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Two-time MVP Alex Ovechkin has been suspended for the Washington Capitals’ next two games for a reckless hit. The forward knocked Chicago’s Brian Campbell into the boards in the first period Sunday and received a game misconduct. With the league’s leading scorer kicked out of the game, the Capitals later came back from a 3-0 [...]

The Vancouver Canucks learned a few hard lessons while playing an NHL-record 14 straight games on the road. They are putting them to good use on home ice. Identical twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin set each other up for first-period goals to help Vancouver jump out to a 3-0 lead, Roberto Luongo made 32 saves [...]

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning are far apart in the Eastern Conference standings. It didn’t seem that way as they treated a sellout crowd of 20,230 to a playoff atmosphere. The aggression was evident in the opening moments of Pittsburgh’s 2-1 victory Sunday when two of the NHL’s top three goal scorers were [...]

Strong goaltending has been a hallmark of the Minnesota Wild’s nine-season existence. During this transition to a new coach and a new playing style in front of those nets, the goalie play has dropped off a bit. But at least for the last two games, Josh Harding has been a steady presence. Harding made 36 [...]

Teemu Selanne scored his 599th goal to help the Anaheim Ducks snap a five-game winless streak with a 4-2 victory over the Western Conference-leading San Jose Sharks on Sunday night. Selanne gave the Ducks a scare early in the third period, when his head and left shoulder slammed into the boards after he failed to [...]

The New York Islanders defied their recent history to knock off a Stanley Cup contender and a bottom-feeder in less than 24 hours. Despite having the NHL’s second-worst penalty kill and third-worst power play, the Islanders killed off seven penalties and scored power-play and short-handed goals in a 4-1 victory over the lowly Toronto Maple [...]

Lee Stempniak only wonders why the Phoenix Coyotes didn’t trade for him sooner. “It’s been a really good fit for me,” he said. “It was a fresh start, leaving Toronto. These are easy guys to live with. We’ve developed some good chemistry.” Adrian Aucoin scored the shootout winner, Stempniak had his sixth goal in five [...]

The Toronto Maple Leafs are doing everything they can to stay out of the NHL basement. Toronto linemates Tyler Bozak, Nikolai Kulemin and Phil Kessel combined for eight points in the Maple Leafs’ third straight victory, 6-4 over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night in a meeting of last-place teams.

Ryan Miller got a warm reception, playing in his home state for the first time since helping the United States win a silver medal at the Olympics. Then, Miller gave fans of the Detroit Red Wings more reasons to cheer. Brian Rafalski scored a power-play goal 31 seconds into overtime, lifting Detroit to a 3-2 [...]

Home never felt so good for the Canucks. Mikael Samuelsson scored twice and added an assist, and the Vancouver Canucks returned home to GM Place after playing an NHL-record 14 straight on the road to beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Saturday night. “We were just excited to get back,” Roberto Luongo said after making [...]