stanley cup playoffs

A series of roster moves over the past two weeks have left the Washington Capitals with one obvious need, and it could be addressed as soon as noon on July 1.

The Washington Capitals have traded forward Andre Burakovsky to the Colorado Avalanche for second- and third-round picks in the 2020 NHL draft.

Brooks Orpik called it a career Tuesday after 15 bruising NHL seasons in which he established himself as a big-hitting, shutdown defenseman.

The Baltimore Blast announced the re-signing of 2018-2019 First Team All-Major Arena Soccer League defender Adriano Dos Santos to a two-year extension.

The Washington Capitals have re-signed winger Carl Hagelin to a four-year, $11 million deal.

After a half-century of disappointment, even Mother Nature didn't dare spoil the celebration of St. Louis' first-ever Stanley Cup championship.

At one point, the St. Louis Blues could've been the Baltimore Blues.

By Phil Davis

Jun 13, 2019

As Glenelg principal, David Burton believes it’s his calling to make sure everybody feels a sense of belonging at Howard County’s least diverse high school.

By Jess Nocera

May 24, 2019

The Davidsonville resident and Boys’ Latin graduate is a two-time Tewaaraton Award finalist and the only player in NCAA Division I history to rank in the Top 20 in points (second), assists (tied for second) and goals (20th) per game.

By Edward Lee

Apr 29, 2019

Surprise, surprise, all four division champions lost in the first round for the first time in major four North American pro sports history, the teams that played in last year's Cup Final are out and the team that finished 21 points ahead of the rest of the NHL got swept.

The Carolina Hurricanes stormed back to stun the Washington Capitals, 4-3, in Game 7 on Wednesday night to eliminate the defending Stanley Cup champions.

The player who earned the “Mr. Game 7” moniker for going 7-0 with seven goals and seven assists in winner-take-all situations lost in a Game 7 for the first time with the Washington Capitals in 2017. Now he's back as captain of the Carolina Hurricanes.

Jordan Staal scored the go-ahead goal and added an assist in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals, 5-2, on Monday night to force Game 7 in their first-round playoff series.

After two years, Della Rose’s Local Tavern in the Fountain Green neighborhood of Bel Air closed Saturday.

By Erika Butler

Apr 22, 2019

The Capitals look as if they've found the swagger that led them to winning the Stanley Cup last year and can eliminate the Hurricanes in Game 6 on Monday night.

Capitals' Todd Reirden among rookie coaches enjoying chess match in playoffs

Teuvo Teravainen scored the go-ahead goal with 27.9 seconds left in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Washington Capitals, 2-1, on Thursday night to even their playoff series at two games apiece.

No league is as unintentionally cruel to its top seed as the NHL. In the 32 years that the Presidents' Trophy has been awarded, just eight teams that claimed it have gone on to win the Stanley Cup.

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin injured Carolina Hurricanes rookie Andrei Svechnikov with a punch to the face during a fight in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series Monday night. 

If the Capitals repeat as Stanley Cup champions, it will largely be due to Brooks Orpik’s influence on the ice and in the dressing room.

Capitals vs. Hurricanes, Game 2

Just hours before the first playoff game of his NHL career, center Nic Dowd has inked a deal to remain with the Washington Capitals for the next three seasons.

For once, Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the Washington Capitals head into the Stanley Cup playoffs without having to hear — and answer — so many of those same old same olds.

Playoff rookies and close friends, Nic Dowd and Nick Jensen are set to play in their first career postseason when the Capitals kick off their first-round series against the Carolina Hurricanes Thursday at Capital One Arena.

The Capitals swept their four-game regular-season series against the Hurricanes, who ended a 10-year playoff drought with this berth.

Capitals close with a victory, get Hurricanes in first round

Capitals vs. Canadiens

Tommy Sheppard has become the team's interim president of basketball operations, elevated to the top job after Ernie Grunfeld's dismissal Tuesday afternoon.

Braden Holtby's journey back to the starter's net, to being considered one of the best goaltenders in the NHL, ironically started with accepting that he was

Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will get a chance to celebrate their Stanley Cup championship with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.

Evgeny Kuznetsov had two goals and two assists in the Washington Capitals' 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings.

Wednesday night's 6-3 defeat to the Maple Leafs extended the Capitals' losing streak to seven games — and Washington's free fall will now be paused by a week-long break.

After two of the most expensive U.S. House races in history, David Trone could finally exhale. The 63-year-old executive, who recently endured a cancer scare, was sworn in as Maryland’s newest congressman. “It’s good to get over the top,” said the Democrat.

By Jeff Barker

Jan 3, 2019

At its core, 2018 was defined not by games but by the complex and sometimes tragic stories that accompany them.

By Childs Walker

Dec 20, 2018

Nate Schmidt scored twice in the final two minutes to lift the Vegas Golden Knights over the Washington Capitals, 5-3, on Tuesday night.

Longtime Dunkin' Donuts employee Dee Slater helps open the franchise at its newest location.

The Stanley Cup was making the rounds in Baltimore on Friday, visiting Oriole Park at Camden Yards and the Rye Street Tavern in Port Covington.

By Scott Dance

Oct 5, 2018

A Stanley Cup championship banner rose to the rafters at the home of the Washington Capitals for the first time, and everyone in attendance Wednesday night got to relive the sheer excitement of it all.

The Chesapeake Bayhawks have signed midfielder-attackman Colin Heacock (Boys' Latin, Maryland) to a three-year deal through the 2021 Major League Lacrosse

The Washington Mystics have a chance to reach the WNBA Finals, but they must first defeat the Atlanta Dream in Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals.

By Katherine Fominykh

Sep 4, 2018

They’ve created an event called “Goals for Grace,” a soccer penalty-kick shootout Sunday at the Harford Sports Performance Center in Forest Hill.

Chandler Stephenson was mid-celebration on the ice after winning the Stanley Cup when someone yelled his name.

In the first game of its three-game, 10-day trip to Italy, the Maryland men's basketball team beat the Rome All-Stars, 89-53, at Pala Fonte Roma Eur, about 45 minutes south of downtown Rome.

NHL

The North American Hockey League team will open its 60-game schedule at its home rink, Odenton's Piney Orchard Ice Arena, in September.

By Glenn Graham

Jul 26, 2018

The first four-day race week of Laurel Park's summer meet opens with a bang as multiple stakes-winning fillies Shimmering Aspen and Crabcakes are set to face

Media

Online voting, which determines many of the night’s winners, is still open.

By Jonas Shaffer

Jul 18, 2018

Alex Ovechkin has brought the Stanley Cup to the World Cup. The Washington Capitals captain took the NHL trophy to a fan zone in Moscow where World Cup games

Marylander Frances Tiafoe is making waves at Wimbledon, and faces Russia’s Karen Khachanov on Saturday.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jul 7, 2018