Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway keep showing why the St. Louis Blues poached them from the Edmonton Oilers last summer. Broberg scored twice and Holloway got his 18th goal of the season in a 5-2 victory at the Washington Capitals on Thursday night that keeps them right on the edge of the playoff race in the Western Conference.

The Washington Capitals host the Edmonton Oilers after Jakob Chychrun's two-goal game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Capitals' 8-3 win.

Analyzing Sunday’s Edmonton Oilers at Washington Capitals odds and lines, with NHL expert picks, predictions and best bets.

The Washington Capitals face a big test Sunday afternoon at Capital One Arena with a showdown against the Edmonton Oilers.

Alex Ovechkin scored a hat trick to inch closer to the NHL goals record as the Washington Capitals rode a dominant second period to a 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.

Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and give the Washington

Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and give the Washington Capitals

Alex Ovechkin increased his career total to 882 with a hat trick in a 7-3 win for Washington over Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers.

When the Oilers win, Evan Bouchard is typically involved in the offense. That should be the case in both respects this Sunday with Edmonton drawing the Capitals backup netminder, as our NHL betting picks explain.

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The Edmonton Oilers got stomped again, this time 7-3 by the Washington Capitals, a game that saw the Oilers utterly collapse as the game went along. It was an embarrassing performance and one that might well point to some major weaknesses on the team that will need addressing at the trade deadline.