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Nylander's effort with 3:32 left makes Caps' Varlamov a winner in debut

Michael Nylander scored with 3:32 remaining in the third period, and Simeon Varlamov stopped 32 shots in his NHL debut to help the Washington Capitals beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 on Saturday night.

Is Sundin Broadway-bound? If not, where will he go?

Who wins the Mats Sundin sweepstakes? Scott Burnside and Pierre LeBrun throw in their two cents and discuss the ripple effect a Sundin signing might have around the league.

Open Ice: That deceptive shots-on-goal statistic

Sean Allen takes a closer look at the shots-on-goal statistic in fantasy hockey and touches upon some slumping players.

The latest on Brendan Shanahan and Mats Sundin

...Caps are hammered by injuries right now, we are told they still plan on moving center Michael Nylander. He's earning $5.5 million this season, $5.5 million in 2009-10 and $3...

Ovechkin keeps point streak alive, Canadiens fail to score for first time

Jose Theodore made 28 saves for the first shutout with Washington, and Alex Ovechkin, Tomas Fleischmann and David Steckel scored goals in the Capitals' 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday.

Carter's potential starting to show for Flyers; depleted Caps calling for back-ups

Here's how high we were on Jeff Carter before his rookie NHL season in 2005-06. We picked him for the Calder Trophy ahead of the likes of Sidney Crosb...

Rancid Apple Cup evokes other rotten matchups

This year's Apple Cup is rotten to the core, so Page 2 revisits other historically regrettable matchups.

Ovechkin shoots down Ducks

...more interesting numbers from that Caps-Ducks box score was the two assists by Washington's Michael Nylander. Why is that interesting? Well, it represents a nice game from a player who insiders say...

O'Sullivan scores go-ahead goal as Kings shut down Ovechkin, Caps

Patrick O'Sullivan scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and Duston Brown added a power-play goal, leading the Los Angeles Kings to a 5-2 victory over the injury-riddled Washington Capitals on Thursday night.

ANAHEIM, CA - NOVEMBER 19: Michael Nylander #92 of the Washington Capitals warms up before the NHL game against the Anaheim Ducks at...

Caps' Ovechkin too much for Ducks with goal, 3 assists

Alex Ovechkin scored a goal and assisted on three others as the Caps beat the Ducks on Wednesday.

Quarterly report: Team-by-team grades

Most teams hit the quarter mark in the next week. Here's a breakdown of where teams stand as they make the first turn in what has been a wildly exciting and unpredictable start to the 2008-09 regular season.

Sit Your Devils

Knowing when, and when not to gamble plays a large part in how successful any fantasy team will be. In the immortal words of the great Kenny Rogers: ...

Parise's shootout goal stands up as Devils stop skid

Zach Parise scored the only goal in the shootout, Scott Clemmensen stopped all three Washington shooters and the New Jersey Devils ended a four-game losing streak with a 6-5 victory over the Capitals on Saturday night.