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Led by Jaroslav Halak's spectacular, acrobatic goaltending, the Montreal Canadiens slowed Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the Washington Capitals' high-powered offense to complete an unlikely comeback and eliminate the NHL's best regular-season team in the first round....

The Carolina Hurricanes stole their thrilling first-round series from the New Jersey Devils in the final 80 seconds.

The Washington Capitals’ Sergei Fedorov scored a goal with 4 minutes 59 seconds remaining to break a tie and lift the Capitals into the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Blackhawks captured their first postseason series victory since 1996 with a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames in Game 6 of the Western Conference quarterfinals Monday night.

John Tortorella's view from a suite was no better than the one from the bench, and the suspended coach watched helplessly as the Washington Capitals routed his New York Rangers for the second straight game.

Rangers goalie Henri...

Mike Keenan appealed to his players' pride and captain Jarome Iginla called on teammates to prove the Flames have the depth to stave off elimination from the NHL playoffs despite their injuries.

Those two qualities are required ...

Tom Poti had a goal and two assists and the Washington Capitals won 5-3 Sunday in Game 6 against the New York Rangers, who were playing without suspended coach John Tortorella.

Patrick Marleau scored his second game-winning goal of the playoffs 6:02 into overtime, and the top-seeded San Jose Sharks avoided first-round elimination with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 5 on Saturday night.

The Penguins eliminated the Flyers with a 5-3 victory Saturday in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.

Martin Brodeur tied Patrick Roy’s NHL record for playoff shutouts, making 44 saves in New Jersey’s 1-0 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night that moved the Devils within a win of advancing to the second round.