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Matt Bradley is getting ready to start the 2011-12 NHL season with the Florida Panthers, but that didn't stop him from sharing his thoughts on the Washington Capitals' lack of playoff success. "I don't mind saying Alexander Semin's name, because h...

Raise your hand if you thought Bruce Boudreau would be looking for a new job this offseason after the Washington Capitals were swept out of the playoffs by the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Capitals made some big moves this offseason, so it is time for...

You picked the winners for each division in the East and West. Now it is time to narrow it down to the best in each conference. Will the Washington Capitals finally fulfill their postseason ambitions? Have the Los Angeles Kings made the right mov...

Just days after his team was eliminated from the NHL playoffs, Alex Ovechkin is headed to Slovakia. The Washington Capitals announced Friday that their captain will play for Team Russia at the 2011 IIHF World Championships. It will be Ovechkin'...

They earned the top seed in the Eastern Conference. They changed their system to focus on defense in order to have success in the postseason. They even made it out of the first round in only five games. But the Washington Capitals are back in the ...

ESPN's Barry Melrose on the first period of Game 1 between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Washington Capitals....

No. 5 Tampa Bay Lightning at No. 1 Washington Capitals, 7 p.m. ET The Capitals have been resting since finishing their first-round series Saturday, and the Lightning finished their seven-game series against the Penguins on Wednesday. These So...

Eastern Conference No. 1 Washington Capitals vs. No. 5 Tampa Bay Lightning Game 1: Friday at Washington, 7:00 p.m. (VERSUS, TSN) Game 2: Sunday at Washington, 7:00 p.m. (VERSUS, CBC) Game 3: Tuesdayat Tampa Bay, TBD (VERSUS, TSN) Game ...

The East comes down to two Game 7s on Wednesday night, with the Washington Capitals and Philadelphia Flyers anxiously awaiting their opponents. The Boston Bruins failed to close out the series in Tuesday's Game 6, so they return home to face the M...

ESPN's Linda Cohn explains why the New York Rangers have a chance to upset the top-seeded Washington Capitals in their first-round clash:...

Eastern Conference: No. 1 Washington Capitals vs. No. 8 New York Rangers Game 1: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. ET (Versus, TSN) Game 2: Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET (Versus, TSN) Game 3: Sunday, 3 p.m. ET (NBC, TSN) Game 4: April 20, 7 p.m. ET (Versus, TSN) ...

Eastern Conference: No. 1 Washington Capitals vs. No. 8 New York Rangers No. 2 Philadelphia Flyers vs. No. 7 Buffalo Sabres No. 3 Boston Bruins vs. No. 6 Montreal Canadiens No. 4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. No. 5 Tampa Bay Lightning ...

Tonight's playoff-clinching scenarios (you can also see the complete East and West races here): No. 1 Philadelphia Flyers (idle) would clinch an Eastern Conference playoff berth if ... • If No. 9 Carolina loses in regulation to the New Y...

CHICAGO -- Two outdoor games next season and a promise of one in Washington, D.C., coming up; a trip to Russia for the NHL; a new Brendan Shanahan think tank; and a not-so-subtle shot across the bow of the IIHF highlighted NHL commissioner Gary Bettm...

A look at the numbers heading into tonight's playoff games, courtesy of ESPN stats guru Vince Masi: Game 3: Capitals at Canadiens, 7 p.m. ET (series tied at 1) The series shifts to Montreal and the raucous Bell Centre crowd. So, how does Alex Ovechk...