Connor McMichael and Dylan Strome scored a minute apart early in the second period, Logan Thompson made some spectacular ...

The Capitals lost a reliable member of one of the NHL's best group of defensemen to knee surgery. Their coach is undaunted.

Montreal recovers from a sleepy start to dominate the third period and overcome a two-goal deficit before Alexander Ovechkin ...

Here at Last Word on Hockey, we will preview and review all of the 2025 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs. In every series, we try to give at least three articles throughout the series’ lifespan.

The Washington Capitals wrapped up the regular season in less than stellar fashion. How are they preparing for the playoffs?

By any measure, the Washington Capitals’ 50th anniversary season of 2024-25 was a smashing success. The Caps surprised the ...

The big names on the Washington Capitals are ready for the playoffs. That of course includes Ovechkin — all three of them. It ...

Montreal’s top line of Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky is one of the most potent units in the League; it ...

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 dream actualized.” ...

When it comes to off-ice antics in the modern-day NHL, few can match all-time goal scorer Alex Ovechkin. Throughout the years ...

On July 1, 2018 – less than a month after the Caps won the Stanley Cup – Nic Dowd signed a one-year deal for just $650,000 to ...

This season, Dowd has set career highs in goals with 14 and total points with 27, though his value to Washington goes far ...