WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a ...

Five Canadian teams — Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Edmonton — have made the NHL playoffs this year and the ...

This being a new feeling, being in the playoffs, we decided to introduce a new feature: off-day open threads. A place for ...

Explore the full history of Stanley Cup winners, featuring every champion team and memorable moments from hockey's most ...

Early in his third NHL season, Wilson scored the first Canadiens goal against the Capitals, on Oct. 31, 1974, beating goalie ...

As Montreal braces for Ovechkin’s Capitals, agent Allan Walsh recalls Halak mania and the magic of the 2010 playoffs ...

The NHL playoffs are where legends are made. A big goal, a statement game or a key moment can help build the hype and legacy ...

Thousands of fans followed his flight live, a host of fans were on hand at the Toronto airport, 400,000 people watched his ...

From bag skates to secret speeches, St. Louis guided the Canadiens through every twist of a playoff-bound season.

As the youngest team in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Canadiens will need their most inexperienced players to be difference-makers for them to pull off an upset over the experienced Capitals.

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

The Montreal Canadiens will return to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2021 final when their first-round ...