The Capitals embraced McIlrath when he was called up late last season, and they were delighted for the 6-foot-5, 232-pound blue-liner they call “Big Mac” when he made the big club out of camp.

While the NHL used to feature heavyweight bouts nearly every evening, these days it's a rare sight. There simply aren't ...

Matt Rempe didn't take long to get into a fight in his first game, going toe-to-toe with rival Dylan McIlrath less than three ...

His first NHL shift, however, brought Rempe right back to his physical roots and back to the penalty box, limiting his time ...

The Rangers heavyweight went toe-to-toe in a center-ice slugfest with Dylan McIlrath less than three minutes into the game ...

WASHINGTON — For Dylan McIlrath, his journey to becoming a full-time member of the Washington Capitals has been just around nine years in the making. The last time he'd gotten good news to close ...

The New York Rangers and Washington Capitals matchup on Tuesday night featured a heavyweight tilt between Rangers forward Matt Rempe and Caps defenseman Dylan McIlrath.

Matt Rempe returned to the New York Rangers lineup and was bloodied in a fight with Dylan McIlrath of the Washington Capitals ...

McIlrath recorded two assists, two PIM, three hits and a plus-2 rating in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Flyers. This was McIlrath's first career multi-point effort, which came in his 80th NHL ...

Hockey fans were treated to an old school heavyweight tilt between veteran Nic Deslauriers of the Philadelphia Flyers and Dylan McIlrath of the Washington Capitals.

Nic Dowd and Andrew Mangiapane scored short-handed goals in the first period, Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves and the ...

The Washington Capitals were swept by the New York Rangers in the first round of last year's Stanley Cup Playoffs, so Tuesday ...