NHL Atlantic Division

Brian Boucher stars in net, Flyers keep rolling on road with 3-2 win over Kings Mika Pyorala scored his first NHL goal, backup goalie Brian Boucher made 37 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers opened a trip with their seventh victory in eight ...

Philadelphia Flyers center Mike Richards, below, dives for the puck as Los Angeles Kings center Jarret Stoll takes it during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Copyright 2009 AP ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alex Ovechkin returned in style after missing six games with injury to help the Washington Capitals to a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers on Tuesday. Ovechkin's one-timer past Henrik Lundqvist at 15:06 in the first period ...

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 17: Sean Avery #16 of the New York Rangers is surrounded by Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden on November 17, 2009 in New York, New York. The Capitals defeated the Rangers 4-2. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) ...

New York Rangers' Artem Anisimov (42), of Russia, fights for the puck with Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom (19), of Sweden, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009 on in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II) Copyright ...

Ovechkin scores in his return from injury; Capitals beat Rangers despite 2 goals from Gaborik Matt Bradley bounced back from having his face bloodied in a first-period fight to net the winning goal with 4:51 left, and Alex Ovechkin also scored in ...

Washington 1 1 2_4 N.Y. Rangers 1 0 1_2 First Period_1, N.Y. Rangers, Gaborik 14 (Girardi, Staal), 1:16. 2, Washington, Ovechkin 15 (Green, Fleischmann), 15:06 (pp). Penalties_Fleischmann, Was (tripping), 5:18Rozsival, NYR (tripping), 8:03Bradley, Was, major (fighting), 10:39Voros, NYR, major (fighting), 10:39Avery, NYR ...

Shanahan announces retirement after 21-season NHL career Brendan Shanahan is retiring from the NHL after 21 seasons and an almost certain Hall of Fame career. The 40-year-old forward announced Tuesday that he wouldn't play again. After going through training camp with the ...

TORONTO (Reuters) - Brendan Shanahan is retiring from the NHL after a brilliant 21-year career that may be remembered as much for what he did for the game away from the rink as for his accomplishments on the ice. Shanahan, a fierce ...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Flyers denied the New Jersey Devils a chance to tie a record road winning streak with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over the in-form visitors on Monday. James van Riemsdyk scored the decisive third goal in the final ...