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Washington Capitals can clinch NHL 1st-round playoff series

Washington Capitals can clinch NHL first-round playoff series: Here’s where you can buy tickets

The Washington Capitals have not won a playoff series since hoisting the Cup in 2018 and have not clinched one at home in a decade. They have a chance to end both streaks on Wednesday night against Montreal.

The Indianapolis Star · 1d

NHL playoff highlights: Top-seed Capitals rally, take 3-1 lead; NHL-best Jets falter again

The top seed Capitals rallied past the Canadiens to take a 3-1 lead. The Presidents' Trophy-winning Jets, though, lost to the Blues again.

The New York Times · 5d

2025 NHL playoff preview: Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens

If the answer is “no,” that’s OK. Montreal nearly backed its way into the playoffs and the Washington Capitals hit a rough patch of their own. Still, this matchup brings a whole bunch of juice — the most prolific goal scorer of all time, the East’s top team and the return of postseason hockey to one of the sport’s true epicenters.

Washington Capitals, Canadiens

National Hockey League · 1d

Capitals rally in 3rd, push Canadiens to brink with Game 4 win

MONTREAL -- Brandon Duhaime scored twice in a four-goal third period for the Washington Capitals, who rallied for a 5-2 win against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Bell Centre on Sunday.

Associated Press News · 18h

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The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

With Logan Thompson’s return and Andrew Mangiapane’s winner, Caps take Game 4

Washington scored four times in the third period, with Mangiapane’s winner coming with 3:37 left, as the Caps beat the Canadiens, 5-2, for a 3-1 series lead.

NHL imposes strong fine on Alex Ovechkin’s key Capitals teammate after playoff game vs Canadiens

La NHL tomó la decisión de multar a un compañero de Alex Ovechkin en los Washington Capitals luego de un episodio poco claro ...

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Panthers can eliminate Lightning, Capitals look to close out Canadiens and Blues-Jets reaches Game 5

The defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers get their first chance this spring to close out the Tampa Bay Lightning ...

16h

Antics net Capitals, Canadiens fines

From big hits to post-whistle scrums and even shenanigans during pregame warmups, things are getting increasingly testy in ...

Yardbarker on MSN1d

Capitals flex their muscles, take commanding series lead vs. Canadiens

With a 5-2 win on Sunday, the Washington Capitals made anyone who thought Montreal could make a series out of their ...

The Washington Post6d

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

Rehearsed pregame handshakes and routines are common around the NHL. But the rowdy Washington Capitals take it to another level. Sunday’s 4-1 loss at home wasn’t as ugly as the 7-0 defeat in ...

National Hockey League1d

Wilson maintains composure to help get Capitals on cusp of advancing in Game 5

Wilson checked that box in Game 4. The result was Washington's big No. 43 playing a massive role in a come-from-behind 5-2 ...

Capitals’ ‘hockey nerd’ Dylan Strome changes the game with his brain

Protas, as Dowd and Carbery both alluded to, was top-10 in the league in shorthanded shots per 60 and, according to Natural Stat Trick, seventh in individual shorthanded scoring chances per 60 among ...

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