FA talks, Vinny's future and those 'cheat' deals

The NHL's list of contract investigations has apparently grown to four. You may remember I reported a couple of times this season on the league's inv...

Capitals-Flyers Preview

Capitals-Flyers Preview

NHL Forecaster: Big 'D' in desert

Sean Allen previews Week 10 of the fantasy hockey season, and breaks down the recent success of the Phoenix Coyotes.

Front Line: Stars shine

Sean Allen takes a closer look at the teams that are scoring more than expected, like the Dallas Stars, and adjusts their forwards accordingly in his weekly news and rankings feature.

WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 27: Alexander Semin #28 of the Washington Capitals handles the puck against the Philadelphia Flyers at the Verizon Center...

Ovechkin scores twice, Semin has goal, two assists in win over Flyers

Alexander Semin returned from a two-game absence with a tiebreaking goal and an assist, Jose Theodore stopped Darroll Powe's penalty shot later in the third period, and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 Tuesday night.

Flyers-Capitals Preview

Flyers-Capitals Preview

Front Line: A leap of faith

Sean Allen explains why he is willing to move up injury-prone forwards Marian Gaborik and Martin Havlat in his weekly forwards rankings.

NHL Forecaster: Hawks on the hunt

Sean Allen previews Week 2 of the NHL season, featuring a set of scoring-friendly matchups for the Chicago Blackhawks.

Flyers improve to 3-0 with OT win vs. Ovechkin, Capitals

Danny Briere pounced on a loose puck and knocked in the rebound at 3:52 of overtime to keep the Flyers perfect and lift them to a 6-5 win over the Capitals.

Ovie, Richards, Pronger … oh my! A Philly dandy

...needed a towel after that one … and I was sitting on the couch. Alex Ovechkin, Alexander Semin and Mike Richards combined for seven goals in a thrill-a-minute affair that left your...

Breaking down the Eastern Conference

Bucci is kicking off another NHL season with his annual music-mash preview. Good tunes, predictions, East breakdowns ... it's all right here.

2009-10 Team Preview: Washington Capitals

Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images Alex Ovechkin posted 110 points and won his second straight Hart Trophy last season. 10 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNO...

Inside the Projections: Injury

Puck Prospectus dishes on which teams are best suited to battle the bad health bug in 2009-10, explaining the ratings in the injury category from its upcoming season projections in ESPN The Magazine's NHL preview.

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Ovechkin, Crosby go 1-2

Victoria Matiash breaks down the 22 rounds of the first fantasy hockey mock draft of the season.