Mike Ribeiro

Henrik Lundqvist slammed his stick in disgust when an overtime loss in Washington put the New York Rangers on the brink of elimination. Two days later, the star goalie pumped his arm and let out an emphatic yell when his shutout kept the Rangers alive...

NEW YORK — They haven't met in the playoffs in 40 years. They haven't meant when it has really mattered since Emile Francis was coach and Glen Sather was one of his Rangers players. They haven't meant since Orr and Espo were in Boston and Don Cherry...

The New York Rangers scored their only goal in the first minute. Then the Washington Capitals made home-ice advantage work. And in this series, home ice has been critical. Nine minutes, 24 seconds into overtime, Mike Ribeiro was stationed by the...

Puck over glass. The New York Rangers don’t score. Puck over glass. “Casual Mike” does. The NHL’s black-and-white delay-of-game rule found a gray area late in regulation, then tipped the balance of the game twice in overtime. The...

With just ten games left in the season, the Washington Capitals are in the midst of a battle for their eighth and possibly the last Southeast Division Championship ever awarded. The Florida Panthers, on the other hand, are just trying to close out the...

Alex Ovechkin’s franchise-record 31st career playoff goal got the Capitals started before less-heralded teammates Marcus Johansson and Jason Chimera scored 46 seconds apart, and Washington beat the New York Rangers 3-1 Thursday night in Game 1 of...

A little more than a month ago, the Washington Capitals called a players-only meeting in search of a wake-up call. Off to the fourth-worst start in franchise history at 2-8-1, they sat in last place in the NHL, five points out of a playoff spot. They'...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby versus Alex Ovechkin used to be one of the most electric rivalries in hockey.   Those days, at least for the moment, appear to be over.   Crosby extended his points streak to six games with a goal and two...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a game of disputed deflections and odd bounces, with the puck behaving more like that oblong ball with the laces more commonly associated with Super Bowl Sunday. The strangest carom of all came on a simple dump-in that hit a...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After seeing his team squander third-period leads in each of their last two losses, Washington Capitals first-year coach Adam Oates needed to see some resilience against the Philadelphia Flyers. It didn't come easily, but third-...

It took until the fifth try and the eighth day of the season, but the Washington Capitals finally managed to put together a complete game under the guidance of first-year coach Adam Oates and come away with a victory. Fueled by contributions from every...