Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 884 ...

Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 884 goals and needs 10 to tie and 11 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the ...

Ovechkin beat fellow Russian Andrei Vasilevskiy of the Tampa Bay Lightning with four minutes left in the third period after ...

Though the Lightning were the best team in the Eastern Conference during the month of February, their game against the Capitals Saturday afternoon at Capital One Arena still served as a measuring ...

In Canada, hockey is more than a game. It is an identity. The sport has been played since the time when British soldiers and ...

Washington avoided a shutout when Ovechkin scored late to move within 11 goals of surpassing Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, but ...

Normally the NHL is coming out of the dog days of the regular season in late February as teams begin the final push for a ...

ESPN is hoping some hockey fans from 4 Nations will tune in for Saturday's Stadium Series between the Red Wings and Blue Jackets.

Hockey legend Wayne Gretzky might be in the penalty box in the minds of many Canadians right now, but one Alberta-based ...

Neighbours gets goal, assist for St. Louis; Washington loses 2nd straight in regulation for 1st time since mid-December ...

Alexander Ovechkin was born to play hockey.  The future NHL superstar was raised in Russia by a family of athletes. His mother, Tatyana, was a two-time Olympic ...