Dale Hunter is finished as coach of the Washington Capitals after
less than one full season, telling the team he wants to return to
his family in Canada.

Parked for most of the year, Caps D-man running hot after Game 4
winner.

The Montreal Canadiens have hired Marc Bergevin as general manager.

Daniel Alfredsson is returning to the Ottawa Senators’ lineup.

Drew Doughty thought the Kings’ loss in Detroit four days
earlier epitomized much of what went wrong for Los Angeles this
season. The Kings’ one-sided victory in the rematch showed every
reason their $56 million defenseman hopes it can still turn out all
right.

Andrei Kostitsyn was assisted by his brother, Sergei, on a pair
of power-play goals to lead the Nashville Predators to a 3-2 win
over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.

Jeff Carter scored his first two goals since joining the Kings
last week, and Jonathan Quick made 29 saves in Los Angeles’ 4-2
victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

Andy McDonald scored twice and Kevin Shattenkirk had a goal and
two assists as the St. Louis Blues defeated the Edmonton Oilers 5-2
on Wednesday night.

Mike Smith stopped 39 shots, Ray Whitney scored in the third
period and during the shootout, and the Phoenix Coyotes extended
their point streak to 12 games with a 2-1 win over the Vancouver
Canucks on Tuesday night.

Just traded by Edmonton, the only NHL team he’s ever played for,
Tom Gilbert joined his new club and declared, ”it feels like
home.”

Jason Arnott scored a pair of power-play goals Monday night to
lead St. Louis to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames, moving the
Blues into a tie with Detroit atop the Central Division.

The Rangers traded exiled forward Wojtek Wolski to the Florida
Panthers for minor league defenseman Michael Vernace and a
third-round pick in the 2013 draft.

Jeff Carter had three goals – two on the power play during
Columbus’ four-goal first period – and the last-place Blue Jackets
handed the San Jose Sharks their season-high fourth straight loss,
6-3 on Tuesday night.

Corey Crawford made 31 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a
2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night in a
matchup of Central Division rivals missing their top centers.

Ryan Kesler scored the winner in the sixth round of the
shootout, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 2-1 win over the
Phoenix Coyotes on Monday night.

Mike Smith stopped 30 shots, Martin Hanzal scored twice and the
Phoenix Coyotes ended a seven-game losing streak to Detroit with a
3-1 win over the Red Wings on Monday night.

Kevin Bieksa played impromptu goalie and goal scorer in the
final seconds to save the Vancouver Canucks.

Derick Brassard scored his second goal with 1:05 left in
overtime, and the Columbus Blue Jackets snapped their six-game skid
with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on
Friday night.

Philadelphia police have arrested a man in the brawl between
Flyers and Rangers fans following the Winter Classic game on Jan.
2.

Daniel Sedin scored a power-play goal 46 seconds into overtime
to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis
Blues on Thursday night in a matchup for first place in the Western
Conference.

Daniel Sedin scored a power-play goal 46 seconds into overtime
to give the Vancouver Canucks a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis
Blues on Thursday night in a matchup for first place in the Western
Conference.

Patrick Marleau kept San Jose rolling and Colorado stumbling at
home.

The Detroit Red Wings snapped a five-game, road-losing streak
behind strong goaltending by Jimmy Howard and offense from players
who had been struggling to score.

The Minnesota Wild came out of the blocks like a team that
wanted to put the previous night’s loss behind them as quickly as
possible.

Corey Perry and Andrew Cogliano scored during a five-minute
power play in Anaheim’s four-goal second period, and the Ducks
survived Vancouver’s furious three-goal third period to snap a
six-game skid with a 4-3 victory over the Canucks on Friday
night.

Niklas Backstrom stopped 41 shots and the Minnesota Wild beat
the Calgary Flames 3-0 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight
victory.

Johan Franzen scored three goals, and the suddenly potent
Detroit Red Wings rolled to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche
on Tuesday night.

The Vancouver Canucks’ power play was extra special Sunday
night.