The second month of the NHL season is in the books and it’s time to look at how the NHL’s playoff race is evolving.

Brandon Hagel scored two goals and added two assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 5-3 on Saturday ...

Only one team, the juggernaut Avalanche, is allowing fewer goals per game, and only two clubs, Colorado and Carolina, boast a ...

Tampa Bay took its first lead on an abbreviated power-play. Nikita Kucherov’s shot hit the post, and the rebound found Oliver ...

Washington allows four goals in the first period and can’t quite make up the deficit in a 5-3 defeat that stops its ...

The Washington Capitals host the Tampa Bay Lightning after Alexander Ovechkin's hat trick against the Montreal Canadiens in the Capitals' 8-4 win ...

The Lightning were able to get two points out of their up-and-back trip to the nation’s capital Saturday night, but their 5-3 win over the Capitals ...

The Capitals will stick with almost the same lines as last game, with Nic Dowd still out due to an upper-body injury. Trevor van Riemsdyk will draw back in for what marks his 700th career NHL game.

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick in the team's 8-4 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Brandon Hagel scored the tiebreaking goal 8:42 into the third period and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Saturday night. Hagel and Jake Guentzel each had a ...

The Capitals got the better of the Oilers on home ice on Wednesday night -- but it wasn't easy, says star goaltender Logan ...

Tampa Bay got its first win of the season against the Boston Bruins on the road. The team started strong and then held on to defeat them, 4-3, on Monday afternoon at TD Garden. Anthony Cirelli scored ...