In his third year with the Capitals, he produced like a legit first-line center, showing offensive creativity ... rate ridiculous enough to justify his issues with keeping the pace at five-on ...

The Capitals and Hurricanes were two of the best offensive generators at five-on ... then dealt with a series of nagging oblique issues that stole some more of his time. His rate stats were ...

Defenseman Alexander Nikishin made his NHL debut in the Carolina Hurricanes’ playoff game Thursday against the Washington Capitals ... After settling some visa issues, Nikishin was able to ...

Frederik Andersen has stayed as calmly consistent as it gets in the NHL playoffs. The 35-year-old veteran has the best save ...

Washington was unable to manage clean exits from its own end of the ice, and that led to issues in the neutral zone, and it also resulted in an essentially non-existent forecheck for the Capitals.

However, the Maple Leafs’ offensive struggles aren’t a new problem ... has never properly addressed the roster’s depth-scoring issues. When John Tavares isn’t scoring around the net ...

The Carolina Hurricanes hold a 1-0 series lead over the Washington Capitals in their second-round series. The Canes' overtime victory shocked the Metropolitan Division champions, and now the Caps ...

but the Caps possess a distinct offensive advantage in the greatest goal scorer in NHL history. Through two games, however, the Hurricanes have eliminated the threat of Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin.

Having his bat in the lineup for the Mariners would be a major boon to their offensive production and an even bigger asset for the team at first base.