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2-on-1: Early Season Reactions

Every Monday during the season, two of our hockey writers will debate one topic. It's the 2-on-1. This week, Chris Botta and Kevin Schultz discuss the top stories of the young NHL season. Kevin Schultz: Now that we're barely two weeks into the 2009-10 NHL season, I'd say it's about time for some early season...

Hey, Look, It's Crosby vs. Ovechkin

It's the series everybody is talking about, as Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin prepare to hit the ice in a one-on-one, steel cage battle for NHL supremacy. Wait. What's that? There's actually other players involved in this series? We take a look at the series after the jump. Penguins vs. Capitals: Game 1 @ WAS, 1 PM ET,...

Rangers Put Caps in a 2-0 Hole

WASHINGTON -- What a difference a week makes.One week ago, after the Washington Capitals ended their regular season with a desultory 7-4 loss to the Florida Panthers, things couldn't have looked better. Thanks to a late season slump on the part of the New Jersey Devils, the Caps had slipped into second place overall in the...

NHL Eastern Conference Playoff Preview

Exactly 1,230 regular season games have been played. We're down to the best eight teams in each conference. The Stanley Cup Playoffs begin Wednesday night with four series lid-lifters.In the Eastern Conference, the Boston Bruins rallied from a bit of a swoon around the All-Star Break to easily win the top seed. Even if you...

Playoff Stars You Might Not Expect

You're going to hear about Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin quite a bit during the NHL playoffs (probably more than you care to hear about them) but they are far from the only players in the NHL that could make an impact in the race for the Stanley Cup. Here are four under-the-radar players that could play big roles for...

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Capitals Beat Bruins In Game 4: Semin Scores Game-Winner, Holtby Makes 44 Saves (VIDEO)

Playoff rookie Braden Holtby followed up a shaky outing with a superb one by making 44 saves Thursday night, and Alexander Semin scored the go-ahead goal, leading the Washington Capitals to a 2-1 victory over the reigning Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins that tied the first-round series at two games apiece.

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05/24/12 Hickey: Kings prove anything can happen in playoffs Source: Calgary Herald - Alberta - Canada The Los Angeles Kings are the latest proof that it doesnÃ¢t matter where you finish in the regular season as long as you make the playoffs.
05/23/12 Idle thoughts while waiting for a coach Source: The Gazette - Montreal - QC - Canada The Los Angeles Kings are the latest proof that it doesnÃ¢t matter where you finish in the regular season, as long as you make the playoffs.
05/23/12 Semin Oversleeps, Misses Media Engagement Source: NBC - NBC 4 - Washington DC Washington Capitals forward Alexander Semin was an integral part of Russia's World Championship-winning team, scoring twice in the final and assisting on another goal in a 6-2 victory over Slovakia Sunday, so it makes sense that the Russian media and adoring fans wanted to meet and speak with Sasha.
05/21/12 #Capitals Semin, Ovechkin help Russia capture gold... Source: LetsGoKings.com Russia captured the gold medal at the IIHF World Championships Sunday with a 6-2 win over Slovakia in Helsinki, and Capitals winger Alexander Semin helped lead the way.
05/21/12 Semin Brushes Off NHL Criticism After Russia Win Source: RIA Novosti - Russia Russia forward Alexander Semin has defied his NHL critics after helping Russia to victory in the world championship final, he said Monday.