You can see Michkov is playing with more confidence already, with four goals in two games since Tortorella was let go.

No trophy race has been more of an actual race than this one. At times, all four of Dustin Wolf, Lane Hutson, Macklin Celebrini and Matvei Michkov have had a strong case as the top rookie.

Seven years ago this summer, less than three weeks after helping the Caps secure the first Stanley Cup championship in their ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to seal the Washington Capitals’ 4-2 victory ...

He likes the makeup of this new-look Avalanche squad, which in recent days has acquired Charlie Coyle, Brock Nelson ... second-longest home points streak of the season, trailing only Zach Werenski’s ...

Martin Fehervary and Dylan Strome also scored and Charlie Lindgren made 30 saves ... as Columbus won for the fifth time in seven games. Zach Werenski and Dmitri Voronkov each had two assists ...

Which team on the fringe is getting in? And which is under the most pressure in the final month? Who wins the Hart Trophy?

He likes the makeup of this new-look Avalanche squad, which in recent days has acquired Charlie Coyle ... trailing only Zach Werenski’s 22-game string from Nov. 1 to Feb. 22 for Columbus.

He likes the makeup of this new-look Avalanche squad, which in recent days has acquired Charlie Coyle ... trailing only Zach Werenski’s 22-game string from Nov. 1 to Feb. 22 for Columbus.