How it happened: Bad penalties have been a problem for the Caps all season and they took a toll once again Sunday night as the Rangers rolled to a decisive win. Marty Erat took three minor penalties in the first two periods to tilt the ice in the Rangers favor. What it means: The Rangers grabbed sole possession of second place in the Metropolitan Division, a spot the Capitals held before going on their...
No. 1 Star: Jacob Trouba, Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg rookie scored a shorthanded goal and the overtime game-winner in the Jets’ 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Blake Wheeler did the heavy lifting, but Trouba’s power move to the net resulted in the winning tally. No. 2 Star: Marty St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning It was in a losing effort, but it wasn’t a loss on St. Louis. The Bolts star scored all...
'I'm usually not one to engage in stuff like that, but I was a little bit fired up,'' van Riemsdyk said. ''It just kind of happened.'...
Hasn't played since Dec. 30 due to a lower-body injury....
4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. ''It's a big relief,'' Stepan said. ''It's like the old saying of getting a monkey off your back.'' Scoring a goal will help Stepan...
OTTAWA -- The New York Rangers stayed hot on their visit to Canada's capital Saturday afternoon....
Philadelphia preserved its lead in the battle for second place in the Metropolitan Division....
OTTAWA -- New York Rangers center Derek Stepan ended his slump with a backbreaker of a goal against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon at Canadian Tire Centre. With his team leading 2-1 in the final seconds of the second period, Stepan was the recipient of a giveaway by Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson, a gift he promptly deposited into the Ottawa net. The Rangers (26-21-3) went on to score...
Its hard to ignore the timeline for Brad Marchand. The Bruins pest struggled to put up points and effectively annoy his opponents for the first 2 months of the season, and just didnt seem to be playing with the same energetically obnoxious quality thats always been the very foundation of his game. Marchand started off as a minus player (minus-2 to be exact) with one goal in his first 14 games of the...
The New York Rangers are getting ready for their only road game in an eight-game stretch. Unfortunately for them, the Ottawa Senators have dominated the overall series and the meetings in Canada of late. The Rangers will be looking to end a five-game losing streak to the Senators and a three-game skid at Ottawa when these surging teams meet Saturday. New York (25-21-3) rebounded from having a three-game...
s exactly what's happening in Chicago. While Patrick Kane has managed just three points in his last eight games, the trio of Jonathan Toews, Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp is on fire. If you want to know why this team is a Cup contender every year, you can start there. Meanwhile, as the Toronto Twitterverse whines about a lack of a No. 1 center, Tyler Bozak is going nuts on the scoresheet. And over...
s slate of games. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Create-a-caption: "Washington defenseman Karl Alzner gets the assist for right wing Alex Ovechkin's 2nd period goal as the Washington Captals host the San Jose Sharks at the Verizon Center" • • • • • Preview: Detroit Red Wings at New York Rangers, 7:00 p.m. EST Preview: Nashville Predators at Philadelphia...
OTTAWA -- The Montreal Canadiens blew a three-goal lead but came back to beat the Ottawa Senators 5-4 in overtime Thursday at Canadian Tire Centre....
And the Subban winner just trickled over the line....
- - - Kings 4, Blues 1 Dwight King's goal broke a 1-1 tie early in the third period and Trevor Lewis added a shorthanded goal to help give the Los Angeles Kings a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues. King scored four seconds after Los Angeles failed to net on their fifth power-play of the game. - - - Rangers 1, Red Wings 0 The smallest man on the ice made the biggest play for the New York Rangers...
DALLAS -- Boston center David Krejci scored late in the second period and center Brad Marchand netted the eventual game-winner two minutes after Dallas tied the game in a 4-2 win by the Bruins over the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Thursday. Krejci and left winger Milan Lucic each contributed a goal and an assist for the Bruins. Backup goaltender Chad Johnson made 38 saves for the win....
t give enough of the credit for the setup to a guy standing a few stalls down from him in the visitors' locker room on Thursday night at Canadian Tire Centre. Subban knew he wouldn't have even been in position to perform the heroics if not for the play of Canadiens goalie Carey Price. Price made 40 saves, many of the difficult variety, as the Canadiens blew a three-goal lead but then came back to tie...
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) -- Carey Price called it one of his best performances of the season....
DALLAS -- After dropping three of their last four, the Boston Bruins wanted a result to feel good about. And in a game that was scoreless for almost 40 minutes, Boston received two-point performances (one goal, one assist) from center Patrice Bergeron, center David Krejci and left winger Milan Lucic in a 4-2 win against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Thursday. Second period, we got...
DALLAS Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara spoke after the victory over Dallas about carrying the flag for Slovakia at the Opening Ceremonies of the Winter Olympics next month in Sochi, Russia, and was understandably gracious about the Bruins cooperation with his wishes. Chara said he went to Bruins ownership and management to get permission about potentially leaving the team early, and possibly missing...