Caps Win In Double Overtime, Even Series
Boston, MA-The Capitals even up their best of seven with the Boston Bruins on a Nicklas Backstrom game winner in double overtime.
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Boston, MA-The Capitals even up their best of seven with the Boston Bruins on a Nicklas Backstrom game winner in double overtime.
(93-7 The FAN) -- Steve Sullivan, who spent most of the regular season on the point of the first power play unit alongside Letang, returned to the point.
Braden Holtby stopped the first 29 shots he faced Thursday night, but the 30th was all the Boston Bruins would need to capture a 1-0 victory over the Washington Capitals in overtime of their playoff opener.
Marian Gaborik and Brian Boyle scored minutes apart in the second period to break open a tight game, and the top-seeded New York Rangers opened their first-round Eastern Conference series with a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.
Martin Hanzal scored 9:29 into overtime and the Phoenix Coyotes opened the playoffs with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
Gabriel Bourque scored two goals in his postseason debut, and the Nashville Predators held onto home-ice advantage by beating Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Wednesday night to open their Western Conference playoff series.
Dustin Penner scored with 3:14 left in the third period to help the Los Angeles Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 in the opener of their Western Conference quarterfinal series Wednesday night.
In the final minutes of last night's Predators-Red Wings game, Nashville's Shea Weber slammed Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg's head into the glass.
Bruins forward Milan Lucic joined Damon Amendolara, Bob Beers and Dave Goucher on 98.5 The Sports Hub's The Hockey Show Wednesday night to break down the Bruins first round series against the Capitals.
After missing his third straight day of practice, Boston Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid has been ruled out for Thursday's Game 1 against the Washington Capitals.
For the Rangers, the future is now.
It's customary to make predictions at the start of hockey season and again at the start of the playoffs. Most of the predictions are fairly useless because "experts" really don't know as much as they think they do and they take their picks way too seriously.
Sean Hartnett shares his fearless Eastern Conference opening round predictions and wasn't afraid to pick a few first round upsets.
From a coaching change to player trades, this Capitals franchise has endured far more in-season drama than any of the prior incarnations that haven't lived up to the hype. As we all nervously await the start of the post-season, with more grit and experience than ever before, is this team finally built for the playoffs?
First-round playoff home games (1,2, & 5 if needed) to start at 6:30 p.m.
Arlington, VA-Semin, Neuvirth, Vokoun all missed practice as George McPhee spoke to the media and gave injury updates and his overall thoughts as the Caps prepare for the Bruins.
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It has taken years to reach this point, but the combination of medicine, awareness, tragedy and marketing sense has pushed hockey to the brink of real culture change.
Bollig, 25, has six assists and three goals in 53 games with the IceHogs this season. He ranks seventh in the AHL with 163 penalty minutes.
Weeks after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said there was a possibility Chicago could host a Super Bowl, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the city is being considered to host an NHL All-Star Game.
The Detroit Red Wings will face the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 1 at Michigan Stadium, a matchup of two Original Six teams at the iconic college football facility that drew more than 104,000 fans for a college hockey game in 2010.
Commissioner Roger Goodell stood before the media at his annual Super Bowl state-of-the-league speech, and sounded as if he cared when addressing issues of player safety.
The right lane on westbound Interstate 80 through Joliet will be closed for the evening rush on Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced.
The Glen Ellyn Park District in Chicago's western suburbs has received a $600,000 grant from the State of Illinois for planned improvements at Village Green Park.
Chicago's inspector general is urging city departments to do more to monitor overtime payments to city employees, after finding the city paid out tens of millions of dollars in overtime to employees who might not have been eligible over five years.
Chicago weather Friday will be severe enough that an Extreme Cold Watch has been issued for the entire area starting overnight, and frostbite could take hold in minutes.
An investigation is underway after an attempted armored truck robbery in Blue Island on Wednesday morning.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The Chicago City Council was set to hold its first meeting of the year on Wednesday, and a renewed push for a curfew aimed at preventing so-called teen takeovers is among the items on the agenda.
President Trump told world leaders, CEOs and policymakers at the Davos economic forum that he wouldn't use force to take control of Greenland.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Three people were arrested this week after police said they destroyed campaign posters for a candidate for Cook County commissioner in Chicago's Fuller Park neighborhood.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
As this holiday season nears its end, Illinois Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias issued a warning Tuesday about text scams.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Roughly 1.4 million fewer Americans have signed up for an Affordable Care Act plan as expiring tax breaks drive up premiums.
January is Radon Action Month, and the Cook County Department of Public Health is urging residents to test their homes for radon.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Does the Chicago Bears' dramatic improvement this season, culminating in their first playoff run in five years, change the discussion about where they will build a new stadium?
The Piggery, a popular barbecue restaurant and bar in the northwest corner of Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood, announced Thursday that it is going out of business.
Prince Harry struck a combative tone as he testified in his lawsuit against the Daily Mail's publisher.
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees were revealed on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. See the full list.
If you can't get enough of "Heated Rivalry," merch from the show is now available.
A flamenco dance series in Chicago is expanding access to the arts by bringing the expressive traditional dance form to Chicago communities.
Monday is the opening day for a new exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry that immerses visitors into the imaginative world of award-winning fashion and costume designer Paul Tazewell.
Chicago weather Friday will be severe enough that an Extreme Cold Watch has been issued for the entire area starting early that morning.
There's a new trend taking foot in more offices.
Temperatures Wednesday feel a little more normal for Chicago winter, before gusty wind and snow showers arrive in the evening.
If you want a canine companion without having to deal with the real thing, Lego has now introduced a 2,101 piece golden retriever puppy set.
President Trump is calling for immediate negotiations to require Greenland, and says he will not use force to get it. The president says the island is critical for U.S. national security.
Aaron and Andre Richmond are both charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls they taught at Thornton Fractional High School District 215.
Chicago weather Friday will be severe enough that an Extreme Cold Watch has been issued for the entire area starting overnight, and frostbite could take hold in minutes.
A police investigation is underway near a U.S. Bank in Blue Island on Wednesday morning.
The right lane on westbound Interstate 80 through Joliet will be closed for the evening rush on Wednesday, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced.
The Glen Ellyn Park District in Chicago's western suburbs has received a $600,000 grant from the State of Illinois for planned improvements at Village Green Park.
$10 million settlement in case of Anthony Stringfellow, Jr. who took his own life while at Madden Mental Health Center
Aaron and Andre Richmond are both charged with sexually assaulting teenage girls they taught at Thornton Fractional High School District 215.
Chicago police issued a warning about a string of vehicle break-ins involving Honda Civics on the South Side.
Even as Mayor Brandon Johnson has warned of possible mid-year city worker layoffs if revenue estimates in the budget fall short, city employees and workers at the city's sister agencies owe a mountain of outstanding debt to the city.
Lead-based paint was banned for serious health reasons in 1978, but most homes built before then remain covered in it.
The New York Mets acquired Luis Robert Jr. in a trade with the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday, filling a hole in center field.
Matas Buzelis added 21 points, Ayo Dosunmu scored 18, and Kevin Huerter added 14. All three players made four 3s.
Connor Bedard added an empty-net goal as the Blackhawks stopped a three-game slide. It was Bedard's first goal since returning from a right shoulder injury.
A program that had played in a grand total of 13 bowl games in the 130-some years before coach Curt Cignetti arrived in 2024 went on a historic run en route to a 16-0 season and a national title.
Caleb Williams was reflective the day after and focused on attacking the offseason, while appreciating the impact this team had on the city of Chicago.
A man was ordered detained until trial on arson charges, after authorities said he started a fire that displaced residents at an apartment building in Carpentersville, Illinois, back in November.
Lawrence Reed, the man accused of setting a young woman on fire on a Chicago Transit Authority train this past November, appeared in court Tuesday.
The video shows burglars slicing into display cases under the eyes of several Louvre Museum staff members who do not intervene.
A judge and his wife were shot and wounded in their home over the weekend in Lafayette, Indiana.
A jewelry store in Chicago's Little India district was robbed at gunpoint Sunday evening.
