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The Florida Panthers were all but doomed. There were less three minutes separating them from a near-insurmountable series deficit and, with no goaltender in their net and an extra skater on the ice, they were one shot away from overtime or one away from an almost-certain Game 4 loss to…

The Florida Panthers are on the road to face the Washington Capitals in Game 3 of their NHL Playoff series on Saturday afternoon

NEW YORK — When the puck dropped Friday night in their regular-season finale, against the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden, the New York Rangers didn’t know whether the game would be a preview of their first-round playoff matchup or not.

After clinching the Presidents’ Trophy, the Florida Panthers have already guaranteed they’ll finish the year with one of the NHL’s marquee pieces of hardware.

The NHL playoffs will take place next week in Dallas, Tampa, Nashville, Raleigh and Washington, D

WASHINGTON — Just when it seemed like the visiting Flyers were showing signs of life in their eventual 9-2 loss to the Washington Capitals, the hosts drove the dagger in deeper Tuesday night.

PITTSBURGH — If you believed a matchup with the rival Washington Capitals might prompt the Penguins to put their best game on the ice, well, what were you thinking?

The Washington Capitals had been one team the Carolina Hurricanes couldn’t beat this season.

The Carolina Hurricanes will meet the Washington Capitals in NHL action on Monday night from Capital One Arena.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals traded timely goals and big hits for 60 minutes, then needed overtime and a shootout Friday to decide their game at PNC Arena.

Sometimes, a team faces a “line-in-the-sand” kind of game during the season, and the Washington Capitals had one Thursday.