Montreal roars back from a 2-0 deficit in the third period, but Alexander Ovechkin ended their hopes with the winning goal in ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game at 2:26 of overtime, and the Washington Capitals defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round at ...

No one really knows what to expect from him in the playoffs, but we do know that the instant he steps on the ice, he’s locked in on the net.

Are you as excited about this series as you were a couple weeks ago, when Alex Ovechkin was sprinting toward Wayne Gretzky ...

The Canadiens won 3-2 in overtime in Game 1, the Capitals replying with a 6-5 overtime victory in Game 2. The series shifted ...

A favourite tradition of playoff time is hearing opposing coaches pump each other’s tires, especially in a series that looks ...

Montreal, meanwhile, clinched the final wild card with 91 points ... Late-April hockey looked out of the question when the Canadiens ranked 31st on Dec. 1, and again when St. Louis’ squad ...

Kaiden Guhle scored twice for the Montreal Canadiens, who clinched the final berth in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 4-2 win ...

The Montreal Canadiens have no shortage of inspiration from which to draw against the Washington Capitals in the first-round ...

Both parties expressed concerns that the hockey game, which starts at 7 ... debates The debate falls on the same night the Montreal Canadiens will be playing their final game of the regular ...

Patrik Laine’s fiancée, Jordan Leigh, wore a Montreal Canadiens jersey to support the team on Wednesday. She posted a selfie on Instagram before the game against the Carolina Hurricanes at Bell Centre ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff OT goal of his NHL career to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory over the Canadiens in ...