With Alex Ovechkin and his teammates struggling to score, a few too many low-percentage shots went in for the Hurricanes.

The Washington Capitals' historic 50th anniversary season ended in almost too familiar fashion when they lost in Game 5 of ...

Logan Thompson spoke to the media after the Washington Capitals were eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 5. He finished Game 5 with 18 saves on 20 shots, posting a .

It moves him closer to Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894 ... But an active offseason and great goaltending from Logan Thompson and Charlie Lindgren have them in first place in the East.

The Washington Capitals dropped Game 4 of their second-round series with the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-2, to fall into a 3-1 hole on Monday.

Alex Ovechkin scores his first career playoff overtime goal in Capitals win. Los Angeles, Dallas, Winnipeg also win.