...as successful as the Ovechkin-led Washington Capitals.After a slow start with rookie coach Adam Oates, the Southeast Division champions won 11 of their past 13 games to earn the third seed in the East and a first-round matchup with the sixth-seeded...

...59 of overtime, extending their winning streak to seven games.The Capitals moved four points clear atop the Southeast Division.SABRES 1, FLYERS 0In Buffalo, N.Y., Jhonas Enroth stopped 29 shots to help the Sabres remain on the fringe...

...final playoff spot in the final week of the season.Just as important, the Jets also crept to within a point of Southeast Division-leading Washington. That sets up a critical showdown tonight, when Winnipeg travels to play the Capitals.Winnipeg's...

WASHINGTON - The Washington Capitals clinched the Southeast Division title Tuesday night, completing a stark turnaround in a lockout-shortened season with a 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets.Alex...

...consecutive impressive performance, beating Carolina in their quest to make a quick last-to-first move in the Southeast Division.Nicklas Backstrom scored in the first period and supplied the pass for John Erskine's goal in the second. John...

...Evander Kane had a goal and three assists to lead Winnipeg past Carolina.The Jets extend their lead in the Southeast Division to six points over Carolina, which is in the midst of a 0-5-1 slide. MAPLE LEAFS 3, PANTHERS 2In Toronto...

...half-game ahead of New York in the Eastern Conference race, held just a four-game edge over Atlanta in the Southeast Division and were the league's ninth-best road team in terms of winning percentage.Funny what two months or so without...

...Boyes and John Tavares in the shootout for the Capitals, who moved into a tie on points with Winnipeg atop the Southeast Division after the Jets lost 4-1 at Montreal. FLYERS 5, MAPLE LEAFS 3In Toronto, former Maple Leafs enforcer Jay Rosehill...

...rebounds.Atlanta's only loss in its past six games was to Miami, and the Heat lead the Hawks by 8½ games in the Southeast Division. But the Hawks are very much on the bubble for home-court advantage in the opening round of the playoffs. They...

...second career shutout for surging Carolina, who took the first leg of a key home-and-home series between the Southeast Division rivals.Patrick Dwyer added an empty-net goal, and Peters made 26 saves for the Hurricanes, who have won six...