NHL Atlantic Division News

Martin Brodeur #30 of the New Jersey Devils makes a save against the Anaheim Ducks during their NHL game at the Prudential Center on November 11, 2009 in Newark, New Jersey.

The crowd of 17,039 at Scotiabank Place for the visit by the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins last night was the second smallest of the year after the Penguins first visit and isn't going to help the Senators' average attendance figure this season.

Alex Ovechkin gave the Washington Capitals a jolt simply by returning to the lineup.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will have Sergei Gonchar back in the lineup tonight when they face the Senators in Ottawa.

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Theo Fleury has a message for the New York Rangers organization and Rangers fans: Ia m sorry.

Who is the guy wearing the No. 26 for the New York Islanders you ask? That would be Matt Moulson, the 26-year-old left winger from Canada, who is second on the Islanders with 18 points in 21 games.

The injury-thinned Pittsburgh Penguins are down another player. Defenseman Jay McKee has an infected finger that will keep him out two to four weeks.

Sidney Crosby lifted the Stanley Cup in June, and now he is carrying the Olympic torch at home.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Horizon Properties Group have broken ground on a 142-room hotel next to the team's new $325 million hockey arena.

Markus Naslund's retirement from pro hockey was short-lived. Naslund left the New York Rangers this spring, announcing his 15-year NHL career was done.

During Jacques Lemaire's first stint as New Jersey Devils head coach, his teams were best known for their mastery of the neutral zone trap, a defensive strategy that has become synonymous with boring hockey.

Alex Ovechkin suffered an upper-body injury during a game against Columbus on Nov.

Brendan Shanahan owns three Stanley Cup rings and sits 11th all-time in goals, with 656 over his career.

Super Mario signs autographs. Hockey fans young and old alike lined up at the International Centre yesterday for a chance to meet hockey legend Mario Lemieux.

Philadelphia Flyers players celebrate after a goal by James van Riemsdyk in the third period.

Ovechkin set to return Tuesday Alexander Ovechkin is expected back in the Washington lineup for Tuesday's game with the New York Rangers after missing six games with what's believed to be a shoulder injury.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Alex Goligoski will miss the next two-to-three weeks with a lower body injury, head coach Dan Bylsma announced Monday.

There's no place like the road for the New Jersey Devils these days. The team will try to tie the NHL record for consecutive road wins to start the season when they play Philadelphia on Monday night.

The injury bug continues to feast on the defending champion Pittsburgh Penguins as Brooks Orpik joined the ranks of the walking wounded.