Rangers stopped by lowly Panthers

The New York Rangers missed a prime opportunity to secure a playoff spot.Marcel Goc and Drew Shore scored third-period goals, and the Florida Panthers prevented the Rangers from clinching an Eastern... Read More

Capitals re-sign Fehr, Volpatti

A day after clinching a sixth consecutive playoff berth, the Washington Capitals have re-signed forwards Eric Fehr and Aaron Volpatti.Fehr, a right wing, got a $3 million, two-year deal. Volpatti, a... Read More

Sharks clinch another playoff berth

One month after being mired in ninth place in the Western Conference, just hoping to squeeze into the postseason, the San Jose Sharks have clinched a ninth straight playoff berth and can now push for... Read More

Martin St. Louis trick lifts Bolts

Martin St. Louis scored three goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a six-game losing streak Wednesday night with a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.St. Louis, who has 16 goals this seaso... Read More

Ducks upend Oilers, clinch Pacific

Viktor Fasth made 24 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and the Anaheim Ducks clinched the Pacific Division title with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.Ryan Getzlaf, Rad... Read More

Canucks take Northwest title again

Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist to help the Vancouver Canucks lock up their fifth straight Northwest Division title with a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night.Jannik Hansen... Read More

Malkin returns but Penguins lose

Thomas Vanek scored twice, Ryan Miller stopped 40 shots and the Buffalo Sabres edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Tuesday night.Steve Ott gave Buffalo the lead for good when he batted a rebound out... Read More

Islanders lose but get playoff spot

The New York Islanders clinched an Eastern Conference playoff spot despite a 4-3 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night.With the point they received by reaching overtime, coupled w... Read More

Capitals clinch Southeast Division

Considering how they started, it's quite the achievement that the Washington Capitals got to the playoffs with time to spare.The Capitals clinched the Southeast Division title Tuesday night, completi... Read More

Kings take down Stars in overtime

Jeff Carter deflected the winning goal off his upper body with 51 seconds left in overtime, and the Los Angeles Kings took sole possession of fourth place in the Western Conference with a 4-3 victory... Read More