56 h. ago Who should start in goal for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 4 and why: 9 Things

The Edmonton Oilers literally saved their season with a gut-check victory over Los Angeles on Friday night. But while the win was great, the club has yet to entirely dig themselves out of the deep early hole they excavated for themselves. Yes, Friday was a must-win. But if they do not follow that up with […]

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57 h. ago 'Boneheaded challenge': Kings fans & pundits rage about L.A. coach's risky move that cost against Oilers

Los Angeles Kings fans, commentators and pundits are in an uproar over coach Jim Hiller’s decision to challenge Evander Kane’s tying goal late in the third period of Game 3. Hiller and the Kings claimed goalie interference from Kane, but the NHL situation room found no such thing, allowing the goal to stand, making the […]

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1 week ago Dallas Stars won’t have top goal scorer Jason Robertson for start of NHL playoffs

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Stars will begin the playoffs without top goal scorer Jason Robertson, who suffered a lower-body injury in their last regular-season game, coach Pete DeBoer said Friday. Robertson is week-to-week, which rules him out for at least the first few games of the opening-round series against Colorado. DeBoer didn’t provide any […]

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2 w. ago Mitch Marner scores only goal as Maple Leafs blank Canadiens in OT

Mitch Marner was the overtime hero for the Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Marner scored at 36 seconds of the extra period against the Montreal Canadiens, giving the Leafs a 1-0 win at Scotiabank Arena. Just before Marner scored with a low shot on Jakub Dobes, Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz stopped Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki, […]

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2 w. ago Canucks 6, Stars 5 (OT): A comeback for the ages to stave off playoff elimination

It's the first time in NHL history a team has rallied from a three-goal deficit in the final minute of the third period to win a game

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3 w. ago Controversial world leader congratulates Alex Ovechkin on ‘outstanding’ NHL goals record

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated Alex Ovechkin for setting an “outstanding record” as the NHL’s all time top goal-scorer. Writing after Ovechkin’s 895th career goal broke a tie for the record with Wayne Gretzky in the Washington Capitals’ game Sunday against the New York Islanders, Putin said the achievement was something Russians would celebrate. […]

Politics

3 w. ago SIMMONS: Ovechkin’s breathtaking goal record may never be broken again

Washington Capitals sniper’s 895 career goals -- and counting -- a breathtaking record for the ages that should transcend sport

Sport

3 w. ago Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record by scoring the 895th of his career

NEW YORK — Alex Ovechkin breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record by scoring the 895th of his career. ALEX OVECHKIN IS THE GREATEST GOALSCORER IN NHL HISTORY! 🚨🚨🚨 #Gr8ness pic.twitter.com/NKef3VvNaJ — NHL (@NHL) April 6, 2025

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3 w. ago Canucks 6, Ducks 2: Pond hockey good for fans, not so good for sticking to details

The Canucks set a franchise record with five goals in a span of 4:30. It included the first NHL goal for rookie defenceman Elias Pettersson.

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3 w. ago How did Rasmus Andersson wind up with a signed Ovechkin stick? It’s a great story

Alex Ovechkin’s record quest has captivated the hockey world — and that includes the guys in the Flames’ locker-room

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3 w. ago Maple Leafs, Blue Jackets reflect on Ovechkin’s ‘great moment for hockey’

Veterans, coaches, and youngsters alike. If the Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets are a representative cross-section of the National Hockey League in regard to what Alex Ovechkin did on Friday night, everyone was exhilarated. The reaction to Ovechkin, who scored twice in the Washington Capitals’ 5-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks to tie Wayne […]

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3 w. ago Alex Ovechkin and Wayne Gretzky are tied at 894 goals. Ovechkin can break the record Sunday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin cracked a Bud Light and casually took a sip as nearby fans chanted, “Ovi! Ovi!” He was soon joined by Wayne Gretzky to put the two greatest goal-scorers in NHL history side by side. At this moment, they are tied at 894 goals apiece after Ovechkin scored twice Friday night […]

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3 w. ago Ovechkin scores his 893rd career goal. He needs 1 to tie Gretzky and 2 to break the NHL record

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin has scored his 893rd career goal to move one back of tying and two away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record.  Ovechkin beat Spencer Knight 3:52 into the Washington Capitals’ home game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night. He moved closer to making hockey history with Gretzky in attendance for […]

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3 w. ago Alex Ovechkin ties Wayne Gretzky’s record with his 894th goal

WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin has tied Wayne Gretzky’s NHL goals record by scoring the 894th of his career, setting off a wild celebration on the ice with his teammates and chants of “Ovi! Ovi!” in the crowd that included the “Great One” himself.  Ovechkin scored on the power play with 13:46 left Friday night, stopping […]

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3 w. ago Gretzky to be at Friday’s Capitals game with Ovechkin needing just 3 goals to break NHL record

Wayne Gretzky is expected to be in attendance Friday night in Washington with Alex Ovechkin two goals from tying and three from breaking the hockey legend's NHL record.

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3 w. ago With NHL goal record in sight, players talk Ovechkin’s greatness: ‘You can’t teach it’

Every team knows what's coming when the bulldozing Washington Capitals winger with a bullet one-timer sets up in his "office."

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3 w. ago Ovechkin scores his 892nd career goal. He needs 2 to tie Gretzky and 3 to break the NHL record

RALEIGH, N.C.  — Alex Ovechkin moved three goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record after scoring the 892nd of his career in the Washington Capitals’ game at the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday night.  Ovechkin beat Frederik Andersen on a 5-on-3 power-play with 34.5 seconds left in the second period. He now has 10 goals […]

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3 w. ago It was in again? Three takeaways as disallowed goal costs Flames in Utah

It won’t live as long in the memory of the most famous “It Was In” moment in Calgary Flames history. But a disallowed goal against the Utah Hockey Club (34-29-12) on Tuesday night could wind up costing the Flames (35-27-12) big-time. Maybe not as much as the shoulda-been-goal Martin Gelinas scored in Game 6 of […]

Economics

3 w. ago Winning isn’t the only goal for Maple Leafs in tight Atlantic Division race

'You just want to continue to build momentum going in these last eight games.'

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4 w. ago Ovechkin scores 890th career goal to move within 4 of Gretzky’s record

WASHINGTON — For Alex Ovechkin, scoring the 890th goal of his career wasn’t such a sweet moment; in fact, moving four goals away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record didn’t matter much to the 39-year-old after an 8-5 loss at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres. “Right now, we lost three in a row,” Ovechkin […]

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