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Jonathan Toews deserved to have been among the three finalists for the Hart Trophy as NHL MVP. Case closed. I'm not taking any counterarguments. My gavel has come down. The Chicago Blackhawks' captain was the most consistent 200-foot player ...

In about a week, I will fill out my official NHL awards ballot as a member of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association. The PHWA votes on the Hart Trophy as well as the Norris, Calder and Selke. The NHL's 30 general managers vote on the Vezina...

With a dazzling display in his hometown Thursday, Islanders alternate captain John Tavares made a statement for himself and his team.

Can Alex Ovechkin channel his strong desire to win into doing the right things to get there, asks Pierre LeBrun.

You wonder if Alexander Medvedev is at some point going to realize that silence is a better option. The KHL president's continued criticism of the NHL over the past week, in the wake of Russian star players having to leave his league and head back...

Sergei Gonchar plans on returning to Ottawa if there's an NHL season, but he's not so sure about some fellow Russian stars. A month after Alex Ovechkin raised eyebrows by saying he might stay and play in the KHL if he doesn't like the terms of the...

It was captain on captain. It was hockey's oldest and truest form of will, a one-on-one puck battle. Who wanted it most? Turns out it was Buffalo Sabres winger Jason Pominville, who stole the bouncing disk from Alex Ovechkin at the Washington poin...

We asked you to rant again this week and you did not disappoint, my friends! Let's take a look: ThePin04: If I could sum up the Habs' season in one word: embarrassing. Oh, wait, do I have to add more in order for it to be considered a rant? OK, h...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin has pulled out of the Jan. 29 All-Star Game.

The holidays have not dimmed your anger. Love your rants again this week. Let's take a look: cbj_fan13k: Bluejackets fan, enough said! I have endured 10 frustrating seasons, but this one takes the cake. Not only is the team playing the worst/lazie...

Although the Columbus Blue Jackets continue to work the phones looking for a netminder, one name that is not involved in their talks is that of captain Rick Nash. "Not once have I ever brought up his name," Jackets GM Scott Howson told ESPN.com Th...

TORONTO -- There has been so much focus this season on Alex Ovechkin's career-low offensive numbers and so little emphasis on why he's been willing to sacrifice those individual totals. It's all in the eye in the beholder, right? Is Ovechkin ha...

And then there were four. The NHL's original plan to have six of its teams open the regular season overseas next season has been downsized to four, sources told ESPN.com Saturday. The Edmonton Oilers and Washington Capitals, part of the origina...

Alex Ovechkin was underneath Brandon Dubinsky when both players are heard saying, "Good job, buddy. Yeah, good job buddy." And you wondered what players say after a hockey fight, eh? The long-awaited debut of HBO's "24/7 Road to the Winter Clas...

Alex Ovechkin was underneath Brandon Dubinsky when both players are heard saying, "Good job, buddy. Yeah, good job buddy." And you wondered what players say after a hockey fight, eh? The long-awaited debut of HBO's "24/7 Road to the Winter Clas...

Whether it's coincidence or not, the Washington Capitals have won two straight since the Alex Ovechkin-Ilya Kovalchuk laughing controversy. Caps coach Bruce Boudreau told ESPN.com Saturday that he believes the incident after last Monday's 5-0 loss...