Friday, June 29, 2018

Next Task for Vegas Golden Knights: Attract Free Agents

Since completing the most remarkable season for an expansion team in the N.H.L. or any sport, Vegas Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee has had little time to rest on his laurels.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2018

The Washington Capitals, After Years of Frustration, Win the Stanley Cup

After 43 seasons, the Washington Capitals, hardened by postseason failures, completed a cathartic playoff run, dispatching the upstart Vegas Golden Knights.

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An N.H.L. Referee Trades Skates for Spikes as a U.S. Open Qualifier

Garrett Rank already worked the playoffs, but if given a choice between the Stanley Cup finals and a top-10 finish at the Open, he’d choose golf. For now.

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Sunday, June 3, 2018

On Pro Hockey: The Capitals Purge Their Past, One Win at a Time

Washington’s Game 3 victory in the Stanley Cup finals was a continuation of the team’s spring-long purge of cumulative angst and despair.

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

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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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

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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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

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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