Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his first playoff overtime goal in Game 1 against the Montreal Canadiens.

Ovechkin downplayed it as “a goal is a goal,” but the OT winner put an exclamation point on a vintage performance by the 39-year-old winger, who also led Washington with seven hits and scored on the ...

Alex Ovechkin smacked an airborne puck into the net with his stick blade for the first playoff overtime goal of his career, ...

Ovechkin scored 2:26 into overtime to give the Capitals a 3-2 victory against the Montreal Canadiens in Game 1 of the Eastern ...

Captial One Arena understandably went wild when Ovechkin netted the goal to sound the horn and win Game 1. His teammates quickly grabbed the 39-year-old star in a giant group hug on the ice to ...

Ovechkin set the tone all over the ice in the Capitals' Game 1 win over the Canadiens — including notching a career first.

It has been nearly 60 years since the Toronto Maple Leafs have won the NHL’s greatest prize. At that time, they were led by George Armstrong, Anishinaabe/Algonquin who was known to his teammates and ...

The Canadiens worked hard to make it to the post-season. Now they can play freely as an underdog.

In today’s links, Slafkovský plans to match Gallagher’s intensity, preparing for a long, physical series, St-Louis’s player-whispering ability, Spencer Carbery planning around Demidov, Florian ...

During the opening round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, theScore's hockey writers are sharing observations on the frenzied ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader on Friday night – a mark that once seemed insurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The Great One. The Great Eight, as the ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored his 891st career goal Tuesday to pull closer to Wayne Gretzky's goal record. He needs four goals in the team's final eight regular-season games to top ...