After coming off an historic 5-2 win against the Buffalo Sabres courtesy of goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic on Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins will turn to their rookie goaltender against the league's ...

When asked about the goal after the game, Svechkov revealed that he had actually drawn inspiration from his fellow countryman, Washington Capitals winger Alexander Ovechkin, who had scored a ...

Ovechkin’s goal came on his third shot on ... but couldn’t beat Merilainen. The rookie’s save against Tom Wilson in overtime had the crowd chanting his name. Ottawa, which hosts the Bruins ...

Ovechkin’s goal also produced Washington’s 30th victory of the season – the Caps join Winnipeg as the second team in the League to reach that plateau in 2024-25 – and it helped Logan Thompson nail ...

Ovechkin has made scoring goals look easy in the NHL ever since he arrived in North America from Russia. In his rookie season, he put up 52 goals, finishing four shy of the Sharks' Jonathan ...

Alex Ovechkin broke the NHL record for the most goaltenders scored on, beating Leevi Merilainen in overtime to give the ...

Rookie netminder Leevi Merilainen, making his eighth career start, stopped 26 of 27 for the Senators — and became the 179th goaltender Ovechkin has scored on in his career, moving past Jaromir ...

The Seattle Kraken were entirely outmatched by Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals in a 3-0 loss as Ovechkin moved ...

Ovechkin's goal was the 874th of his career ... took a pass from Rasmus Sandin on a 2-on-1 breakaway and fired it past rookie Leevi Merilainen, who made 26 saves. Logan Thompson made 24 saves ...

Merilainen became the 179th goalie Ovechkin has scored against, breaking a tie with Jaromir Jagr atop the career list. The 22-year-old rookie from Finland was appearing in his eighth game in the ...

a goalie duel between rising starter Logan Thompson and rookie Leevi Meriläinen. Then, Alex Ovechkin did what he does best: steal the show. With both teams held scoreless through 60 ...