...12th-seeded Maria Kirilenko 7-5, 6-4. Kirilenko, who's engaged to two-time NHL MVP Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals, now meets two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka, a 6-3, 6-0 winner over 2010 French Open...

...Brassard scored a second-period goal for the New York Rangers, who stayed alive with a 1-0 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday that forced a Game 7 in the first-round series.Brassard handed Lundqvist the lead at 9:39 of the...

...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 ripped a shot from above the left circle, off a feed from Derick Brassard, to give...

...loaded roster.The Penguins closed the season strong, but they weren't 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...

...two assists and the Pittsburgh Penguins extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 2-1 victory over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.Niskanen's goal at 11:58 came nine seconds after the Penguins killed a four-minute penalty in...

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

WASHINGTON - The Washington Capitals beat the New York Rangers 3-1 Thursday night in Game 1 of their first-round series.

...Sidney Crosby knows for every 1994 New York Rangers there's a team that loaded up and nothing happened.The Washington Capitals were sailing to the Presidents' Trophy three years ago when they added four players ? namely defensemen Joe Corvo...

...Kvitova. of the Czech Republic. 6-1, 6-1.Maria Kirilenko, playing her first match since becoming engaged to Washington Capitals hockey star and fellow Russian Alex Ovechkin, beat Australian wild-card entry Olivia Rogowska 7-5, 6-2...

...the ice, I think they look great and it's very exciting."NHL players are everywhere.Some ? including Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin ? went overseas during the lockout. Ovechkin, who played for his hometown Dynamo Moscow in...