Which eight teams will advance to the second round of the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs? USA TODAY weighs in with first-round ...

The first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs features 16 teams in eight best-of-7 series, which start Saturday. Today, NHL.com ...

One top seed has never won a Stanley Cup. The other wasn't expected to make the playoffs at all. And a pair of brothers who ...

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin put on a show for a national television audience, trading goals in the middle period on a ...

Alex Ovechkin said he plans to return at least one more season after setting the all-time NHL goalscoring record during his ...

"Well, I have one more year, and we’ll see what’s gonna happen," Ovechkin said. "I love the team, I love being around the ...

Lou Lamoriello and the Islanders should be making trades this offseason, including of center JG Pageau after a mid-season ...

Welcome to the last day of the regular season, hockey fans. Alex Ovechkin already broke the all-time goals record, the Jets ...

With the Washington Capitals record goalscorer Alex Ovechkin's name underlined in the history books, they are among the ...

It is the penultimate practice in a largely frustrating season, one filled with baffling losses on the ice and crushing ones ...

The Stanley Cup playoffs are nearly here with some loose ends to tie up. Here is the latest NHL playoff picture with updated ...

Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky as the NHL's career goal leader on Friday night – a mark that once seemed insurmountable and earned Gretzky the nickname The Great One. The Great Eight ...