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Carson Briere charged for pushing wheelchair down stairs

Three misdemeanor charges were filed Monday against the son of former Avalanche forward and now Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere after a video posted on social media showed him and another Mercyhurst University athlete pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down a staircase. Police in Erie, Pennsylvania, filed charges of criminal mischief, criminal conspiracy to […]

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Injured Ovechkin sits out as Caps meet Rangers

NEW YORK — Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin missed the club’s game against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night because of a lower body injury. It was the sixth time the Capitals played without Ovechkin this season, including four games last month following the death of his father. Washington lost the first five without […]

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NHL playoff watch: Projecting the Jets’ finish

Tim Kavanagh is a senior NHL editor for ESPN. He’s a native of upstate New York. The NHL schedule Tuesday night includes a special volumetric broadcast of the Washington Capitals-New York Rangers game, where the action on the ice will be transformed into the world of “Big City Greens.” That broadcast will be available on […]

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Explaining Jared Bednar’s recent lineup tweaks to Avalanche top-six

It goes without saying that if the Avs are fully healthy, their six best defensemen and their six best forwards stack up with almost any team’s. But what if the reality is simply that the Avalanche will not be fully healthy when the playoffs arrive in one month? That’s increasingly plausible, especially for the forwards […]

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Flyers’ DeAngelo gets 2-game ban for spearing

Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Tony DeAngelo on Wednesday was suspended two games for spearing Tampa Bay Lightning forward Corey Perry, the NHL’s department of player safety announced. DeAngelo had received a major penalty and a game misconduct for spearing Perry below the belt as part of a scrum in front of the Tampa Bay net during […]

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Avalanche trade for center Lars Eller from Washington Capitals

The Avalanche traded for depth center Lars Eller from the Capitals on Wednesday, the team announced. Colorado sent Washington a 2025 second-round pick in return, while the Capitals retain 31% of Eller’s $3.5 million cap hit, a team spokesperson told The Post. Eller, 33, is on the final season of a five-year contract. There’s a […]