Meeting the Washington Capitals in the first round of the playoffs was a tall order for the Montreal Canadiens. The Habs struggled against a Washington team that was chasing the goal record for Alexander Ovechkin.

Three states moved to deploy hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation's capital as part of the Trump administration's effort to overhaul policing in Washington through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a directive issued Thursday evening that DEA boss Terry Cole will assume “powers and duties vested in the District of Columbia Chief of Police.” The Metropolitan Police Department “must receive approval from Commissioner Cole” before issuing any orders,

The Washington Capitals are the second-last team featured in the NHL prospect pool overview series.

President Donald Trump has taken over Washington D.C.’s police force and deployed the National Guard in the capital.The president took over the city’s police department for 30 days, and says he wants Congress to grant him “long-term” control of the force.

President Donald Trump has deployed more law enforcement and the National Guard to D.C.’s streets and moved to federalize D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in recent days, citing alarming data such as the fact that the nation’s capital has the fourth highest murder rate in the country.

The shift comes after defense officials said the soldiers deployed to the capital wouldn’t be armed.

The Trump administration plans to flood the streets of Washington, DC, with more than 100 FBI agents as a part of the president’s vow to make the nation’s capital