No. 1 overall pick in 2022 says main goals are for Habs to make the playoffs for the second straight year and advance past ...

The young core of Suzuki, Caufield, and Slafkovsky was accompanied by Calder Trophy winner Lane Hutson and highly touted ...

The Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals faced off on three occasions in the regular season. The Capitals took the first two meetings, with Montreal winning the final contest in overtime.

Meeting the Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs was a tall order for the. The Habs struggled against a ...

Christian Dvorak broke a tie at 4:17 of the third period and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Washington Capitals 6-3 on Friday night to cut their deficit in the first-round series to 2-1.

Andrew Mangiapane scored the go-ahead goal with just under four minutes remaining, Brandon Duhaime had two goals and Logan Thompson made 16 saves to lead the Washington Capitals to a 5-2 win over ...

MONTREAL — The most remarkable play we saw Saturday night at Bell Centre came towards the end of the first period, with the Montreal Canadiens already ahead 2-0 on a tired Washington Capitals ...

The Canadiens' answer in net is Sam Montembeault. The 28-year-old net minder had his best professional season for Montreal, going 31-24-7 in 60 starts with a 2.82 GAA and .902 save percentage.

The Capitals lead the series 2-1 with Game 4 scheduled for Sunday in Montreal. Defenseman Alexander Carrier, Nick Suzuki, Christian Dvorak and Juraj Slafkovsky also scored for the Canadiens.

A referee (55) tries to separate Montreal Canadiens' Josh Anderson (17) and Washington Capitals' Tom Wilson, front left, as they fight following the second period of Game 3 of a first-round NHL ...

How to watch Capitals vs. Canadiens originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The Capitals' five-game winning streak came to a halt Thursday with a 4-3 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators.

The Capitals, who lost their first two games vs. the Boston Bruins and at the Toronto Maple Leafs, shuffled their lines, cranked up the intensity and came away with a 3-1 win over the Montreal ...