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

The Stanley Cup playoffs heated up with four games on Monday, including two overtime thrillers. Here are our takeaways from ...

Alex Ovechkin waited 20 NHL seasons and until the 152nd Stanley Cup Playoff game of his career to do something he hadn’t ...

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 ...

Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record with his 895th goal. Predators forward Steven Stamkos, the third-highest active goal scorer, praised Ovechkin's longevity and consistency. Among ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning had a successful 2024-25 regular-season. They finished the campaign with a 47-27-8 record and secured the second-spot in the Atlantic Division standings because of it. Now, ...

With the final Power Rankings of the 2024-25 NHL season, THW gives one last look at a historic regular season both on and off ...

But overall, as sure as Craig Simpson never knows when to shut up, Vancouver shouldn’t be pulling for any of its fellow Canadian teams this playoffs. Instead, April is for praying for the swift, ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has broken Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal record. Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 894th career goal Friday evening in the Washington Capitals' 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to tie Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history. His next goal will ...

The Wild were 21-10-4 before his prolonged time on the shelf and 3-1-0 upon his return in April. Matt Boldy stepped up in his ...

There are only three playoff teams - the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Colorado Avalanche, and the Los Angeles Kings - that are ...