NHL News And Notes

Barry Melrose talks about Martin Brodeur tying Terry Sawchuk's career shutout mark, Alex Ovechkin scores two goals in his return from a suspension and if Vincent Lecavalier and Ilya Kovalchuk will be dealt

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Front Line: Has Gaborik reached peak?

Marian Gaborik has risen up to No. 5 in the forwards rankings after a great start, but Sean Allen thinks he can't get much higher.

Ovechkin scores 2 in return as Caps top Lightning for 12th straight time

Alex Ovechkin scored two goals in his return from a two-game suspension and the Capitals beat the Lightning for the 12th consecutive time.

Capitals Win In Ovechkin's Return

Ovie returns from ban to score two in Caps' win

Open Ice: Howard spreads his wings

Sean Allen proposes some worthy fantasy hockey pickups such as new Red Wings starting goalie Jimmy Howard and some new blood on the top lines in Colorado and Florida.

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Smith makes 30 saves as Lightning shut out Islanders

Rookie defenseman Victor Hedman scored his first NHL goal and Mike Smith made 30 saves to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the New York Islanders 4-0 on Saturday night.

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...

Devils stun Lightning with 38.1 seconds left to cap wild third period

Jamie Langenbrunner scored with 38.1 seconds left in regulation to give the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night.

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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.

...Stewart (25) and Marek Svatos (40), of Slovakia, after scoring a first-period goal against the Tampa Bay Lightning during an NHL hockey game Monday, Nov. 30, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O...

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Weiss helps Panthers snap skid, nip Avalanche in shootout

Stephen Weiss recorded his second NHL hat trick and scored in the shootout to lift the Panthers to a 6-5 win over the Avalanche.