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.

Flyers-Capitals Preview

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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: Shark week

Sean Allen previews the opening week of the NHL season, highlighted by a set of favorable defensive matchups for the San Jose Sharks.

Knuble signs 2-year deal

The Washington Capitals addressed their need for a scoring winger, signing right wing Mike Knuble to a two-year deal worth $5.6 million on the first day of NHL free agency.

The new trade-deadline report cards

Everyone gave their trade-deadline grades last month, but the real test has just begun

Story | Conversation | April 21, 2009

Open Ice: The search for hidden power-play points

Sean Allen searches power-play units and percentages to find hidden gems for the final week of the season.

Ovechkin, Capitals continue road hot streak with win vs. Flyers

Alex Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 48th goal, added an assist and helped the Capitals beat the Flyers 2-1.

Niittymaki makes 47 saves, and Hartnell saves his best for last

Scott Hartnell scored three goals, Jeff Carter added a pair and Antero Niittymaki stopped a season-high 47 shots as the Philadelphia Flyers snapped the Washington Capitals' five-game winning streak with a 7-1 victory on Saturday.

REGIME CHANGE

What Beltway incompetence? With Commander-in-Chief Alex Ovechkin in charge, the Capitals are ready to put the hockey world on notice: the puck drops here

NHL PREVIEW

...t bet against him. Young F's Nick Backstrom (69 points), Alex Semin (26 goals) and Brooks Laich (21 goals) complement AO, while speedy Mike Green (18 goals, tops among D's in the...

2008 Free Agent Tracker

A list of the free-agent activity in June and July.

Morning Skate: Super Tuesday

...buried a clean breakaway. Later in the period, he one-timed a cross-ice pass from Brooks Laich to seal the deal. Now, less than 24 hours after an exhilarating win, the Caps have...

Blog Entry | Conversation | April 22, 2008

Washington Capitals' Brooks Laich celebrates the goal of teammate Nicklas Backstrom, of Sweden, against Philadelphia Flyers goalie Martin Biron (43...

Capitals score four unanswered goals to force Game 7 vs. Flyers

Held without a goal for four straight games, Alexander Ovechkin scored twice in the third period to lift the Capitals to a 4-2 win over the Flyers and send the series back to Washington for a decisive Game 7.