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"The Great Eight" is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky — then with ...

Head coach Spencer Carbery defended his tactic of throwing out the team's best goal scorer when, typically, teams are looking ...

Capitals sniper Alex Ovechkin has been a role model his whole career and that goes beyond Washington and Russia.

The Chicago Blackhawks activated forward Craig Smith from injured reserve before Wednesday night's game against Edmonton.

With a week to go until the start of the 4 Nations Face-Off (which runs from Feb. 12-20), the league’s attention has begun to ...

The Rocket Richard Trophy appears set to be awarded to a first-time winner this season, with Edmonton Oilers star Leon Draisaitl currently leading the race.

The Great Eight is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894, which Gretzky reached on March 29, 1999, against the New York Islanders. Ovechkin began this season ...

Matthews can leave Sittler behind on the scoring list, and he’s already passed every Leaf but Mats Sundin, but he has no Sittler signature moments on his resume to date — not the Canada Cup-winning ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday ...

Ovechkin entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999. The ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the ...