The Washington Capitals and Carolina Hurricanes play Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals in the Stanley Cup Playoffs Saturday in Carolina.

Goaltender Frederik Andersen has given Canes a comfort level with his play in net that allowed them to be aggressive and take ...

Three teams are already on the brink of elimination in the second round of this year's NHL playoffs. Here are some trends ...

After a clunker of a day for Washington’s teams, the Capitals might need to get a little messy to dig out of the hole they’re ...

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The prevailing theory ahead of the best-of-seven set was that it would be a long one, and if Washington wants its season to ...

Could injuries be to blame for the Washington Capitals facing elimination after a 5-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on ...

The Hurricanes will go to Washington for Game 5 on Thursday with a chance to close out the second-round Stanley Cup playoff ...

The Carolina Hurricanes took a 3-1 series lead against the Washington Capitals after coming away with a 5-2 win in Game 4 on ...

Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conferences. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two ...

Carolina Hurricanes forward Taylor Hall earned "elite" praise from teammate Seth Jarvis after his game winning goal in Game 4 ...

As much as the Hurricanes won Game 4, the Capitals lost it with a lack of execution at too many key times. Like in Game 3, ...