Tomas Vokoun got all the praise and reached a milestone in the Florida Panthers’ latest win. Vokoun stopped 35 shots, and the Panthers kept working toward a playoff spot with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. Vokoun (30-26-8), the second Panthers goalie to post 30 wins in a season, made 32 saves over the final two periods and held the Lightning scoreless on five…
Alexander Ovechkin is quickly discovering how much more satisfying it is to score goals now that the Washington Capitals find themselves in the playoff hunt. Ovechkin scored twice, giving him an NHL-leading 54 goals, and played a big role in setting up Nicklas Backstrom’s goal in a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night in a key Eastern Conference playoff-race matchup.