The NHL schedule will be heavily front-ended this weekend, as 28 teams will be in action Saturday. There will be just two games on Sunday’s slate, while Monday’s lineup will More » The Atlanta Thrashers have a month to preview their possible future without star forward Ilya Kovalchuk.
Kovalchuk, the Thrashers' captain and one of the league's More » The coach of the Washington Capitals says he hopes Alex Ovechkin won't be sidelined more than two weeks with an upper-body strain.Coach Bruce Boudreau More »
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| 11/04/2009 |
13:53 - Stars' Modano, Lethinen back Stars' Modano, Lethinen backThe Dallas Stars are getting back two of their longtime standout players.
Center Mike Modano and right wing Jere Lehtinen have been activated from injured reserve before the Stars' home game Wednesday night against Calgary. |
| 11/03/2009 |
09:50 - Capitals' Alex Ovechkin could be sidelined 2 weeks Capitals' Alex Ovechkin could be sidelined 2 weeksThe coach of the Washington Capitals says he hopes Alex Ovechkin won't be sidelined more than two weeks with an upper-body strain.
Coach Bruce Boudreau spoke after Tuesday's practice. The NHL's two-time MVP did not take part but was more optimistic, saying maybe he'll come back this weekend. |
| 11/02/2009 |
16:39 - Simon Gagne out 6-8 Weeks Simon Gagne out 6-8 WeeksGagne will have surgery to repair two hernias on Tuesday and he'll miss six-to-eight weeks while recovering, the Flyers' official site reports.
The Flyers don't have any plans to make further moves to bolster their roster while Gagne is on the shelf, so they'll look to youngsters like Claude Giroux, James van Riemsdyk and David Laliberte to pick up the slack offensively. If he's out for the longer end of the timetable, Gagne won't be back until early January. |
12:02 - Capitals' Alex Ovechkin expected to miss 1 game Capitals' Alex Ovechkin expected to miss 1 gameWashington Capitals two-time league MVP Alex Ovechkin remains day-to-day with an upper body injury.
Coach Bruce Boudreau had few details Monday about the injury, but he indicated Ovechkin might miss Wednesday's game at New Jersey and would be "more probable" to return for Friday's game at Florida. |
| 11/01/2009 |
16:21 - Capitals' Ovechkin leaves game Capitals' Ovechkin leaves gameWashington Capitals star left wing Alex Ovechkin left Sunday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with an undisclosed injury early in the second period.
Ovechkin was tangled up with the Blue Jackets' Raffi Torres) about 6 minutes into the period and fell to the ice. After he got up, he grimaced and gingerly skated off the ice, heading straight to the locker room. During the second intermission, the Capitals announced he ?may return? but did not indicate what the injury was. |
| 10/30/2009 |
07:52 - Ovechkin scores twice, Caps beat Thrashers Ovechkin scores twice, Caps beat ThrashersAlex Ovechkin got Washington off to a good start. Semyon Varlamov bailed out the Capitals the rest of the way.
Ovechkin scored twice to add to his NHL-leading total, Varlamov turned away 38 shots, including a penalty shot. The first-place Capitals survived a wild finish for their sixth straight win, 4-3 over the Atlanta Thrashers on Thursday night.
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| 10/29/2009 |
11:59 - Malkin out 2-3 weeks Malkin out 2-3 weeksNHL scoring champion Evgeni Malkin will be lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins for two to three weeks because of a strained right shoulder.
Malkin is tied with Sidney Crosby for the team lead in scoring with 14 points--four goals and 10 assists in 12 games. |
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