NHL best of the night: Wednesday

Already down their main cog, the Penguins on Wednesday enjoyed plenty of gain, but suffered plenty of pain. And one game into the postseason we're already asking, can the East's top seed even survive... Read More

Capitals storm Rangers in Game 1

Alex Ovechkin's franchise-record 31st career playoff goal got the Capitals started before less-heralded teammates Marcus Johansson and Jason Chimera scored 46 seconds apart, and Washington beat the Ne... Read More

Senators stop Canadiens in Game 1

Craig Anderson made 48 saves in a spectacular goaltending performance as the Ottawa Senators beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 Thursday night in Game 1 of their playoff series.Jakob Silfverberg and Mar... Read More

NHL plans game at Soldier Field

NHL PLAYOFF CENTRAL Check out the first-round results and schedules for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs.The Chicago Blackhawks will host the Pittsburgh Penguins in a regular-season outdoor game at Sol... Read More

Penguins pitch shutout of Islanders

Pascal Dupuis scored twice, Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves and the top-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins opened the playoffs with a 5-0 romp over the New York Islanders on Wednesday night.Beau Bennett, Kri... Read More

Bruins open series by beating Leafs

Nathan Horton scored the go-ahead goal late in the first period and the Boston Bruins used a revived offense to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 in their playoff opener Wednesday night.The Bruins sco... Read More

Chicago takes early lead in series

Bryan Bickell scored in overtime on a two-on-one rush, and the Chicago Blackhawks started the playoffs on a winning note after dominating the regular season, beating the Minnesota Wild 2-1 Tuesday nig... Read More

Preds sign Hornqvist to five-year deal

The Nashville Predators have signed forward Patric Hornqvist to a five-year, $21.25 million contract.Injuries limited Hornqvist to four goals and 10 assists in 24 games this season, but the 26-year-o... Read More

Vrbata caps Coyotes' season with trick

Radim Vrbata had three goals, capping his hat trick with a short-handed score, and Jason LaBarbera made 22 of his 43 saves in the first period to lead the Phoenix Coyotes to a 5-3 victory over the pla... Read More

Neal returns, scores hat trick in win

The Pittsburgh Penguins appear to be getting healthy at just the right time.James Neal scored three goals in his first game back from a concussion and the Penguins snapped a two-game skid with an 8-3... Read More