Penguins
Familiar ending: Capitals can’t get past second
By JOSEPH WHITE AP Sports WriterWASHINGTON — All those changes didn’t get the Washington Capitals any further in the playoffs. That’s the big-picture view, the one that says this season was another disappointing performance by an immensely talented roster. Remember last summer, when the Capitals in quick succession added five players who were the final …
Staal sweepstakes could heat up
By Josh YoheMyriad reasons exist for Jordan Staal’s name continuing to surface in trade speculation, and postseason comments by himself and the organization did nothing to squash …
Rangers eliminate Capitals in Game 7, earn date with Devils
By The Associated PressNEW YORK -- Brad Richards and Michael Del Zotto scored, Henrik Lundqvist made 22 saves, and the New York Rangers advanced to the Eastern Conference …
Kovacevic: On penalty-killing, pouty coaches and ‘Peggy’
By Dejan KovacevicAs sure as a dozen power-play goals sent the Penguins packing, as sure as a dozen days marked the reign of Claude Giroux as king …
Devils’ Salvador finding the net again
By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports WriterNEWARK, N.J. — The Stanley Cup playoffs usually produce a couple of unlikely heroes. Count New Jersey veteran defenseman Bryce Salvador as one. Stuck without a goal in the regular season, Salvador has discovered a postseason scoring touch, and has been a key cog in helping the Devils reach the …
Maloney and Tippett making it work in Phoenix
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports WriterGLENDALE, Ariz. — Perched on a seat well above the ice, Phoenix Coyotes general manager Don Maloney peers down as the tip of his reading glasses rests between his lips, occasionally putting them on to glance at the papers piled in his lap. At the bottom of the arena, coach …
Penguins’ Michalek has hip surgery
By Josh YohePenguins defenseman Zbynek Michalek had successful hip surgery, and the team believes he will be ready for the start of the 2012-13 season. There was
Coyotes beat Predators 1-0, go up 3-1 in series
By The Associated PressNASHVILLE, Tenn. - Shane Doan scored in the first period, Mike Smith made 25 saves and the Phoenix Coyotes beat the Nashville Predators 1-0 on Friday night to grab a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. By winning their first game in the month of May, the Coyotes …
US beats France 7-2 in hockey world championships
By The Associated PressHELSINKI (AP) - New York Islanders forward Kyle Okposo scored twice to help the United States beat France 7-2 on Friday in the first game of the world hockey championships. Jack Johnson, Bobby Ryan, Max Pacioretty, Jim Slater and Jeff Petry also scored for the Americans in the Group A …
Penguins’ Michalek has hip surgery
By Josh YohePenguins defenseman Zbynek Michalek had successful hip surgery, and the team believes he will be ready for the start of the 2012-13 season. There was
Parity reigning in NHL playoffs
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports WriterGLENDALE, Ariz. — The Phoenix Coyotes roused a dormant fan base with an energetic season-ending burst that carried into the playoffs. Lunch-pail likable and brilliantly resilient, they have made hockey cool in the desert again and given the NHL playoffs a distinctive new vibe by reaching the second round for …
New-look Caps use defense to get to 2nd round
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports WriterWASHINGTON — This hardly is the way Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals were expected to succeed when this roster was being put together. Doesn’t matter one bit, of course. After year upon year of underachieving in the postseason, the seventh-seeded Capitals finally are overachievers: They’re headed to the second …
