Alex Ovechkin scored on a laser of a shot off a faceoff, Logan Thompson made some spectacular saves among his 28 and the ...

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Winning consecutive Stanley Cups marks true NHL dominance, a feat achieved by few due to the league's parity measures. Teams ...

1985 — For 2nd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points in a Cup game (3 goals, 4 assists). 1989 — Mario Lemieux ties NHL playoff records with four first-period goals, five overall and eight points as the ...

Cats-Bolts is the third game of four Tuesday on the ESPN family of networks, following New Jersey - Carolina ( 6 p.m. ET, ...

Alex Ovechkin scored his first overtime playoff goal for the Washington Capitals in Game 1, securing a win over the Montreal Canadiens. The 39-year-ol ...

In the nine playoff series that Mitch Marner, Auston Matthews, William Nylander and Morgan Rielly have played in Toronto, ...

When Alex Ovechkin hosted Washington Capitals teammates for his 39th birthday dinner in September, he made it clear his focus ...

Wayne Gretzky's preseason pick was a rematch of the 2024 Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida ...

The first-round matchups are set for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, and 16 teams will begin their journey toward hockey's ...

The Canadiens’ entire season has looked like a work in progress, starts and stops and sprints and slow-downs. After stumbling ...

The Capitals issued a social media warning after the Canadiens clinched their spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.