When Mario Lemieux stopped Wayne Gretzky’s run of consecutive Hart Trophies at eight 20 years ago, there was no moral indignation, no raucous debate on the merits of awarding the most prestigious individual award to a non-playoff participant. Twenty years later, those who would deny Alex Ovechkin... [read full story]
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NEW YORK - A veteran captain and two of the NHL's young guns were named finalists for the Hart Trophy on Tuesday.Calgary Flames winger Jarome Iginla, Pittsburgh Penguins centre Evgeni Malkin and Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin are up for the award, given to the player judged to be the...
Pittsburgh Penguins' Evgeni Malkin. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Gene J. Puskar TORONTO - Hart Trophy finalists Jarome Iginla, Evgeni Malkin and Alexander Ovechkin will also be in the running for the Lester B. Pearson Award as the top player of the 2007-08 season, the NHL Players' Association announced...
WASHINGTON - Alex Ovechkin was bumped around, boxed in and, well, pretty much Broad Street Bullied for most of his NHL playoff debut. Held without a single shot until late, the league's leading scorer stole the puck and netted the tiebreaking goal with 4 1/2 minutes remaining, giving the...
WASHINGTON - Looking tired and frustrated, Alex Ovechkin had trouble simply getting his puck on the stick a couple of times as the game wore on. The Flyers shut down the favourite for league MVP, R.J. Umberger and Jeff Carter scored first-period goals, and Martin Biron got his third shutout in...
PHILADELPHIA - Knuble poked in his second goal of the series 6:40 into the second OT to give Philadelphia a dramatic 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night and a 3-1 series lead. The Flyers, the worst team in the NHL last season, can finish off the Caps in Game 5 on Saturday in...
WASHINGTON - Slowly but surely, the young Washington Capitals are getting the hang of playoff hockey. The Capitals jumped to an early lead with just the right mix of brawn and skill, and the Flyers waited too long to respond Saturday in Washington's 3-2 must-win Game 5 victory in the first-round...
PHILADELPHIA - Ovechkin truly was "Alexander the Great" with the Washington Capitals' season on the line and put them in prime position to win a Game 7 for only the second time in franchise history. Held without a goal for four straight games, Ovechkin scored twice in the third period to lift the...
