The Washington Capitals have bounced back in a big way this season and dominated the Metropolitan Division after barely making it into the playoffs during the 2023-24 season. They are…
The 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, and Round 1 is set and ready to go. The writers at The Hockey Writers took a poll on the first-round matchups and cast their…
The top team in the Eastern Conference, the Washington Capitals, will begin their quest for Stanley Cup glory with a Round 1 matchup against the Montreal Canadiens, starting on Monday,…
In today’s NHL rumors rundown, there are updates on the future of head coach Rick Tocchet in Vancouver. Is he staying or is he going? Meanwhile, Alex Ovechkin was asked…
Last season saw anything but a typical first round in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. All the favorites, or every higher seed except for the Winnipeg Jets, won their matchups in…
To conclude our mini-series assessing the NHL’s 16 playoff teams, let’s wrap up with the Eastern Conference. The East does not look like as much of a gauntlet as the…
On Thursday night, the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals faced off in the final game of their regular seasons. Despite the Capitals having locked up first place in the Metropolitan…
The Washington Capitals have learned their opponent for the upcoming first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs: the Montreal Canadiens. Washington enters the postseason as the best team in…
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are all about surprises. Every spring, teams defy expectations, underdogs rise, and new heroes are born. As the Montreal Canadiens prepare to face off against the…
The Washington Capitals take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. CAPITALS (51-21-9) at PENGUINS (33-36-12) 7…