Carlson (rest) won't play Thursday versus the Penguins, Bailey Johnson of The Washington Post reports. The Capitals will play with 13 forwards and five defensemen for their regular-season finale.

Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson (rest) will not be in action on Sunday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

For the second straight game, the Canadiens mounted a third-period push on the Eastern Conference's top seed. Again, it ...

Carlson (rest) is slated to play in Game 1 of Washington's first-round series against Montreal on Monday, Sammi Silber of The Hockey News reports Saturday. Carlson hasn't been in the lineup since last ...

Carlson's status for Tuesday's game is up in the air after he was also given a rest day Sunday against the Blue Jackets. Dylan McIlrath will continue to operate in a third-pairing role if Carlson ...

Montreal's Sam Montembeault and Washington's Logan Thompson both left Game 3 with injuries, and they could be gone for a ...

The Capitals lost a reliable member of one of the NHL's best group of defensemen to knee surgery. Their coach is undaunted.

Connor McMichael and Dylan Strome scored a minute apart early in the second period, Logan Thompson made some spectacular ...

The Washington Capitals host the Montreal Canadiens in the first round of the NHL Playoffs with a 1-0 lead in the series.

If the answer is “no,” that’s OK. Montreal nearly backed its way into the playoffs and the Washington Capitals hit a rough ...

The Capitals and Canadiens each lost their No. 1 goaltender in Game 3 of their first-round series on Friday night. Washington ...

Cole Caufield and Alex Newhook recorded one goal and one assist each as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Washington ...