Washington Capitals

The Montreal Canadiens have selected Slovak winger Juraj Slafkovsky with the first pick in the NHL draft. He’s the first player from Slovakia to be taken No. 1.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 718th career goal to pass Phil Esposito for sole possession of sixth on the NHL’s career list and the Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 3-1.

The New York Rangers completed a remarkable comeback with an overtime goal in game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to defeat the Capitals 2-1.  Washington squandered a 3-1 series lead, while the Rangers had never lost a game 7 at home as they kept that impressive streak alive...

Things became heated early in the third period of tonight's NHL game between the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers. With the Caps comfortably ahead 7-0, fights between players from both teams broke out and it included each team's goalies...