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Alexander Semin’s one-time shot from the high slot 18 minutes and 24 seconds into overtime capped Washington’s rally after a gritty and grinding game.

Alex Kovalev and Arron Asham scored third-period goals 18 seconds apart and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 32 shots to lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first-round playoff opener on Wednesday night....

It's takes 16 playoff wins — and eight weeks of self-induced pain — in order to lift the legendary silver chalice. The Super Bowl? One day, a few hours work, and it's all done. The World Series? A little longer to get to the promised land, but the games aren't that arduous, and you spend about half of each one sitting in the dugout. The NBA finals? OK, now we're getting closer, but still, there is no cigar to be handed out.

The Minnesota Wild fired coach Todd Richards on Monday after the team missed the playoffs in each of his two seasons. General manager Chuck Fletcher announced the decision a day after the Wild finished in 12th place in the Western Conference at 39-35-8, 11 points out of the final playoff spot. An eight-game losing streak in March sealed their postseason fate.

NHL general managers have decided against recommending a ban on head shots to curb concussions. Instead, they will propose tighter enforcement of rules on charging and boarding.

The standings will show that Saturday night's NHL Winter Classic - an outdoor game played in front of more than 68,000 fans on a soggy Pittsburgh evening - counted exactly the same for the Washington Capitals as the 39 games that preceded it, and as the 42 games that will follow. The Capitals won, 3-1, behind two goals from unheralded winger Eric Fehr, earning the standard two points in the standings.

As the tables and risers at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft were being taken down, a single piece of...

The Chicago Blackhawks have won the Stanley Cup, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 in overtime in Game 6 for their first championship since 1961.

Dustin Byfuglien scored two goals and had two assists as the Chicago Blackhawks got off to a quick start, got their offense untracked and beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-4 on Sunday night for a 3-2 lead in the Stanley Cup finals.

By John Consoli, The WrapCBS continued its regular season total viewer dominance Monday night, kicking off the first week of the summer season by averaging 7.7 million viewers -- but Fox did not mimic its regular season 18-49 demo ratings, finishing fourth for the night with a paltry 0.9.