Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky for the most goals scored in NHL history, netting his 894th career goal in the third period of the Washington Capitals' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks ...

Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal spoke after the game about the gritty loss to Washington and how there is still a positive to be found in it. "It's adversity like that, and you've got to battle through. We're going to run into something like that in playoffs, for sure."

The Washington Capitals clinched the top spot in the East following a 5-4 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.

A limited number of individual game tickets for all possible home games of the First Round of the Washington Capitals 2025 Playoffs series are now available via Ticketmaster.com. Washington will host Game 1, Game 2 and if necessary, Game 5 and Game 7 in the Eastern Conference First Round.

Winnipeg leads in regulation wins 42-41 so it will be important for Dallas to win Thursday's game in regulation. The Jets hold the lead in ROW (52-48) and overall wins (53-50), so Dallas' best chance to win the Central Division is to finish ahead of Winnipeg in regulation wins or in points.

The Washington Capitals are available at surprisingly long odds at home vs. a Carolina Hurricanes team that has had its fair share of struggles on the road this year. Our NHL betting picks like Alex Ovechkin & Co.

Ryan Leonard arrived with the Capitals amid Alex Ovechkin’s chase of Gretzky’s goals record. Then he got the kind of NHL introduction that kids dream of.