Netminder gets the call for his debut in the season finale and embraces the moment, even in a 5-2 loss: “It’s a childhood ...

Washington Capitals fans rocked the red at a playoff pep rally in D.C. Friday afternoon.As excited fans took part in ...

The Athletic's NHL staff picks first-round winners, dark horse, biggest disappointment, conference champs, Cup champ and Conn ...

The Washington Capitals, top seed in the Eastern Conference, will take on the Montreal Canadiens, the second wild-card team, in the first round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, starting April 21 at ...

While the likelihood of seeing a Round 1 upset is not too high, it's not impossible either. Here's a look at which teams are most likely to provide us with some early drama in the Stanley Cup Playoffs ...

Hockey fans, the most wonderful time of the year has arrived: the Stanley Cup playoffs. And the 2025 version might be as good ...

Ondrej Palat will return to the lineup when the Devils play at the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Sunday (3 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, MSGSN, ESPN, SN360, SN, TVAS).

New York missed playoffs after winning Presidents' Trophy in 2023-24; associate Housley also relieved of duties ...

Laviolette lasted just two seasons in his sixth head-coaching job in the NHL after getting hired in June 2023.

After the goal, his second of the game against the Chicago Blackhawks, the Washington Capitals' 20th-year star went to the glass to exchange a high-five through the glass with his son, Sergei.

Before we drop the puck on the best tournament in all of sports, let’s run through a handful of bets that hold value going into Round 1, starting with a Stanley Cup sleeper. If defense wins ...

Washington has a Democratic trifecta and a Democratic triplex. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature.