Islanders say, 'Not in our house,' win Game 3 with quick OT goal
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- As far as midseries playoff invective goes, what Alex Ovechkin said was actually rather innocuous, even if Islanders fans felt diff...
View ArticleBoychuk fulfilling daunting task of stopping Ovechkin
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- New York Islanders forward Matt Martin splayed himself out in front of a close-range one-timer from Washington Capitals defenseman ...
View ArticleW2W4: Capitals at Islanders, Game 4
UNIONDALE, New York - The New York Islanders prevailed in a stunning, albeit short, overtime period in Game 3 on Sunday to take a 2-1 series lead in t...
View ArticleCapitals take Game 4, knot series at 2-2 on Nicklas Backstrom's OT goal
Nicklas Backstrom's goal 11:09 into overtime gave the Capitals an important 2-1 win over Islanders that evened their first-round playoff series 2-2.
View ArticleRapid Reaction: Capitals 2, Islanders 1 (OT)
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- The Washington Capitals recorded a 2-1 overtime win over the New York Islanders in Game 4 at Nassau Coliseum on Tuesday night, tyin...
View ArticleBackstrom vital to Caps' OT win over Isles
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- Even with the doors to the visitors' locker room closed, you could make out the defiant chant of one Washington Capitals player in ...
View ArticleNHL -- 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs - The early first-round heroes, villains and...
The playoffs are a week old, so it's time to look at the players standing out, agitating opponents and putting on disappearing acts.
View ArticleIslanders hope broken sticks don't break their hearts
UNIONDALE, N.Y. -- At this point, New York Islanders coach Jack Capuano seems ready to throw his hands up in the air, wondering in futility what he di...
View ArticleW2W4: Islanders at Capitals, Game 5
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The seesaw affair that is this first-round series between the Washington Capitals and the New York Islanders returns to Verizon Ce...
View ArticleRapid Reaction: Capitals 5, Islanders 1
WASHINGTON -- The Washington Capitals pounded the New York Islanders 5-1 in a rollicking affair at the Verizon Center on Thursday evening to take a 3-...
View ArticleThe time is now for Caps' Evgeny Kuznetsov
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- You think you know you've got something -- maybe something special. If you're the Washington Capitals, you see a player such as...
View ArticleCapitals become team D.C.'s been hoping for
WASHINGTON -- No one is ceding this first-round playoff series to the Washington Capitals no matter how impressive they were in beating down the pluck...
View ArticleW2W4: Islanders at Capitals, Game 7
WASHINGTON -- Game 7s: They never get old. Unless, of course, you rarely win one, which has been the problem for the Washington Capitals, who host ...
View ArticleBuccigross: What every team's new Mount Rushmore looks like
John Buccigross looks back at the feats of the past six-plus years and updates his 2009 picks for each team's Mount Rushmore.
View ArticlePreviewing the Metro Division, including a sleeper and bust for each team -...
Sean Allen previews the Metro Division for fantasy hockey in 2015-16, including a sleeper and bust from each team.
View ArticleNHL -- #NHLrank Top 100 players
Who are the best players in the NHL? We gathered together a panel and asked them to tell us which players would have the best seasons. Today, we roll out Nos. 21-40.
View ArticleCapitals-Islanders Preview
The New York Islanders closed the Nassau Coliseum with a playoff victory over the Washington Capitals. It was the Capitals, though, who eventually won the series and sent the Islanders packing to...
View ArticleAlex Ovechkin, Capitals first in NHL to 30 wins with rout of Isles
Alex Ovechkin scored his 497th career goal, Braden Holtby stopped 34 shots to keep up his stellar play and the NHL-leading Washington Capitals beat the New York Islanders 4-1 Thursday night.
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