Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is closing in on the NHL goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky. Ovechkin has 877 goals and needs 18 to break the record. Ovechkin entered the season 42 ...

OTTAWA -- Alex Ovechkin scored his 876th NHL goal and the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Ottawa Senators at ...

Coming off a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Battle of Ontario on Saturday, Ottawa closed out the weekend ...

The massive wildfire burning near the U.S.-Mexico border grew by another 200 acres overnight and remained 10% contained.

The Metropolitan Division is one of the most competitive divisions in the NHL. It is home to the Washington Capitals, the league's top team. How do the other clubs stack up? Check out this week's ...

The Avalanche’s underwhelming homestand ended with an OT loss, but they also got bad news on the Valeri Nichushkin front.  If ...

Toronto Maple Leafs' Ryan Reaves and Mathieu Olivier of the Columbus Blue Jackets traded heavy punches in the opening minutes ...

Let's just New York Rangers coach Peter Laviolette was fine with how his team reacted to goalie Igor Shesterkin being hit by ...

Following a heated 5-0 win over the Ottawa Senators, New York Rangers enforcer Matt Rempe delivered a straightforward ...

The Rangers are on a season-long nine-game point streak (6-0-3), one point behind the Columbus Blue Jackets (whom they also ...

Brady Tkachuk does plenty of good things, but his recent offensive drought is becoming a bit of a concern. The Senators will ...

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