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The Dallas Stars continue to restructure their front office under new general manager Jim Nill. Longtime assistant GM Frank Provenzano and the Stars have parted ways in a split both sides said was amicable. "Frank is well-known throughout the leag...

Washington Capitals coach Adam Oates takes exception with Rangers coach John Tortorella

Alex Ovechkin played the last two games of the Washington Capitals' season with what the team said Thursday is a hairline fracture in his left foot.

Paul Stastny had two goals and two assists, and Craig Smith added five assists to help the United States rout Russia 8-3 on Thursday in the world hockey quarterfinals.

Big is better in the minds of many NHL GMs watching these playoffs. But where can they find size this offseason when free agency and the draft are highlighted by smaller skill players?

Blog | Conversation | May 16, 2013

Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee shares Alex Ovechkin's displeasure with the officiating of the team's first-round series against the New York Rangers.

Eliminated from the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Islanders, Maple Leafs, Capitals and Canadiens begin their offseasons seeking solutions and fixes for better results in 2013-14. But where do the answers lie? Craig Custance examines.

Blog | Conversation | May 15, 2013

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin knows full well that his playoff failures are adding up.

The Bruins engineered a comeback for the ages Monday night as they knocked off the Maple Leafs in OT to win Game 7 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series. Patrice Bergeron scored in the closing minute of regulation to tie it, then won it in ...

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will join Russia's team at the ice hockey world championships in Finland.

Well, what can I tell you? Some nights, you just show up in the wrong arena. Up in Boston, the Bruins came roaring back to win a Game 7 on Monday night because the Toronto Maple Leafs picked the wrong night to stop sniffing glue or something. Meanwhi...

In case you were busy trying to prevent the refrain from Close Encounters of the Third Kind from morphing into the theme from The Sting in your mind, here's what you missed in sports on Monday: The Bruins overcame a 4-1 third-period deficit befo...

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin took exception with the way the officials handed his team's seven-game playoff series with New York -- a series that ended Monday with the Rangers capturing Game 7.

Neil Greenberg breaks down who and what should be blamed for early playoff exits. He says undisciplined play -- and not star Alex Ovechkin -- is the reason Washington was eliminated.

Story | Conversation | May 14, 2013

WASHINGTON -- The New York Rangers' stunning 5-0 shutout win that sunk the Washington Capitals was not anticipated in a winner-takes-all Game 7 between two teams that battled toe-to-toe all series. But ask the Toronto Maple Leafs if things always...

In a tight, gritty series that offered little margin for error, Game 7 did not go as expected. Instead of the nail-biter that many anticipated, the New York Rangers dominated the Washington Capitals with a lopsided 5-0 rout at Verizon Center in Washi...