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NEW YORK, N.Y. - Alexander Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game and the 499th of his career at 1:25 of overtime and the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Saturday. Nicklas Backstrom f...

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Alexander Ovechkin scored his second goal of the game at 1:25 of overtime and the Washington Capitals rallied to beat the New York Rangers 4-3 on Saturday. The Capitals got the win after blowing a two-go...

PHILADELPHIA - Steve Mason stopped 20 shots for his third shutout of the season and led the Philadelphia Flyers to a 4-0 win over the New York Islanders on Saturday. Michael Raffl, Evgeny Medvedev, Matt Read and Sean Cou...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 498th NHL goal Saturday in the first period against the New York Rangers. Ovechkin scored the goal, his 23rd of the season, with 15 seconds remaining. It came off a gi...

The Columbus Blue Jackets placed right wing Nick Foligno on injured reserve Saturday with an upper-body injury. Foligno, who was hit in the chin by Carolina Hurricanes center Brad Malone 5:09 into the third period in a 4...

NEW YORK -- Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz doesn't like the fact forward Marcus Johansson will be unavailable for two games because of a suspension, but he said the key is to accept the League's decision, move on,...

The St. Louis Blues lost goaltender Jake Allen, center Paul Stastny and defenseman Jay Bouwmeester with injuries against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. Allen left the game at 7:03 of the second period, about three minutes ...

FRIDAY'S RESULTS Home Team in Caps Boston 4, NEW JERSEY 1 CAROLINA 4, Columbus 1 CHICAGO 3, Buffalo 1 COLORADO 5, Nashville 3 Tampa Bay 3, EDMONTON 2 ANAHEIM 4, St. Louis 3 (SO) DANAULT LEADS BLACKHAWKS TO SIXTH STRAIGHT...

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Ryan Kesler tied the score on a power play with his second goal of the game early in the third period, Ryan Getzlaf got the deciding goal in the fourth round of the shootout, and the Anaheim Ducks beat ...

The N.H.L. suspended Washington Capitals forward Marcus Johansson for two games for a hit to the head of Islanders defenseman Thomas Hickey.

CHICAGO - Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville tried several different lines and defensive pairings in the first part of the season, searching for consistency and balance while working with several new players. No need for ...

EDMONTON - The Tampa Bay Lightning had an inordinate amount of puck luck on Friday. Victor Hedman scored a goal and added a pair of assists as Tampa Bay came from behind in unusual fashion to beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2...

NEWARK, N.J. - Rookie Frank Vatrano scored early, Jonas Gustavsson made 19 saves and the struggling Boston Bruins beat the banged up New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Friday night for the 3,000th win in franchise history. Ryan Sp...

DENVER - Tyson Barrie put Colorado ahead midway through the third period and the Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on Friday night. Ryan Johansen had a goal and an assist in his first game with the Predators sin...

The Devils lost a third straight game in regulation for the first time since the start of the season.

EDMONTON - Victor Hedman scored a goal and added a pair of assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning came from behind to beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 on Friday. Nikita Kucherov and Steven Stamkos also scored for the Lightning (...

CHARLOTTETOWN - Yan Pavel Laplante had a goal and four assists as the Gatineau Olympiques downed the Charlottetown Islanders 7-5 on Friday night in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Alexandre Alain scored twice a...

CHICAGO - Phillip Danault scored his first NHL goal, Corey Crawford made 28 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Friday night for their sixth consecutive victory. Niklas Hjalmarsson and Jonatha...

KINGSTON, Ont. - Michael Dal Colle had two goals and three assists in his first game against his former team as the Kingston Frontenacs beat the Oshawa Generals 5-2 on Friday night in Ontario Hockey League action. The Fr...

WINNIPEG - Rob Madore made 26 saves as the Toronto Marlies blanked the host Manitoba Moose 3-0 on Friday in American Hockey League action. Josh Leivo, Stuart Percy and Ryan Rupert scored for the league-leading Marlies (2...

Elias Lindholm scored twice, Cam Ward made 35 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 on Friday night. Lindholm put Carolina ahead 2-1 on a slap shot with 5:25 left in the second period, then...

NEWARK, N.J. - Rookie Frank Vatrano scored early, Jonas Gustavsson made 19 saves and the struggling Boston Bruins beat the banged-up New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Friday night for the 3,000th win in franchise history. Ryan Sp...