The playoff field features teams located across the US and Canada, from Washington and Montreal to Winnipeg and Edmonton.

Washington Capitals rookie Ryan Leonard was thrown into the NHL during the height of Alexander Ovechkin’s all-time goal record chase. Through eight games this season, since coming over from Boston ...

Washington Capitals rookie Ryan Leonard received not one but two “welcome to the League” moments in Saturday’s 7-0 loss to ...

Detroit Red Wings' first-round draft picks Axel Sandin-Pellikka and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard made their American Hockey ...

By Stephen Whyno The Associated Press The puck drops on the first round of the NHL playoffs Saturday when Winnipeg hosts St. Louis followed by the must-see matchup of Colorado and Dallas. The other ...

Ryan Leonard’s accelerated NHL initiation included a fight on Saturday. In the Capitals’ 7-0 loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday, Leonard, who was playing in his sixth NHL game, bounced back from a ...

HERSHEY, Pa. — ESPN broadcaster John Buccigross shared insights about the Hershey Bears' influential role in hockey development, Washington Capitals' prospect Ryan Leonard and former Bears coach ...

Ryan Leonard had a tough moment during the Washington Capitals' game against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. Leonard went for a loose puck late in the first period, and Jackets forward Adam ...

A hard hit on Washington Capitals rookie Ryan Leonard turned Saturday’s game in Columbus into something closer to a brawl than a hockey match. The Capitals were routed 7–0 by the Columbus Blue Jackets ...