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Alex Ovechkin provided the gravitational pull for his teammates that had been missing in each of his and the Capitals’ nine previous trips to the dance. He, and the notable contribution from Evgeny Kuznetsov, made the difference in the franchise’s first Stanley Cup in its 44-year history. Ovechkin, the greatest goal-scorer of the generation by […]

The Islanders’ new front office is starting to come together. President Lou Lamoriello announced Tuesday that the team has hired Steve Pellegrini to be an assistant general manager. Pellegrini spent the past 12 years as a vice president of hockey operations for the Devils, where he was hired and worked under Lamoriello until the latter […]

Alex Ovechkin is soaking up his Stanley Cup moment the way you’d expect — with unfiltered euphoria. The Capitals captain led his team into a rally capping the championship parade through the streets of downtown Washington, D.C. and unleashed a torrent of thank-yous and exclamations. Tens of thousands of fans decked out in red lined the […]

The wife of Senators captain Erik Karlsson has taken legal action against the girlfriend of one of his teammates for alleged social media posts wishing death and pain upon their family. Melinda Karlsson, who wed Erik last August, filed an order of protection last month against Monika Caryk, the longtime girlfriend of winger Mike Hoffman, […]

Women in the hockey community are coming to the Karlssons’ defense. Melinda Karlsson, the wife of Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson, recently filed a protection order against Monika Caryk, the fiancée of teammate Mike Hoffman, according to the Ottawa Citizen. The alleged harassment included threats and hurtful comments about Melinda’s unborn child, whom the couple tragically lost […]

If you need more proof that hockey players are tough, Brooks Orpik is Exhibit A. The star defenseman, who helped lead the Capitals to a Stanley Cup title with a 4-1 series win over the Golden Knights, told reporters he had part of his left pinky finger sliced off during Game 2 of the finals. […]

They’re skating their way to the Ivy League. Hot-shot hockey twins Nicholas and Emma Seitz hit slapshots as hard as they hit the books at elite Hunter College High School, and now are off to Princeton and Yale, respectively, after graduating on Thursday. Emma, a hockey star since she was 14, will play defense for […]

Ah, the Rangers. You remember them. Went on a nice run for most of the decade. Trained their eyes on the prize. Made some mistakes trying to attain it. Fell short. Fired the coach. Hired a brand-new one. Have been out of sight for weeks waiting ’til next year. But with the Capitals’ victory in […]

There is no reason to think Lou Lamoriello didn’t anticipate the likelihood of this possibility. And therefore, there is no reason to think that the new man in charge of the Islanders won’t go full-bore for the best coach on the market. It was announced Monday that Barry Trotz, who just won a Stanley Cup […]

The Senators have broken up the sordid drama surrounding two of their players’ significant others. The team announced Tuesday that it was trading Mike Hoffman to the Sharks for prospects and low-level draft picks. The move was more about shipping off Hoffman, whose fiancée, Monika Caryk, is accused of a vicious cyberbullying campaign against star […]