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

Capitals coach Spencer Carbery suggested players bring their families to practice on Sunday as they prepare for Game 1 ...

The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs have arrived and it's the drip in goal that could potentially steal the show. Goaltenders often use their mask designs to express themselves -- most keep the colors ...

Adin Hill will try to lead the Golden Knights to their second Stanley Cup title in three years. Logan Thompson, who was ...

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

NHL Playoff Predictions 2025: Which West Teams Win Round 1? Expect An Upset The first-round matchups are finalized for the ...

But hockey isn’t played on paper, and Montreal has more than a few reasons to believe they can pull off the upset.

After over 20 years, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Ottawa Senators have revived the Battle of Ontario in the playoffs. Game ...

Which eight teams will advance to the second round of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs? USA TODAY weighs in with first-round ...

The NHL's wild-card races and a division title could come down to tiebreakers. How the tiebreaker procedure works.

I just want to go out there, do my job and give the team a chance to win,” the goaltender says of first post-season action of his career.

Coach Dean Evason doesn’t want to hear that the Columbus Blue Jackets had a strong year, or that they dealt with ...