Florida Panthers

(AP) — Alex Ovechkin needed one point tonight to become the 84th player in NHL history to score 1,000 in his career. He waited all of 35 seconds to reach the milestone as he scored his 545th career goal to put the Washington Capitals ahead to stay in a 5-2 victory over the rival Pittsburgh Penguins...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Panthers owner Vincent Viola has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as Army secretary. Viola was introduced as the nominee Monday. Trump says Viola, a 1977 West Point graduate, is "living proof of the American dream...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Panthers traded defenseman Erik Gudbranson to the Vancouver Canucks Wednesday night for forward Jared McCann. Gudbranson spent all five of his NHL seasons with the Panthers, and signed a deal for the 2016 to 2017 season this month...

(AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have extended their season by at least one game. Michal Neuvirth  turned back 31 shots and the Flyers forced a Game 5 in their NHL first-round series by downing Washington 2-1. He was put in the nets after Steve Mason surrendered 12 goals over the first three games ... Read More ...

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Jaromir Jagr scored his 732nd goal to move past Marcel Dionne for fourth place in NLH history, and Aleksander Barkov tallied the winner in the shootout as the Florida Panthers beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Sunday. ...