Ovechkin reaches 600 goals as Capitals beat Jets 3-2 Alex Ovechkin scored twice to reach 600 goals and Evgeny Kuznetsov had the overtime winner as the Washington Capitals returned to first place by beating the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Monday. Ovechkin scored in each of the first two periods to […]

Rinne gets shutout, Preds win franchise-best 9th straight Pekka Rinne stopped 26 shots, Ryan Hartman scored at 5:33 of the third period and the Nashville Predators beat the Dallas Stars 2-0 Tuesday night for a franchise-record ninth straight victory. The Predators extended the NHL’s longest active winning streak. The defending […]

Burrows scores in 3rd, Senators hold off Golden Knights Alexandre Burrows scored with 8:51 left to lift the Ottawa Senators over the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 on Friday night. Burrows redirected Erik Karlsson’s slap shot from the point shortly after a pair of Vegas goals tied it at 4. Bobby […]

Arvidsson lifts Predators to 3-2 win over Red Wings Viktor Arvidsson is playing some of his best hockey of the season and helping the Nashville Predators get some big wins. Arvidsson scored his third goal in two games and the Predators ended their seven-game losing skid against Detroit with a […]

Bruins beat Canadiens in Claude Julien’s return to Boston David Pastrnak and Ryan Spooner each scored an early goal, Tuukka Rask stopped 21 shots and the Bruins beat Montreal 4-1 Wednesday night in Canadiens coach Claude Julien’s return to Boston. The surging Bruins have earned at least a point in […]

Mittelstadt shows Buffalo glimpse of future at world juniors A funny thing happened when the offensively challenged Sabres left town for two weeks to make way for the world junior hockey championship. Buffalo’s win-starved hockey fans got a promising glimpse into the future thanks to Casey Mittelstadt. The 19-year-old forward […]

Veggie might: Titans’ D gets boost after going vegetarian Veggie might: Titans’ D gets boost after going vegetarian:- Wesley Woodyard misses putting milk in his cereal, and try as he might, the Tennessee Titans linebacker still reaches for a strip of bacon here and there. Giving up meat hasn’t been […]