Mike Matheson played big minutes in Game 4, helping shut down the Capitals' power play. With Carrier's status unclear, the Habs may need him to do it again.

Wyatt Johnston needed just nine seconds to make an impact, scoring the fastest playoff goal in Dallas Stars history to spark a 6-2 triumph over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 5 of their first-round ...

Things are getting increasingly testy in the first-round playoff series between the Washington Capitals and the Montreal ...

The Pittsburgh Penguins fired coach Mike Sullivan, who won back-to-back Stanley Cup titles in his first two seasons, the team ...

There was everything that came before an open-ice demolition of Canadiens defenseman Alex Carrier, and there was everything ...

Andrew Mangiapane scored the go-ahead goal with just under four minutes remaining, Brandon Duhaime had two goals and Logan ...

Logan Thompson started for the Washington Capitals in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Montreal ...

MONTREAL -- Sam Montembeault could miss Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round for the Montreal Canadiens against the ...

The Capitals regained control of the series with a hard-fought win in Game 3 at a raucous Bell Centre. Now, they have a ...

Also in the notebook, the Capitals' top two forward lines are getting buried and Canadiens rookie Ivan Demidov's comfort ...

The Canadiens look the closest to turning the tide after erasing a multigoal deficit in the third period of the opener to ...

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle (21) brings down Washington Capitals right wing Ryan Leonard (9) in Game 1 of a first-round playoff series on Monday in Washington.