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Michael Finewax looks at the Stadium series which begins on January 25 in The Week Ahead....

Its probably one season later than he wanted, but Capitals left wing Brooks Laich will be suiting up for his 600th NHL game tonight when the Caps visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Laich, 30, began his NHL career by playing one game for the Ottawa Senators in the 2003-04 season. He was then traded to the Capitals for right wing Peter Bondra and a second-round pick in 2005....

*The TSN insider traders discuss plenty of trade rumors out there, and the comeback of Steve Stamkos for Team Canada in the Winter Olympics. *An idiotic piece spawned in the Deadspin-style that goes after the wife of Ben Scrivens, and got lambasted by the new Edmonton Oilers goaltender last night via twitter. *Bruins draft pick and Boston University defenseman Matt Grzelcyk is lost for the season with...

DALLAS The Boston Bruins organization was already going to be well-represented with five players participating in the 2014 Winter Olympics. But now the Black and Gold are making an even bigger sacrifice in giving Bs captain Zdeno Chara the honor of a lifetime. Bruins coach Claude Julien confirmed after Thursdays morning skate at American Airlines Arena that Chara will be the flag bearer for his native...

s history, Slovakia will have a hockey player be its flag bearer during the opening ceremonies at next month's Winter Olympic in Sochi. Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara will join Peter Stastny (1994), Robert Petrovicky (2002) and Ziggy Palffy (2010) as the Slovak athlete given the honor of carrying his country's flag. He was also named captain of the men's hockey team earlier this month. The opening...

If today ends in a y, it must also include this question for Capitals coach Adam Oates: Whos in goal for the Caps next game? Heading into this weeks three games-in-four-nights set against the Sharks, Penguins and Blue Jackets, Oates said it was possible all three of his goalies would get the call, pitching rotation style. But before Wednesday nights 4-3 loss to the Penguins, a defeat in which Michal...

"And I'm not even sure they even want a first in this draft."...

s most recent rash of injuries is that they may have found their third line. Dany Heatley, Charlie Coyle, and Jason Zucker have some chemistry going and it...

The Minnesota Wild were just shut out at home for the first time this season but figure to have a good chance to get back on track. The injury-plagued Wild will be looking for some offense Thursday night as they try to hand the lowly Edmonton Oilers a sixth straight road defeat. Minnesota (25-19-5) fell 3-0 to Ottawa on Tuesday, blanked for the first time since Dec. 6 at Columbus and first at home...

The Ottawa Senators have pulled themselves into the Eastern Conference playoff race with their recent surge. They'll look to continue their impressive play at the expense of the inconsistent Montreal Canadiens. Ottawa tries for its third straight victory in the series when it hosts Montreal on Thursday night. "Our team had been playing better and better as December rolled on, so the potential was there...

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators (@Senators), today unveiled the club’s 2014-15 season seat campaign, #Sens10. The #Sens10 campaign is an incentive-based program offering fans10 per cent off and a chance to win one of 10 fantastic prizes for accounts ......

OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators (@Senators) announced today that the club has re-assigned forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau to its American Hockey League affiliate, the Binghamton Senators. Pageau, 21, has appeared in 21 games with the Senators this se......

Wednesday's Hockey Dose takes a broad view of the future for the Atlantic Division, from scheduling to the Olympics....

'Our team had been playing better and better as December rolled on, so the potential was there for us to have success on this road trip.'' Despite controlling play and outshooting the Wild 15-3 in the first period, Ottawa led only 1-0 on MacArthur...

No. 1 Star: T.J. Oshie, St. Louis Blues Oshie took two shots, the Blues scored two goals and Oshie had both of them, as St. Louis defeated the Phoenix Coyotes, 2-1. Jaroslav Halak made 20 saves. The St. Louis crowd chanted "USA!" when Oshie scored and was assisted by fellow Olympians David Backes and Kevin Shattenkirk. No. 2 Star: Vincent Lecavalier, Philadelphia Flyers It was a bit of a chaotic night...

Jan 14 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Tuesday's National Hockey League games. - - - Maple Leafs 4, Bruins 3 Tyler Bozak scored two goals and set up another, right winger Phil Kessel posted three assists and left winger James Van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist as the Leafs held on to beat the Boston Bruins. Goaltender Jonathan Bernier made 38 saves, 14 in the third period, to pick up the win...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- After a rough start to the season, the Ottawa Senators have battled back into playoff contention, thanks in large part to emerging young talent. The latest youngster to make his presence felt for the Senators is backup goaltender Robin Lehner, who recorded his first shutout of the season with 27 saves for the streaking Senators in a 3-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. Lehner,...

SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Playing for the first time in 2014, Ottawa backup goaltender Robin Lehner recorded his first shutout of the season with 27 saves for the streaking Senators in a 3-0 win over the Minnesota Wild. Lehner, who had started just once since Dec. 18, got goal support from left wing Clark MacArthur, right winger Erik Condra and center Kyle Turris as the Senators (21-18-8) improved to 6-0-1...

s slate of games. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. Create-a-caption : From Evgeni Malkin's Instagram comes this photo of Scott Hartnell, from what we assume was the All-Star Game. • • • • • Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, 7 p.m. EST Preview: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, 7:30 p.m. EST Preview: Tampa Bay Lighting at New York...