John Erskine

The New York Rangers scored their only goal in the first minute. Then the Washington Capitals made home-ice advantage work. And in this series, home ice has been critical. Nine minutes, 24 seconds into overtime, Mike Ribeiro was stationed by the...

The Sports Xchange Capitals 2, Rangers 1 (OT) WASHINGTON -- If there was no glass around the dasher boards, Mike Ribeiro might have run all the way into the stands. The Capitals veteran center slid a Troy Brouwer rebound into an unguarded net 9:24 into...

Dan Girardi and Derek Stepan scored third-period goals for the New York Rangers, who squandered a two-goal lead and then held on to get even in the best-of-seven playoff series with a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. Girardi...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Rangers 4, Capitals 3 Rangers 4, Capitals 3: Derek Stepan scored to snap a tie with 6:25 remaining in the third period as host New York won Game 3 to trim its deficit to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference first-round series....

If the sixth-seeded New York Rangers hope to get back in their Eastern Conference first-round series against the Southeast Division champion Washington Capitals, they're going to have to generate some offense when they host Game 3 on Monday. New York...

The Sports Xchange Capitals 3, Rangers 1 WASHINGTON -- One year after feeling the sting of a seven-game elimination at the hands of the New York Rangers, the Washington Capitals have taken the first step toward evening the score. A three-goal flurry in...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Capitals 3, Rangers 1 Capitals 3, Rangers 1: Marcus Johansson and Jason Chimera scored 46 seconds apart in the second period and Braden Holtby turned aside 35 shots as third-seeded Washington skated to victory in Game 1 of its...

Alex Ovechkin’s franchise-record 31st career playoff goal got the Capitals started before less-heralded teammates Marcus Johansson and Jason Chimera scored 46 seconds apart, and Washington beat the New York Rangers 3-1 Thursday night in Game 1 of...

The Sports Xchange Capitals take 1-0 lead against Rangers WASHINGTON -- One year after feeling the sting of a seven-game elimination at the hands of the New York Rangers, the Washington Capitals took the first step toward evening the score. A three-...

|TV SPORTS| Men’s College Basketball--Indiana at Minnesota, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Memphis at Xavier, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Auburn at Alabama, 6 p.m. (ESPNU); Florida at Tennessee, 8 p.m. (ESPN); Wake Forest at Florida State, 8 p.m. (ESPNU); Nebraska at...

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was a game of disputed deflections and odd bounces, with the puck behaving more like that oblong ball with the laces more commonly associated with Super Bowl Sunday. The strangest carom of all came on a simple dump-in that hit a...

|TV SPORTS| |SUNDAY| NHL Hockey--Pittsburgh Penguins at Washington Capitals, 11:30 a.m. (NBC) Women’s College Basketball--Oklahoma at West Virginia, Noon (FXSP); Arkansas at Mississippi State, 2 p.m. (FXSP) Men’s College Basketball--...