MOSCOW — The skies were sullen, the temperature freezing and the mood merry as the St. Patrick’s Day parade got underway Saturday, its 20th anniversary in Moscow. The Irish were everywhere, from Mansfield, Ohio (a Protestant chaplain in Moscow), Boston (an MIT professor starting a new university) and even Ireland (Philip McDonagh, the Irish ambassador). But the most ardent flag-wavers were hundreds upon hundreds of Russians, who share the Irish reverence for literature, love Irish music and apparently find few other opportunities to put on a kilt. Read full article > >

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Moscow celebrates St. Patrick

The Washington Capitals have the league’s second-most dangerous power play, converting 29.6 percent of their opportunities. The team, meantime, is off to a 7-0-0 start, the best in franchise history. That’s not a coincidence. The Capitals have converted eight of their 27 power plays through the season’s first seven games, including a pair in overtime, one that put them ahead in the third period and another that staked the team to a first-period lead it did not relinquish. Read full article > >

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On Hockey: Capitals’ resurgent power play keys 7-0 start