Washington Capitals star forward Alex Ovechkin snagged the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP for the second straight year Thursday night. ...more

June 19, 2009

Capitals forward Donald Brashear was suspended Monday by the NHL for a total of six games - five for what the league called a "blind-side hit" on Rangers center Blair Betts - and will miss Game 7 of the teams' first-round playoff series tonight. ...more

April 28, 2009

Tomas Vokoun made 41 saves for the Panthers on Saturday night, but his most important might have been the one he didn't see. ...more

February 22, 2009

Alexander Semin's third-period goal gave the Washington Capitals a 2-1 win against the Boston Bruins on Saturday night. ...more

January 18, 2009

Lightning interim coach Rick Tocchet got the effort and energy he was looking for Thursday night against the red-hot Boston Bruins. ...more

December 5, 2008

The back of the mask worn by Boston Bruins' goaltender Tim Thomas bears the wording of caution: Beware of Bear. ...more

December 4, 2008

Blake Wheeler scored in the shootout and Tim Thomas stopped all three Montreal attempts to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2 win against the Canadiens, who retired Patrick Roy's No. 33 jersey in a pregame ceremony, on Saturday night. ...more

November 23, 2008

The Staals once again have taken sibling rivalry to a whole new level. ...more

January 28, 2008

Power Rankings ...more

January 6, 2008

Jassen Cullimore's goal 1:37 into overtime gave the Panthers a 4-3 victory over the Islanders, snapping a three-game losing streak. Cullimore ripped a slap shot from the left circle into the top right corner of the net for his first goal of the season. The win gave Florida coach Jacques Martin his 498th NHL coaching victory, putting him in sole possession of 10th place on the all-time win list for head coaches. He surpassed Glen Sather. PENGUINS 6, MAPLE LEAFS 2: Evgeni Malkin had his first NHL three-goal game as Pittsburgh put the game away with three goals in 48 seconds early in the third period for a season-best five game winning streak. BRUINS 2, CAPITALS 0: Tim Thomas stopped 31 shots for his first shutout this season and Marc Savard broke a scoreless tie in the second period for Boston. PREDATORS 5, OILERS 2: Alexander Radulov scored two goals and Dan Ellis stopped a penalty shot, leading Nashville in a matchup of last-place teams. WILD 6, STARS 3: Marian Gaborik scored twice, Pierre-Marc Bouchard added a goal and two assists and Brent Burns had three assists to lead Minnesota. AVALANCHE: Forward Ryan Smyth has a broken right ankle and will miss up to eight weeks. ...more

January 4, 2008