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

Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Olie Kolzig will miss the remainder of the season, the team announced on Wednesday before departing for Carolina. ...more

January 28, 2009

Olie Kolzig stepped off the Lightning team bus early Sunday afternoon, walked inside the team hotel and looked around the lobby of the historic Mayflower. ...more

November 10, 2008

The chase for history has hit a major road block. New Jersey's Martin Brodeur, arguably one of the top goaltenders in NHL history, will miss three to four months after he was diagnosed with torn biceps tendons and underwent surgery Tuesday to repair the damage. Brodeur, 36, was injured during Saturday's game against Atlanta and left during the second period. The original diagnosis was a bruise, but the damage was revealed in an MRI. ...more

November 5, 2008

In case there was any doubt about Mike Smith's standing as the Lightning's No. 1 goaltender following the signing of veteran free agent Olie Kolzig this month, Tampa Bay sent Smith a message Monday that he received all the way up in Sault Ste. Marie. ...more

July 15, 2008

On Jan. 17, 2004, the Lightning recorded a team-record 51 shots on goal in a game against the Florida Panthers. Tampa Bay lost. ...more

January 31, 2008

At the season's half-way point, enough hockey has been played to begin to distinguish the favorites for the various postseason awards. And here they are: ...more

January 6, 2008

NEW YORK - Sean Taylor, who died Nov. 27 after being shot during a burglary at his Florida home, was voted to the NFC Pro Bowl team posthumously on Tuesday. ...more

December 18, 2007

CAPITALS 7, MAPLE LEAFS 1: Alexander Ovechkin scored his seventh and eighth goals of the season and five Washington players got their first in the Capitals' victory against Toronto. ...more

October 30, 2007