Alex Ovechkin scored twice, helping the Washington Capitals eliminate the Columbus Blue Jackets from the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Columbus Blue Jackets winger Matt Calvert botched a breakaway, but still scored, in a 4-3 loss to the Washington Capitals.

WASHINGTON -- The Washington Capitals and Columbus Blue Jackets are rolling into Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with goaltenders who are question marks for different reasons.

Patience is something that was in scant supply for the Pittsburgh Penguins, the defending Stanley Cup champions who thought they should be playing better and winning more.

The Edmonton Oilers dominated the Nashville Predators everywhere but on the scoreboard Thursday.

MONTREAL -- Paul Byron scored three goals to help the Montreal Canadiens to their fifth straight win, a 10-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.

Jordan Staal scored twice as the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-1 in a tightly-contested game Friday night at Nationwide Arena.

BOSTON -- Tyler Toffoli scored his second goal of the game with no time remaining in overtime to lift the red-hot Los Angeles Kings to a stunning 2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Saturday.

CHICAGO -- Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Brandon Saad each had a goal and an assist, and the Chicago Blackhawks cruised to a 5-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

The NHL announced Sunday the available and protected lists for the 30 teams who will provide players to the Vegas Golden Knights in this week's expansion draft.

Two-time Hart Trophy winner Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday was named one of three finalists for the annual award that goes to the player who is deemed most valuable to his team.

The Penguins asked goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to go to a podium to speak with reporters Thursday night. Special treatment for a special performance.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are not dead yet after picking up a win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Pittsburgh Penguins weathered an early storm on the road Sunday night and rallied from a two-goal deficit to put themselves on the brink of a first-round sweep in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Sidney Crosby was asked late in the season whether he liked the nickname that had been catching on for his new line combination -- the Sid and the Kids Line.