Cruising to the top of the NHL standings by winning 36 of their first 54 games and losing just 11 in regulation, the Washington Capitals solidified themselves as a team to watch this spring.

Washington Capitals left wing Andrew Mangiapane (88) celebrates his goal with defensemen ... celebrates his goal in front of Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, back, during the third period ...

Washington Capitals center Nic Dowd (26) celebrates his goal in front of Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky ... have liked to have been a part of it,” Washington winger Andrew Mangiapane ...

Andrew Mangiapane, Tom Wilson, Lars Eller and Nic Dowd scored on two-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, and Aliaksei Protas also had an empty-netter. Logan Thompson ...

Andrew Mangiapane, Tom Wilson, Lars Eller and Nic Dowd scored on two-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, and Aliaksei Protas also had an empty-netter.

Andrew Mangiapane, Tom Wilson, Lars Eller and Nic Dowd also scored for the Capitals, who had their way with two-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, and Protas also had an empty ...

Andrew Mangiapane, Tom Wilson, Lars Eller and Nic Dowd scored on two-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, and Aliaksei Protas also had an empty-netter. Logan Thompson ...

William Nylander netted his second career hat trick and Matthew Knies collected one goal and one assist as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs rode a four-goal second period to a 6-3 victory over the ...

Charlie McAvoy got his 299th career point with a goal in the second period and Jeremy Swayman stopped 35 shots for his third shutout of the NHL season as the Boston Bruins beat the Minnesota Wild 3-0 ...