Opening a five-game road trip against the Oilers, who were seeking a seventh straight win at Rogers Place as they opened a five-game homestand, the Caps earned a 3-2 victory. Washington’s fifth consecutive win came on the strength of a 30-save night in the nets from Logan Thompson,

Pierre-Luc Dubois had a goal and an assist as the league-leading Washington Capitals won their fifth game in a row, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Tuesday night.

The Edmonton Oilers released a statement after captain Connor McDavid received a three-game suspension for cross-checking.

Two of the National Hockey League’s top teams will tangle at Rogers Center in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday night. The Washington Capitols, which top all NHL teams with 67 points, will open a five-game road trip against the Oilers (29-14-3, in the Pacific Division), one of six teams with at least 60 points.

The difference in the game was great goaltending from Washington’s Logan Thompson — who was strangely left off of the Team Canada roster — and the fact that the Edmonton power play without McDavid was anemic, with not one Grade A shot in three opportunities.

There was a recent report that the former Wild defenseman John Klingberg was nearing a return to the NHL or seeking a return following his recent injury. Klingberg, 32, recovered from his hip resurfacing surgery that he had in 2023 and has now signed a contract with the Edmonton Oilers.

Goaltender Logan Thompson makes 30 saves for the Capitals in a 3-2 victory over the Oilers on Tuesday night at Rogers Place

The biggest possible signing among Oilers prospects is Russian power winger Maxim Berezkin. I ranked him No. 3 on the winter edition of Edmonton’s top-20 prospect list based on size, skill and performance. He has scored 11-21-32 in 46 KHL games this season, and his free-agent window opens this spring.

Nugent-Hopkins scored just his second five-on-five point of the season away from Connor McDavid. It’s been an unusu

In a game where the Capitals struggled to get much going offensively, it was Thompson who helped hold down the fort. The Capitals' stars also stayed hot, with Pierre-Luc Dubois putting up another multi-point outing to help power D.C.'s offense and Tom Wilson striking again.

The Edmonton Oilers benefitted from a cheesy distraction during Tuesday's game against the Washington Capitals. The Oilers were on the comeback trail down