Jakob Chychrun scored twice during a second-period surge and the Washington Capitals raced past the Pittsburgh Penguins for an 8-3 win on Saturday night.

Alex Steeves scored his first NHL goal as the Toronto Maple Leafs jumped out to an early lead and beat the Carolina Hurricanes 6-3 Saturday night.

Ovechkin, 39, entered this season needing 42 goals to break Gretzky's record of 894 career goals, which has stood since 1999.

It wasn’t a hockey night in Pittsburgh. After all, Saturday’s game started at 3:21 p.m. (And a bit later for anyone forced to ...

Ovechkin is on the verge of becoming the NHL's all-time goals leader, and he can pass Gretzky's mark of 894 before the end of ...

The 39-year-old Ovechkin is within striking distance of Wayne Gretzky's all-time NHL goals record of 894. "The Great One" ...

Regardless of who wins the championship game tonight, staff writer Alex Kiger says the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off is already a ...

While most of the NHL’s top players are competing at the 4 Nations Face-Off, some of the league’s top Russian players like Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovec ...

Cole Eiserman headlines the Islanders NCAA pipeline, but here are three other prospects drawing notice in the college ranks.

When Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin speaks, people listen—especially when the topic is young Philadelphia Flyers ...

Vejmelka made a sprawling stop on Jakob Chychrun in overtime, and the Caps went meekly in the shootout, failing to score on ...

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