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Click: It was a spectacular save all right, perhaps to be remembered as the series-changing event that kick-started the Capitals to their first Stanley Cup championship. But only recency bias (or in this case, immediacy bias) can account for folks calling Braden Holtby’s lunging stick save on Alex Tuch with two minutes remaining in Wednesday’s match […]

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin went airborne, Evgeny Kuznetsov flapped his arms like a bird of prey and the Capitals are flying high, just two wins away from winning the Stanley Cup. Ovechkin dived to score his 14th goal of the playoffs and raised his arms in joy when Kuznetsov beat Marc-Andre Fleury and broke out […]

Emily Ferguson has traded in a reality-TV prince charming for a Vegas Golden Knight. After competing with twin sister Haley for Ben Higgins’ heart on “The Bachelor” in 2016, the Sin City native got a second chance at a happy ending with Swedish center William Karlsson, who is hoping to make history by winning the […]

WASHINGTON — Evgeny Kuznetsov smiled about getting four assists. He tried not to smile too much at the thought of being one win away from the Stanley Cup. With Kuznetsov and goaltender Braden Holtby leading the way, the Capitals are one win away from capturing the first title in their 43rd season after routing the […]

That didn’t take long. Roughly two weeks after Lou Lamoriello took over the Islanders, he has cleaned house, firing coach Doug Weight and general manager Garth Snow, the team announced. Lamoriello will take over as general manager. Snow and Weight will remain with the organization in some capacity. The Snow news isn’t a surprise, considering […]

The way Henrik Lundqvist sees it, David Quinn is not a “college coach.” Rather, he is the coach of the Rangers. “I’m excited to see what he can bring to the table,” Lundqvist told The Post via an email exchange. “College or NHL, to me it really doesn’t matter. What matters is the knowledge of […]

It took Lou Lamoriello exactly two weeks to figure out what most have known for close to a decade. The legendary team builder who took control of the Islanders’ front office on May 22 decided Tuesday there needed to be a “culture change,” so he fired general manager Garth Snow after a tumultuous 12-year run […]

A look at potential candidates for the Islanders’ head-coaching vacancy after Lou Lamoriello on Tuesday fired coach Doug Weight and GM Garth Snow: Alain Vigneault: Having just been fired by the Rangers after five mostly successful years (with some veteran-heavy teams), Vigneault might be the most polished candidate available. The biggest hump would be convincing […]

LAS VEGAS — Alex Ovechkin put both hands to his head and screamed while he left the bench and skated into the thick of the Capitals’ joyous celebration. And right before Ovechkin hoisted the Stanley Cup, the Washington captain put both hands on his head again in a gesture of disbelieving ecstasy. You can believe […]

LAS VEGAS — T.J. Oshie found his father on the ice amid the jubilant madness of the Washington Capitals’ postgame celebration and wrapped him in a fierce hug. Five years after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Tim Oshie’s memory is inconsistent and cloudy. Anyone who saw the depth of emotion in his Stanley Cup-winning […]