
Lundqvist leads Rangers past Caps 5-0 in Game 7
Midway through the third period of an anticlimactic — and unprecedented — Game 7 road victory for his New York Rangers, goalie Henrik Lundqvist fell ...

Rangers beat Caps 5-0 in Game 7 to reach 2nd round
It's been more than a decade since a goalie was as perfect over Games 6 and 7 of a playoff series as Henrik Lundqvist was for the New York Rangers ...

Capitals top Rangers 2-1 in OT, take series lead
The Washington Capitals were right on pace for another playoff collapse. They'd already blown a two-game lead. They gave up a goal in the first minute ...

Capitals top Rangers 1-0 in OT for 2-0 series lead
Puck over glass. The New York Rangers don't score. Puck over glass. "Casual Mike" does. The NHL's black-and-white delay-of-game rule found a gray area ...

New-look Capitals beat Rangers 3-1 to open series
A year ago, the Washington Capitals played a defense-first brand of hockey under coach Dale Hunter. Nearly all of their playoff games were decided by ...

Ovechkin, Holtby lead Capitals past Rangers 3-1
Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals know they own the most effective power play in the NHL this season. They also know it's vital to convert ...
NHL playoffs wild and wide open in salary-cap era
Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Patrick Kane are as good as hockey players get. Their teammates are pretty good, too. In the NHL playoffs, that ...
Capitals clinch Southeast with 5-3 win over Jets
Surely, if the Washington Capitals were going to make the playoffs, it would come down to the wire. Their start was so terrible that even an ...

As the NHL season speeds forward, surprises abound
This unusual NHL season is already one third of the way over, with roughly two more months for teams to grind through the lockout-condensed schedule.