The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes roll into the second round of the NHL Eastern Conference Playoffs with Game 1 Tuesday night at Capital One Arena.

The Capitals have only five players left who played in that series: Wilson, fellow forwards Alex Ovechkin, Lars Eller and Nic Dowd, and defenseman John Carlson. The Hurricanes also have five players ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his fourth goal of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the Washington Capitals eliminated the ...

The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes were doing their jobs. They were feeling each other out. “This is the way ...

The wait is finally over for the Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes to get their second-round Stanley Cup playoff series underway.