The puck drops on the first round of the NHL playoffs Saturday when Winnipeg hosts St. Louis followed by the must-see matchup ...

The playoff field features teams located across the US and Canada, from Washington and Montreal to Winnipeg and Edmonton.

The Athletic has live coverage of Alex Ovechkin’s journey to break Wayne Gretzky’s career goal record. WASHINGTON — Sometime ...

But Ovechkin wasn’t the only Capitals player to score an important goal in his career this week. Rookie Ryan Leonard, just ...

Alex Ovechkin had a clear opportunity to break Wayne Gretzky's scoring record on Friday, but he didn't want to score on an ...

It took Alex Ovechkin 1,486 games, almost 7,000 shots on net and nearly 20 seasons of work to catch Wayne Gretzky and his NHL ...

As he closes in on Wayne Gretzky’s goal record, Ovechkin proves that true greatness isn’t just about scoring—it’s about respect, tradition, and lifting others up.

The empty net was there for Ovechkin on Friday, wide open and waiting for the Washington Capitals forward to make history, for him to score goal No. 895, to set the record for most goals all time, to ...

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is on the doorstep NHL immortality ... after rookie forward Ryan Leonard recorded an empty-net goal. Ovechkin had a chances to break the tie late in the ...

Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin has made NHL history as he closes in on passing Wayne Gretzky in all-time career goals.

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky for the most ... They went on to win 5-3 after Ryan Leonard scored on an empty net for the first goal of his career. Capitals players stayed on the ice after ...