Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin warms-up before an NHL hockey game against New York Islanders in Elmont, N.Y., Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) Show more Show less ...

Ovechkin led the Capitals into the second round for the first time since captaining them to the Stanley Cup in 2018, scoring ...

President Donald Trump said that he gave Wayne Gretzky a "pass" to "pretend," they didn't know each other, as the Canadian ice hockey legend faces mounting backlash for his friendship with the ...

When Ryan Leonard got to the locker room on Saturday before Washington Capitals practice, the rookie noticed something odd.

Entering the playoffs, former NHL star Wayne Gretzky made his prediction for the Stanley Cup Finals. The Great One predicted ...

Metropolitan Division rivals, the Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals will play a best-of-seven NHL playoffs ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his 894th career goal Friday evening in the Washington Capitals' 5-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks to tie Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history. His next goal will ...

In a twist of timing almost too perfect to script, RM Sotheby’s has listed a piece of both automotive and hockey history: ...

Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar shared their thoughts after the Colorado Avalanche lost Game 7 to the Dallas Stars on Saturdaay. The Avalanche had led 2-0 in the third period but gave up four goals.

Little pregame rituals can be sleep- or food-related. Or revolve around how they get dressed for a game. Or the way they warm ...

Leon Draisaitl is on the verge of rarefied territory as a Hart Trophy finalist. The winner of the NHL award judged “most ...

1895 — African American jockey James “Soup” Perkins guides Halma to a wire-to-wire victory in the Kentucky Derby. The 15-year-old joins fellow African American jockey Alonzo Clayton as the youngest ...