The Carolina Hurricanes will face the Washington Capitals in this NHL matchup on Thursday at Capital One Arena.

As Alex Ovechkin moved closer to NHL history with his 892nd career goal, his Capitals got into multiple brawls in a heated game with the Hurricanes on Wednesday night — that included one vicious ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky for the most goals scored in NHL history, netting his 894th career goal in the third period of the Washington Capitals' home game against the Chicago Blackhawks ...

Here's what is still at stake as the NHL regular season comes to an end on Thursday: The Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota Wild and Montreal Canadiens can clinch Friday night. If that happens, the St. Louis Blues and Calgary Flames will be the only teams alive for the 16th and final spot.

The stage was set for this to be a spirited battle, as the long-standing rivalry between the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals was renewed in the Canes’ 5-1 thrashing of them in Raleigh last week.

The Washington Capitals will travel to Ohio to face the Columbus Blue Jackets. It will be a clash at Nationwide Arena as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Capitals-Blue Jackets prediction and pick.

Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal spoke after the game about the gritty loss to Washington and how there is still a positive to be found in it. "It's adversity like that, and you've got to battle through. We're going to run into something like that in playoffs, for sure."

The Washington Capitals clinched the top spot in the East following a 5-4 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night.