.

The Washington Capitals are the best team in the Eastern Conference with just a few weeks remaining in the regular season. Their complete reversal from staring ...

Lars Eller discusses returning to the Capitals, playing alongside Ovechkin, and how Washington's evolving identity still ...

A late run can get them back into the postseason field. Plus, full playoff projections, draft lottery standings and more.

Kyle Connor got the winner 1:13 into overtime as the Winnipeg Jets outlasted the host Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Thursday.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 888th career goal to continue his pursuit of the NHL record, and the Washington Capitals clinched a ...

The NHL regular season will end in less than a month. One team on Thursday can become the first to clinch a playoff berth.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 888th career goal to continue his pursuit of the NHL record, and the Washington Capitals moved to the verge of clinching a playoff berth by beating ...

In the second game of a five-game road trip, John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (28-33-8) are in DC on Thursday evening to ...

• Jacob Markstrom, who was traded from Calgary to New Jersey last June, will be in the home crease. Markstrom owns a 22-13-5 ...