Alex Ovechkin, Zac Rinaldo and Anze Kopitar all found themselves on the receiving ends. First, the Washington Capitals' Ovie took a spear to the groin from New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal ...

In the third period of a 4-0 game Sunday night, Philadelphia's Zac Rinaldo hit Buffalo's Chad Ruhwedel with an obvious head check - and today Rinaldo was suspended four games for the infraction.

That’s part of Coach Brandon Prust’s message to the London Nationals heading into the stretch drive of an ultra-competitive ...