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.
The NHL has fined Nashville defenseman Shea Weber $2,500 for slamming Detroit forward Henrik Zetterberg's head against the glass at the end of Game 1.
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.
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.
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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Hey fans - can you believe it is already April? Time does fly, especially during hockey season.
A weekend home victory over Dallas helped the San Jose Sharks move back into postseason position and put the Stars on the outside of the playoff picture.
The Canucks beat Dallas 5-2 on Friday night, dropping the Stars from the third seed in the Western Conference to seventh.
While a pair of hot goaltenders have the Vancouver Canucks fighting for the NHL's best record, the Dallas Stars are relying heavily on one in hopes of just getting into the playoffs.
This race just keeps getting tighter and tighter. The way things are going, this will probably go to the last day of the season.
A 3-1 win over the also-ran Edmonton Oilers turned into a huge upswing in the NHL standings for the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night.
The Stars go for the season sweep Wednesday night when the host Oilers try to record their first eight-game point streak since 2005-06.
It's a boy for Houston-born actress Hilary Duff and her hockey player husband Mike Comrie. The couple welcomed Luca Cruz Comrie on Tuesday.
