NHL Southeast Division News

The Tampa Bay Lightning may not have made the playoffs this season, but their top prospects continue to impress and are headed to the Eastern Conference Finals of the AHL playoffs.

Apr 21, 2013; Boston, MA, USA; Florida Panthers center Jonathan Huberdeau tries to get around Boston Bruins defenseman Dougie Hamilton during the third period of a NHL game.

The IIHF World Championships wrapped up this weekend in Stockholm with Sweden topping Switzerland 5-1 in the gold medal game while the United States played Finland to a draw before finally emerging victorious in a shootout.

Because we live in a world where writers and radio show hosts would win the Jack Adams year after year... The Washington sports media is like an abstract representation of the Energizer Bunny.

The Vancouver Canucks will be interested in forward Matt Hendricks if he hits the free agent market on July 5, according to News 1130 Sports .

When Wojtek Wolski signed with the Washington Capitals in the summer of 2012, it was his fifth NHL team and perhaps the final chance for a first-round pick whose stock had plummeted.

Justin Faulk continued his individual success this season by being named one of USA's top three players and taking home a bronze medal at the World Championships.

The Washington Capitals may not have been able to make the deep playoff run they were hoping to, but they should have a good shot at getting back to the postseason with almost their entire roster set to return next season.

Some of the Tampa Bay Lightning 's best young prospects had little trouble helping the Syracuse Crunch make quick work of both their first and second round opponents, and as a result, they are headed to the AHL's Eastern Conference finals.

Anchorage's Nate Thompson and Matt Carle helped the United States collect the bronze medal Sunday at the World Hockey Championships.

The co-CEOs of Groupon, Eric Lefkofsky and Ted Leonsis, stopped by our offices, along with CFO Jason Child and other senior Groupon executives.

In Game 2 of the 2009 Eastern Conference Semi-Finals against the Washington Capitals , both Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin dueled like titans while netting hat tricks.

Carolina Hurricanes captain Eric Staal has been diagnosed with a third-degree sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee, the team announced Saturday.

Brooks Laich skated with the Capitals in New York last week , between Games 3 and 4 of his team's first-round NHL playoff series.

The second round of the 2013 NHL playoffs is already underway, but that doesn't mean that it's too early to turn an eye towards the offseason and focus on some trade rumors and buyout possibilities.

Perhaps thinking about the 2014 NHL season will help Washington Capitals fans forget about the painful end to the 2013 season.

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin skates to the bench against the New York Rangers during second period action in Game 6 of their NHL Stanley Cup playoffs Eastern Conference Quarterfinal hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York May 12, 2013.

Canada's Eric Staal lies injured on the ice during their 2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship quarter-final match against Sweden at the Globe Arena in Stockholm May 16, 2013.

Chicago Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane, New York Islanders left wing Matt Moulson and Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Martin St.

Paul Stastny scored twice and added a pair of assists to lift the United States to an 8-3 rout of Russia in the quarterfinals of the 2013 World Hockey Championship.