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Ryan Strome fights a Capitals player NEW YORK (AP) — T.J. Oshie had a hat trick, Vitek Vanecek made 19 saves and the Washington Capitals beat the depleted New York Rangers 4-2 in a fight-filled game Wednesday night. Oshie beat Alexandar Georgiev 12 seconds into the middle period with a shot from the right circle

An emotional TJ Oshie scored a hat trick Wednesday as the Washington Capitals defeated the New York Rangers 4-2 in a fight-filled clash that featured fireworks from the opening faceoff. The two East Division rivals combined for a total of 141 penalty minutes in their second game in just three nights as there were six

11:30 PM ET T.J. Oshie, playing with a heavy heart after losing his father earlier in the week, scored three goals in an emotional performance Wednesday night, as the Washington Capitals outlasted the New York Rangers, 4-2. A day that began with the New York tabloids splashing a stunning story of the home team firing

Bruce Bennett, Getty Images A game that began with visceral emotions between the Washington Capitals and the New York Rangers ended with raw and powerful ones, as veteran Capitals right wing T.J. Oshie had one of the finest games of his career amid one of his life’s saddest occasions. Oshie had the fourth hat trick

8:21 PM ET The New York Rangers and Washington Capitals combined for 72 penalty minutes in the first 4 minutes, 14 seconds of their game on Wednesday night, their first meeting after Capitals forward Tom Wilson injured Rangers star Artemi Panarin earlier this week. There were six separate fights to start the game at Madison

Getty Images After the Monday night meeting between the two teams featured a violent and heavily-scrutinized incident, Wednesday night saw the hostility between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals pick up right where it left off with a number of fights to begin the game. Upon the opening puck drop at Madison Square

Tensions were bound to be running extremely high after Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson avoided suspension for his series of violent acts on Monday night against the New York Rangers and two days later, the barbarity begun immediately.  As soon as the puck dropped, both teams entered a full-on, no holds barred line brawl. Six

5:45 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere was suspended for two games without pay by the NHL on Wednesday for boarding Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Mark Friedman. Gostisbehere was assessed a minor penalty for cross-checking in the third period of Philadelphia’s 7-3 home loss Tuesday night. The suspension will

4:50 PM ET ESPN News Services NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils have signed goaltender Nico Daws to a three-year, entry-level contract starting in the 2021-22 season. General manager Tom Fitzgerald announced the signing of the team’s third-round pick in the 2020 draft. Daws, 20, recently finished his 2020-21 season in Germany. He had

Getty Images The New York Rangers fired president John Davidson and general manager Jeff Gorton on Wednesday, according to Larry Brooks of The New York Post. Chris Drury, who currently serves as the team’s associate general manager, will be the new team president and general manager. The firings come one day after the Rangers released

The Canadian Press Canadian boxer Many Bujold fighting for Tokyo Olympic berth outside ring Mandy Bujold would have far preferred fighting this battle within the familiar ropes of the ring.Instead, the Tokyo Olympic fate for Canada’s best boxer lies in the hands of the Court of Arbitration for Sport after her Tokyo qualifying tournament was

Connor McDavid is within reach of a milestone that could go down in hockey history. McDavid needs seven points in Edmonton’s final five games to reach 100 in 56 games during this shortened NHL season. Getting there would be an achievement remembered alongside Wayne Gretzky’s 50 goals in 39 games, but the Oilers captain is

NBCSN’s coverage of the 2020-21 NHL season continues with the Wednesday Night Hockey matchup between the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers. Capitals-Rangers stream coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN. You can watch the game online and on the NBC Sports app by clicking here. The Capitals enter Wednesday’s game against the Rangers

7:10 AM ET Sach Chandan We’re into the final week-plus (for most teams) of the 2021 NHL season, and while 16 of them will be competing for the Stanley Cup this spring and summer, 15 of them will begin to devise their plan to get back in the playoff mix in 2021-22. Usually, it’s a

7:03 AM ET Tim KavanaghESPN.com Close Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. The five NHL games of Tuesday night did not have the impact on the playoff races that Monday’s massive slate did, but we do have a new leader in the East, with the

6:47 PM ET The New York Rangers have called for the removal of George Parros, head of the NHL Department of Player Safety, after the league opted not to suspend Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson for a pair of incidents in a game Monday night. Wilson was fined $5,000 by the NHL for punching Rangers

Three Stars 1. Michael Houser, Buffalo Sabres. Before Monday almost all of Michael Houser’s professional hockey experience since 2015 had taken place in the ECHL. During that time he played just 29 minutes in the AHL, zero minutes in the NHL, and was not on anybody’s radar to be making an impact in the NHL

1:30 PM ET With the New York Rangers eliminated from playoff contention, coach David Quinn announced Tuesday that Artemi Panarin, Jacob Trouba and and Ryan Lindgren are all done for the season. The Rangers have only three games remaining. Panarin’s injury is the most recent, coming after being tossed to the ice by Washington Capitals