Alexander Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is a finalist for a second straight Hart Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player. Fellow Russians Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings were also among the finalists announced by the league Wednesday. The winner will be revealed June 18 at the NHL awards show in Las Vegas.
Flyers captain Mike Richards will have surgery this week to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder.
The Carolina Hurricanes stole their thrilling first-round series from the New Jersey Devils in the final 80 seconds.
Why can the Anaheim Ducks win the Stanley Cup?
As the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, Anaheim is a long shot to win a second Stanley Cup in a three-year span, but not as big of a long shot as it would seem. Save for defen…
Heart. Determination. Goaltending.
Most importantly, prior experience.
Any of the aforementioned reasons could be used to describe why the Carolina Hurricanes’ have a legitimate chance to win their second Stanley Cup championship in …
With enough firepower to fill up the nets and now the experience of how to win under some intense pressure, the Washington Capitals are looking more and more like a true Stanley Cup contender.
A year ago, the Capitals were the darlings …
To the untrained ear, fans of the Vancouver Canucks are the most unappreciative in the league. They’ve got the greatest goaltender on the planet in Roberto Luongo. Night after night, week after week, month after month, year after year he m…
The Pittsburgh Penguins are trying to do something no team has done in 25 years.
No team has lost in the Stanley Cup Final and won it the next year since the Edmonton Oilers lost the 1983 Final to the New York Islanders and then came b…
When you look at the resume Eric Staal has already compiled, it’s hard to believe it’s been less than six years since he played his first NHL game.
The second overall pick in the 2003 Entry Draft, the 24-year-old Staal already has becom…
Tim Thomas is a working-class goalie in a game filled with higher-profile names. He is smaller than the goalies that dominate today’s headlines. He doesn’t play the aerodynamic butterfly style that has been all the rage for the past two de…
