By Stephen Whyno The Associated Press The puck drops on the first round of the NHL playoffs Saturday when Winnipeg hosts St. Louis followed by the must-see matchup of Colorado and Dallas. The other ...

Detroit Red Wings' first-round draft picks Axel Sandin-Pellikka and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard made their American Hockey ...

The playoff field features teams located across the US and Canada, from Washington and Montreal to Winnipeg and Edmonton.

Washington Capitals rookie Ryan Leonard was thrown into the NHL during the height of Alexander Ovechkin’s all-time goal record chase. Through eight games this season, since coming over from Boston ...

Alex Ovechkin has the goalscoring record, but can the Capitals also help him win a second Stanley Cup when the playoffs begin ...

A hard hit on Washington Capitals rookie Ryan Leonard turned Saturday’s game in Columbus into something closer to a brawl than a hockey match. The Capitals were routed 7–0 by the Columbus Blue Jackets ...

Ryan Cameron, a 2007-born goalie from Berwyn, Pa. and a Boston College commit who leads the North American Hockey League in ...

Washington Capitals rookie Ryan Leonard received not one but two “welcome to the League” moments in Saturday’s 7-0 loss to ...

Ryan Leonard’s accelerated NHL initiation included a fight on Saturday. In the Capitals’ 7-0 loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday, Leonard, who was playing in his sixth NHL game, bounced back from a ...

Ryan Leonard takes on a tough customer in Sean Kuraly for his first ever NHL fight. If you're a fan of the Washington ...

Four former Boston College men’s hockey players — Ryan Leonard, Gabe Perreault, Eamon Powell and Jacob Fowler — earned ...