The Nashville Predators added two players off waivers on Thursday: defenseman Jordan Oesterle and forward Jakub Vrana. Their roster is now at 22.

The Washington Capitals and Tampa Bay Lightning will honor the victims of the DCA plane crash, one month to the day of the horrific accident.

Philip Broberg scored twice to help the St. Louis Blues beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Thursday night, inching closer to the final playoff spot in the Western Conference and handing the top team in the East a rare second loss in a row.

St. Louis Blues goaltender Joel Hofer, back, celebrates with center Brayden Schenn (10) and defenseman Nick Leddy (4) after an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Thursday, Feb. 27,

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The National Cherry Blossom Festival begins on March 20 in D.C.

Tampa Bay's Brandon Hagel reached the 30-goal plateau by scoring in his fourth straight game, and the Lightning extended the Eastern Conference's longest winning streak to eight with a 3-1 showing against the host Washington Capitals on Saturday afternoon.

Alzner, Backstrom, Green and Johnson to participate in the ceremonial puck drop before the Capitals game at Capital One Arena

The motivation behind the move is to increase salary cap flexibility for Washington ahead of the NHL’s trade deadline on Friday.