One top seed has never won a Stanley Cup. The other wasn't expected to make the playoffs at all. And a pair of brothers who ...

Alex Ovechkin ended the season with 897 goals after scoring in the Washington Capitals’ regular-season finale Thursday night.

The NHL has released the TV schedule for Round 1 of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which begin Saturday, April 19, on TNT.

With the Washington Capitals record goalscorer Alex Ovechkin's name underlined in the history books, they are among the ...

Alex Ovechkin has a new chase to focus on in trading his pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record for a second Stanley Cup ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Here's where Ovechkin stands in his chase of Gretzky's goal record (stats through March 27): Ovechkin has 36 goals and 24 assists in 56 games.

Alex Ovechkin is the NHL all-time goals leader, passing Wayne Gretzky with his 895th goal on April 6. To celebrate the ...

Alex Ovechkin has the goalscoring record, but can the Capitals also help him win a second Stanley Cup when the playoffs begin ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Here's where Ovechkin stands in his chase of Gretzky's goal record (stats through March 27): OVECHKIN VS. GRETZKY: Comparing the two greats ...

It seems impossible to think of who might catch Alexander Ovechkin as the all-time leading goal scorer, but we'll try.

For more than a decade, it was called The Great Chase. Now, it's hockey history -- and the celebration is just beginning.

The NHL's all-time leading goal scorer takes the ice for his first game since breaking Wayne Gretsky's record. Find out how ...