On Pro Hockey: The Save of the Year Saves the Capitals

Braden Holtby shoved out his stick and helped the Capitals even up the Stanley Cup Finals.

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Golden Betting Slips for the Golden Knights

Some gutsy sports fans bet the long odds that the Las Vegas expansion hockey team would win the Stanley Cup. They are three wins from collecting.

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On Pro Hockey: In the Stanley Cup Finals, Alex Ovechkin’s Legacy Continues to Evolve

Ovechkin has become a somewhat paradoxical figure: the reason for the Capitals’ success — and the reason for their playoff failures.

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The Stanley Cup’s Namesake Produced a Great Trophy. Not Much Else.

Turns out Lord Stanley is the last person you would think would be a namesake for the best trophy in sports.

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Stanley Cup Finals Preview: Capitals and Golden Knights Take Different Routes

Both Vegas and Washington can trace their roots to George McPhee. The teams’ shared history is one story line to watch when the series begins Monday.

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Vegas? D.C.? Lord Stanley Would Be Baffled

Vegas facing Washington for the Stanley Cup in a series that will stretch into June is a long way from what Lord Stanley had in mind in 1893.

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David Quinn Comes to the Rangers With a Gift for Developing Young Players

Quinn’s tenure at Boston University was marked by the string of highly touted prospects that came through his system.

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Lou Lamoriello Joins the Islanders’ Front Office

Lamoriello, 75, spent the past three seasons as the general manager of the Maple Leafs after winning three Stanley Cups while running the Devils.

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Five Reasons the Vegas Golden Knights Are in the Stanley Cup Finals

Little was expected of the Golden Knights in their inaugural season. Now they are four wins from the most improbable championship in N.H.L. history.

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Investigation? N.C.A.A. Scrutiny? Business as Usual in Grassroots Hoops

A federal probe and criticism from an N.C.A.A. commission led by Condoleezza Rice have done little to change how shoe companies in youth basketball operate.

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Rangers on Verge of a Coaching Deal With Boston University’s David Quinn

Quinn, 51, would come to the Rangers after five years as the head coach at B.U., where his teams made the N.C.A.A. tournament four times and lost in the national title game in 2015.

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Winnipeg Looks for Respect, on the Ice and Off It

With the Jets in the N.H.L.’s Western Conference finals, the city some call Winterpeg is having a moment.

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Too Much Time in the Penalty Box Costs the Capitals

Six of Tampa Bay’s 12 goals against Washington have come on the power play, helping the Lightning tie the Eastern Conference finals after losing the first two games.

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Lightning 4, Capitals 2 | Series is tied, 2-2: N.H.L. Playoffs: Lightning Gets Past Capitals Despite a Drought

Tampa Bay went the equivalent of more than a period without a shot on goal, but still edged the Capitals in a tight game and evened the series at two games apiece.

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N.H.L. Playoffs: Golden Knights Top Jets With 2nd-Period Spurt

James Neal scored a tiebreaking goal and had an assist during a three-minute stretch as Vegas took a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals.

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Lightning 4, Capitals 2 | Capitals lead series, 2-1: N.H.L. Playoffs: Capitals Fall at Home to Lightning

Victor Hedman had a goal and two assists to lead Tampa Bay to a win at Washington.

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N.H.L. Playoffs: Capitals Trounce Lightning to Build 2-0 Series Lead

Washington scored in the opening minute of the game and twice in the last 1:02 of the second period Sunday to pull away to a 6-2 victory over Tampa Bay.

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N.H.L. Eastern Conference Finals: Has the Capitals’ Time Finally Come?

Washington is in the conference finals for the first time in the Alex Ovechkin era, but Tampa Bay is loaded for a run at another Stanley Cup.

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Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals Remove a ‘Skeleton in the Closet’

Washington and its star are in the Eastern Conference finals after more than a decade of coming painfully close.

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N.H.L. Roundup: N.H.L. Playoffs: Capitals Eliminate Penguins, for a Change

Evgeny Kuznetsov’s overtime goal ended Pittsburgh’s hopes of a third straight Stanley Cup title.

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N.H.L. Tells Brad Marchand of Bruins to Stop Licking Opponents

The Boston Bruins left wing licked an opponent during a game on Friday for the second time in a month. He could face discipline if it happens again.

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The Lonely Existence of Winnipeg Jets Fans in Atlanta

Rather than adopt another team or renounce hockey, some Atlanta Thrashers supporters have chosen to stick with the franchise, which left for Winnipeg in 2011.

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Bill Torrey, Who Brought the Stanley Cup to Long Island, Is Dead at 83

The original general manager of the Islanders, he built four consecutive N.H.L. championships in the early 1980s.

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Career Turn: From N.C.A.A. Star to Grammy-Nominated D.J.

An illness ended Tucker Halpern’s basketball career, but eight months in bed led him down a career path he didn’t expect: into music, as part of the dance pop duo Sofi Tukker.

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