NHL Southeast Division News

In Game 2 of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Washington Capitals , both Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin dueled like titans while netting hat tricks.

Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal has been diagnosed with a third-degree sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee, the team announced Saturday.

Brooks Laich skated with the Capitals in New York last week , between Games 3 and 4 of his team's first-round NHL playoff series.

The second round of the 2013 NHL playoffs is already underway, but that doesn't mean that it's too early to turn an eye towards the offseason and focus on some trade rumors and buyout possibilities.

Perhaps thinking about the 2014 NHL season will help Washington Capitals fans forget about the painful end to the 2013 season.

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin skates to the bench against the New York Rangers during second period action in Game 6 of their NHL Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference Quarterfinal hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York May 12, 2013.

Canada's Eric Staal lies injured on the ice during their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship quarter-final match against Sweden at the Globe Arena in Stockholm May 16, 2013.

Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane, New York Islanders left wing Matt Moulson and Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Martin St.

Paul Stastny scored twice and added a pair of assists to lift the United States to an 8-3 rout of Russia in the quarterfinals of the 2013 World Hockey Championship.

Erat's brief time in Washington since being acquired at the trade deadline from the Nashville Predators has been marred by injuries.

Since the end of the regular season, the Tampa Bay Lightning have been giving fans a chance to vote on their favorite players and moments of the 2012-13 Lightning season.

The Florida Panthers picked up a $4.2 million bauble this week, a new digital scoreboard, courtesy of the taxpayers.

This is the ritual day of rage when those who love the Washington Capitals scream at the skies, rend their red garments and curse the hockey gods.

If you did not obliterate your computer, notebook or smart phone while watching Game 7, then please use the technological device of your choosing to read the final grades for the Washington Capitals' 2013 season.

The Carolina Hurricanes were one of the larger disappointments anywhere in the league in 2013.

The Washington Capitals have announced that captain Alex Ovechkin will represent Russia at the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship in Helsinki, Finland, and Stockholm, Sweden, which began on May 3 and runs through May 19.

Sadly for Washington Capitals fans, EA Sports ' "NHL 13" simulation of this year's Stanley Cup Playoffs is proving to be surprisingly accurate.

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin will join Russia's team at the ice hockey world championships in Finland.

Team USA faces a more difficult path to a medal at the World Championships after being upended 4-1 by Slovakia in its final preliminary game.

The scars of past postseason disappointments that line the skin of the Washington Capitals barely have enough time to fade before another open wound forms and begins to fester.