After an action-packed NHL regular season, all eyes have shifted to the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. First-round action began ...

The Montreal Canadiens return to the playoffs ahead of schedule, with a young and exciting roster that exceeded expectations. In Round 1 they'll meet the top seed in the East, Washington, who also ...

1999 — Wayne Gretzky ends his NHL career at Madison Square Garden with an assist, setting up a second-period goal as his New York Rangers fall to Pittsburgh 2-1 in overtime. Before the game, NHL ...

With history in the books, Week 24 of THW's Power Rankings breaks down a moment that all NHL fans will never forget.

When Wayne Gretzky retired after the 1998-99 season ... If you look at the record for team goals in a season, the Gretzky-led Oilers hold the record with 446 in 1983-84. The Oilers have the top five ...

NEW YORK — The only player in NHL history who has been teammates with Wayne ... Gretzky and Mario Lemieux were on the downside of their careers, and Ovechkin was nearly a decade from starting his.

NEW YORK — The only player in NHL history who has been teammates with Wayne Gretzky and ... hooking and holding to slow down skilled stars such as Gretzky. “Gretzky made the game offensively ...

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky's goal-scoring record on Sunday ... In 2018, Ovechkin and the Capitals won the Stanley Cup, beating the Vegas Golden Knights in five games ...

Sunday marked a monumental day in the history of professional hockey, as Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin became the NHL's all-time leader in goals scored, surpassing Wayne Gretzky when he ...

On Sunday afternoon on Long Island, the Washington Capitals star broke Wayne Gretzky’s record ... most assists in a single season, Gretzky doesn’t just hold the top spot.

ELMONT, N.Y. --After Alex Ovechkin completed his chase of Wayne Gretzky ... three-time Stanley Cup winner (1995, 2000, 2003); 2018 inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame Vs. Gretzky: Five goals ...

Ovechkin is the 10th player in the league’s 107-year history to hold ... beating Wayne Gretzky’s record of 894 goals.” Amongst the many who congratulated Ovechkin were 23-time Olympic gold medalist ...