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Washington Capitals defenseman Dmitry Orlov (9), ...

Caps beat Avs in OT, Colorado loses 5th consecutive game

February 7, 2019 at 9:18 p.m.

Evgeny Kuznetsov scored the winning goal, backup Pheonix Copley made 34 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the Avalanche 4-3 in overtime Thursday night to hand struggling Colorado its fifth...

The reverberations carried to Gothenburg ...

NHL primes pump for future talent with transfer fees

December 24, 2018 at 11:35 a.m.

Last year alone, the NHL paid more than $35 million in transfer fees as teams signed European players.

President-elect Donald Trump, center, greets Army ...

President Donald Trump to attend Army-Navy game

December 4, 2018 at 8:01 p.m.

President Donald Trump will attend Saturday's Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia.

Tavern workers sport hockey-themed caps ahead ...

NHL adds Seattle as league’s 32nd team, play begins in 2021

December 4, 2018 at 10:09 a.m.

Twenty-four of 31 votes were needed to award the league's 32nd franchise to the Emerald City. Commissioner Gary Bettman is expected to make the formal announcement at noon Eastern.

In this Sept. 25, 2018, file photo, Devin Melnyk, a long-time marijuana grower and a consultant with Pure Sunfarms, holds trimmed marijuana as it comes out of a high-volume cannabis trimming machine at a massive tomato greenhouse being renovated to grow pot in Delta, British Columbia.

Marijuana legalization in Canada won’t change NHL — yet

December 9, 2022 at 7:34 a.m.

As Riley Cote took and delivered countless punches over more than a decade of junior and pro hockey, he was eager to avoid painkillers.

Seattle group makes its case for NHL expansion team

October 2, 2018 at 3:26 p.m.

Key stakeholders trying to bring a new NHL franchise to Seattle presented their case to a group of team owners on Tuesday, emerging after a two-hour private meeting with cautious...

NHL’s best referee: Wes McCauley goes by his own book

September 19, 2018 at 6:40 p.m.

Wes McCauley keeps his good calls close and his bad calls closer.

Washington Nationals Bryce Harper (34) waits ...

Bryce Harper’s future is shadow hanging over DC’s All-Star moment

July 16, 2018 at 8:34 p.m.

By the time Bryce Harper gets to the plate at the All-Star Game, Max Scherzer could already be out of the game.

Goalie Ray Emery of the Philadelphia Flyers looks on during the national anthem before playing the Arizona Coyotes at Wells Fargo Center on Jan. 27, 2015 in Philadelphia.

Ray Emery, former NHL goalie, drowns in Hamilton, Ontario

December 9, 2022 at 7:32 a.m.

Retired NHL goaltender Ray Emery, who helped the Ottawa Senators reach the final in 2007 and won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2013, drowned in his hometown...

New York Islanders center John Tavares ...

John Tavares agrees to 7-year, $77M deal with Toronto Maple Leafs

July 1, 2018 at 7:26 p.m.

Tavares chose Toronto and agreed to a seven-year, $77 million contract about an hour after the NHL's free-agency signing period opened Sunday.

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