Rangers’ Testy Tortorella Won’t Tip Hand, Trades Barbs With Media Instead
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — To John Tortorella, there’s the wrong way — and then there’s his way. The irritable coach of the Rangers clearly disdains the ongoing pregame, postgame, and off-day media...
View ArticleDevils Live Dangerously But Somehow Stun Flyers In OT
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers better start worrying about the New Jersey Devils, and soon — real soon. Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists in his return to the lineup and set up...
View ArticleKings Sweep Blues To Advance To Western Conference Finals
LOS ANGELES (AP) Dustin Brown scored two goals, Jonathan Quick made 23 saves, and the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Kings finished an improbable four-game sweep of the St. Louis Blues with a 3-1 victory...
View ArticleDevils Dominate Flyers, Take 3-1 Series Advantage
NEWARK, N.J. (WFAN/AP) — Dainius Zubrus scored two goals and the New Jersey Devils rallied from an early two-goal deficit and pushed the Philadelphia Flyers to the brink of elimination with a 4-2...
View ArticleDevils Advance To Eastern Conference Finals For First Time In 9 Years
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Martin Brodeur missed all the postseason fun a year ago. One of the game’s all-time greats, the veteran goaltender considered retirement and the New Jersey Devils were absent from...
View ArticleFour Teams Left With A Chance To Lift Stanley Cup
By Christian S. Kohl The Los Angeles Kings kicked off the semifinal round of the Stanley Cup last night with a 4-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes. While the fact that they now have a small edge...
View ArticleTired? Worn Down? Rangers Bury Devils Under 3rd Period Avalanche In Game 1
Updated at 12:38 a.m., May 15, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — After 14 games and two nail-biting playoff series wins, the New York Rangers insist they have plenty left to make a run at the Stanley Cup. If any...
View ArticleKings Shutout Coyotes 4-0 To Match NHL Record With 7-Straight Road Playoff Wins
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jeff Carter scored three goals, Jonathan Quick stopped 24 shots and the Los Angeles Kings matched an NHL record with their seventh straight road playoff victory, beating the...
View ArticleDevils Silence Garden Faithful, Get Better Of Rangers In Game 2
NEW YORK (AP) — The New Jersey Devils quickly changed the game plan: instead of letting the New York Rangers block their shots, they decided to deflect some themselves. It worked twice, and the Eastern...
View ArticleKings Beat Phoenix, Move To Brink Of Stanley Cup Final
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dwight King scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, Jonathan Quick made 18 saves, and the Los Angeles Kings rolled to the brink of their first Stanley Cup final in 19...
View ArticleCoyotes Beat Kings 2-0 To Avoid Sweep
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cancel the coronation, or at least postpone it. The Phoenix Coyotes are still hanging around. Shane Doan scored two goals, Mike Smith made 36 saves in his third playoff shutout, and...
View ArticleDevils Make East Finals A Best Of 3 With Convincing Game 4 Victory
Updated at 12:36 a.m., May 22, 2012 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Eastern Conference Finals between the rival New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils finally got ugly — real ugly. Devils goaltender Martin...
View ArticlePenner’s OT Goal Takes Kings To Stanley Cup Final
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Dustin Penner scored 17:42 into overtime and the Los Angeles Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup finals for the second time as a franchise after beating the Phoenix Coyotes with...
View ArticleDevils, 1 Win Away, Out To End ’94 Talk Once And For All
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — The Rangers been here before. New York, on the brink of elimination, headed to New Jersey for Game 6. The comparisons to 1994 were apparent before this series even started — now...
View ArticleGarden Goes Silent As Devils, Despite Being Outplayed, Stun Rangers In Game 5
Updated at 12:46 a.m., May 24, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — The Devils turned a stellar first nine minutes and an opportunistic final five into a stirring victory over the Rangers that moved New Jersey within...
View ArticleDevils Exorcise ’94 Demons, Advance To Stanley Cup Finals For 5th Time
Updated at 12:30 a.m., May 26, 2012 NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The memory of missing the playoffs for first time since 1996 and the ghost of an 18-year-old wound were wiped out with a sweep of rookie Adam...
View ArticleAlmost Lost For Season, Travis Zajac Helping Fuel Devils’ Run
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) — Most of the talk about the Devils and their run to the Stanley Cup finals against the Los Angeles Kings has focused on Martin Brodeur, Ilya Kovalchuk, Zach Parise and Peter DeBoer....
View ArticleGoodbye, Home-Ice Advantage: Devils Head To Game 2 In Early 1-0 Hole
NEWARK, N.J. (WFAN/AP) — Mark Fayne knew the puck was heading his way and he knew Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Quick was out of position. When the New Jersey defenseman went to fire a rebound into a...
View ArticleDevils’ Kovalchuk: ‘We’ll Be A Desperate Team In Game 4′
LOS ANGELES (WFAN/AP) – Only three NHL teams have rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series, and just one – the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs – did it in the Stanley Cup finals. So the Devils will...
View ArticleDevils’ Stanley Cup Dreams All But Gone After Kings’ Game 3 Rout
Updated at 12:17 a.m., June 5, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Everybody in the sold-out building sensed a crucial moment of the Stanley Cup finals when the New Jersey Devils got a two-man advantage early in a...
View ArticleElfin: Maybe The Coaching Answer For The Caps Is One That Is All Too Familiar
All pro coaches know when they’re hired that they’re eventually going to be fired. However, Terry Murray’s dismissal by the Los Angeles Kings last Dec. 12 was particularly cruel. Sure the Kings had...
View ArticleWhat Pressure? Devils Rookie Henrique Continues To Dazzle On Big Stage
LOS ANGELES (WFAN/AP) – Adam Henrique seems to join a new elite club with each of his big playoff goals. After the New Jersey rookie scored the tiebreaker to win Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals on...
View ArticleDevils Come Alive In 3rd, Force Kings Fans To Put Away The Brooms
Updated at 12:36 a.m., June 7, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Adam Henrique decided to face playoff elimination by shaving his beard into a bristly mustache, the New Jersey Devils realized their...
View ArticleNever-Say-Die Devils Believing They Can Pull Off The (Nearly) Impossible
NEW YORK (WFAN/AP) – Winning Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals did more than keep the Devils alive. It gave them a sniff, a scent, a feeling. Call it momentum if you want. For one game, Martin Brodeur...
View ArticleNightmare End For Devils As Kings Earn Their Crown With Game 6 Rout
Updated at 1:03 a.m., June 12, 2012 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hooray for Hockeywood. The Los Angeles Kings’ 45-year quest for an NHL title ended Monday night with an early flurry of power-play goals, followed...
View ArticleElfin: D.C.’s Hot Young Core No More
The Caps were supposed to be playing their preseason home opener tonight against the Boston Bruins, the team they stunned in first round of last spring’s NHL playoffs. However, there won’t be a puck...
View ArticleKings Need To Score More To Beat Blackhawks
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) After a rare day off for rest and contemplation, the Los Angeles Kings came back focused on what’s missing from their run at a second straight Stanley Cup title. If the Kings...
View ArticleChicago Blackhawks Win 2013 Stanley Cup
BOSTON — Bryan Bickell and Dave Bolland scored 17 seconds apart in the final 1:16 of the third period and the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup for the second time in four seasons with a stunning...
View ArticleStanley Cup Champions By Year
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — A year-by-year look at every Stanley Cup Champion in history. 2103 — Chicago Blackhawks def. Boston Bruins, 4-2 2012 — Los Angeles Kings def. New Jersey Devils, 4-2 2011 —...
View ArticleLeonsis Thinks Caps Can be ‘Legitimate’ Stanley Cup Contender
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) - Although Washington has come up shorts six straight years in the playoffs, owner Ted Leonsis still believes his Capitals are legitimate contenders to win the Stanley Cup in the...
View ArticleStanley Cup Makes Surprise Trip to Annapolis
LANHAM, Md. (WNEW) — The Navy men’s hockey team arrived at the ice rink thinking it was a normal day of practice, but little did they know the Stanley Cup was there waiting for them. The Stanley Cup...
View ArticleLA Kings Win The Cup on Martinez’s Double-OT Goal
LOS ANGELES — The longest postseason for the Los Angeles Kings led into the longest game they had ever played. After 94 minutes of impossibly tense hockey, Alec Martinez could scarcely believe it when...
View ArticleBlackhawks Win Stanley Cup, Beat Lightning 2-0 in Game 6
CHICAGO — Showing off their grit and determination, the Chicago Blackhawks finally put away the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Final. The city of broad shoulders, strong enough to carry the...
View ArticleThousands Spill Into the Streets to Celebrate Blackhawks Win
CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs weren’t in Wrigleyville because of the rain, but the fans of the Blackhawks took up the void. Thousands spilled from the bars near Wrigley Field late Monday to celebrate the...
View ArticleThe 5 Biggest Threats to Caps’ Stanley Cup Hopes
WASHINGTON — Here we go again. The NHL All-Star break hits this weekend and the Capitals have the best record in the league. That’s great. It just hasn’t led to playoff glory in the past. Maybe this is...
View ArticleCapitals Blow Out Golden Knights In Game 4
WASHINGTON (AP) — 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...
View ArticleSmith-Pelly To Skip White House Visit If Caps Win Cup
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Count out Devante Smith-Pelly if the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup and are invited to the White House to celebrate with President Donald Trump. “The things that he spews are...
View ArticleCaps Win Stanley Cup, Beat Golden Knights 4-3
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alex Ovechkin put both hands to his head and screamed while he left the bench and skated into the thick of the Washington Capitals’ joyous celebration. And right before Ovechkin...
View ArticleTrotz Hints At Capitals Return Amid Uncertain Future
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barry Trotz professed his love for the D.C. area and dropped at least a couple of hints during the Stanley Cup celebration that suggest he’ll be back as Capitals coach next season....
View ArticleTrotz Resigns As Coach Of Stanley Cup-Winning Capitals
Less than two weeks after lifting the Stanley Cup, Barry Trotz is a free agent, and the Washington Capitals are looking for a new coach. Trotz stepped down as Capitals coach on Monday after a contract...
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