The young Canadiens now have two games worth of playoff lessons in their back pockets. As the series moves to Montreal, they must turn those lessons into actions.

All the same, the game showed that the Canadiens will all be ready to ride with the best of the east in the years to come. Brian Wilde explains.

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

The Montreal Canadiens are determined to improve their performance in the early stages of their second game against the Washington Capitals in their first-round series. Following a 3-2 overtime loss ...

The start of the NHL playoffs is off to a heavy-hitting start, with nearly 80 per game early in the first round after an ...

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle (21) brings down Washington Capitals right wing Ryan Leonard (9) in Game 1 of a first-round playoff series on Monday in Washington.

The Washington Capitals came out with a barrage of hits to intimidate the Canadiens and win Game 1 of their first-round ...

The Montreal Canadiens need more than a tough guy on defense after being dominated in most of Game 1 against the Washington ...

Alex Ovechkin smacked an airborne puck into the net with his stick blade for the first playoff overtime goal of his career, ...

Alex Ovechkin scored the first playoff overtime goal of his NHL career to give the Washington Capitals a 3-2 victory over the ...

WASHINGTON -- Alex Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game at 2:26 of overtime, and the Washington Capitals recovered for ...

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Capitals -190, Canadiens +159; over/under is 5.5 ...