Florida Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad has been suspended 20 games without pay for violating the NHL and NHL Players Association’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs
March 10, 2025
Alex Ovechkin moves within 9 goals of surpassing Wayne Gretzky as NHL’s all-time leading scorer
March 10, 2025
Alex Ovechkin scored his 886th career goal into an empty net to move nine back of breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL record
March 09, 2025
The ever-modest Cale Makar did all he could to downplay his two-goal, four-assist night
March 07, 2025
Alex Ovechkin scored his 885th career goal midway through the third period of the Washington Capitals’ game against New York Rangers on Wednesday night, moving nine away from tying Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record
March 06, 2025
Rookie center Macklin Celebrini has been steadfast in staying upbeat amidst a losing season in which the young, rebuilding San Jose Sharks are in jeopardy of finishing last in the NHL standings for a second consecutive year
March 05, 2025
Devils leading scorer Jack Hughes went down with what appeared to be a serious injury with 1:48 left in New Jersey’s 2-0 loss Sunday night to the Vegas Golden Knights
March 03, 2025
Alex Ovechkin scored the 884th goal of his NHL career to move 10 away from tying Wayne Gretzky's record
March 01, 2025
Alex Ovechkin has reached 30 goals in a season for the 19th time in his 20-year NHL career
February 26, 2025
Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals is chasing the NHL career goals record of 894 held by Wayne Gretzky
December 27, 2024
Josh Morrissey scored the tying goal in the final minute of regulation and Mark Scheifele got the winner 1:33 into overtime as the Winnipeg Jets rallied to beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 for their franchise-record 10th straight win
February 25, 2025
It was quite a day for the Robertson brothers
February 24, 2025
Alex Ovechkin nets hat trick to move 13 shy of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL’s goals record
February 23, 2025
Alex Ovechkin had so many chance to score in the Washington Capitals’ rout of the Edmonton Oilers that he joked, “I’ll take three.”
February 23, 2025
Alex Ovechkin scored his 880th, 881st and 882nd career goals to record a hat trick and move 13 goals away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record and give the Washington Capitals a 7-3 victory over Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers, moving back atop the league standings
February 23, 2025
The second half of the NHL season begins Saturday with 14 games coming out of the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off
February 21, 2025
The 4 Nations Face-Off was a one-off, a tournament with no past and no future, a trimmed-down version of the World Cup of Hockey staged because the NHL’s best players have waited so long for something of its kind
February 21, 2025
There has been much talk in the hockey community about the National Hockey League’s (NHL) potential for expansion beyond the existing roster of 32 clubs. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly’s optimistic remarks about professional hockey in Atlanta sparked renewed optimism in a city that had previously lost two NHL clubs to other cities. A proposed $1 billion development in Atlanta would include a facility suitable for a National Hockey League franchise. Reports suggest the project has received the necessary state clearances, putting Atlanta at the forefront of NHL expansion among cities lacking an appropriate venue. The world of professional hockey is
October 10, 2023
The Colorado Avalanche trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Devon Toews had an easy excuse for not attending practice on Friday
February 21, 2025
4 Nations hockey tickets are rivaling prices for the Super Bowl
February 19, 2025
Bobby Hull's widow says the Hall of Famer and two-time NHL MVP who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup had chronic traumatic encephalopathy when he died two years ago
February 18, 2025
‘This is as big as it gets’: Everything you need to know about the NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off
February 14, 2025
Connor McDavid played in the World Cup of Hockey in 2016, but it was with the 23-and-under Team North America, not Canada
February 13, 2025
Canada defenseman Shea Theodore is out for the rest of the 4 Nations Face-Off because of injury
February 13, 2025
The U.S. is in a golden era of goaltending, with Boston’s Jeremy Swayman, Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck, Dallas’ Jake Oettinger and Vancouver’s Thatcher Demko at the forefront of the country thriving at hockey’s most important position
February 11, 2025
Sidney Crosby says he's good to go for Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off after getting injured in one of Pittsburgh's final games before the break in the NHL season
February 10, 2025
The Washington Capitals are the top team in the NHL more than halfway through the season
February 07, 2025
Canadian fans continue to boo US national anthem before NBA and NHL games despite tariff pause
February 05, 2025
President Donald Trump mostly stuck to sports and avoided any talk of tariffs as he celebrated the NHL's defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers at the White House
February 03, 2025
As the buzzer sounded Sunday night, Jonathan Quick’s New York Rangers teammates mobbed him enthusiastically in the crease
February 03, 2025
A midseason showdown between the top two teams in the NHL lived up to that billing as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Washington Capitals 5-4 in overtime
February 02, 2025
Alex Ovechkin scored the 877th goal of his career to move 18 away from breaking the NHL record, but the Washington Capitals lost 5-4 in overtime to the Winnipeg Jets in a showdown of the top two teams in the NHL that lived up to that billing
February 02, 2025
Alex Ovechkin moved within 19 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record, scoring on a late power play in the Washington Capitals’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night
January 31, 2025
The Utah Hockey Club has chosen three finalists for the permanent team name it will adopt beginning with the 2025-26 NHL season
January 29, 2025
Defenseman Drew Doughty has been activated from injured reserve by the Los Angeles Kings ahead of his season debut against the Florida Panthers
January 29, 2025
Facing the prospect of Mikko Rantanen becoming an unrestricted free agent after this season, Colorado general manager Chris MacFarland felt the timing was right to trade the star forward and bolster the Avalanche’s roster for the future
January 25, 2025
The Carolina Hurricanes have acquired forwards Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche and Taylor Hall from the Chicago Blackhawks in a three-team trade
January 25, 2025
Alex Ovechkin moved within 20 goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record with an empty-netter, helping the Washington Capitals beat the Seattle Kraken 3-0 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory
January 24, 2025
Alex Nedeljkovic remembers admiring the way Marty Turco and Martin Brodeur handled the puck in his childhood
January 18, 2025
Alex Ovechkin breaks new record as chase continues to become NHL’s all-time leading scorer
January 17, 2025
Alex Ovechkin has broken the NHL record for the most goaltenders scored on
January 17, 2025
The Pittsburgh Penguins could be moving on from two-time All-Star goaltender Tristan Jarry
January 15, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins star Evgeni Malkin says his struggling team needs to start playing harder if it wants to return to the playoffs
January 15, 2025
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January 08, 2025
The NHL postponed the Los Angeles Kings’ home game against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday with several massive wildfires still burning across the greater Los Angeles area
January 08, 2025
The NHL goes ‘a little unusual’ by naming Miami and Tampa as winter hosts for marquee outdoor games in 2026
January 08, 2025
Alex Ovechkin moved another step closer to breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goals record by scoring on Marc-Andre Fleury again
January 03, 2025
A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press the New York Rangers are putting goaltender Igor Shesterkin on injured reserve
January 01, 2025
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Purdue returns to Sweet 16 with 76-62 win over McNeese in March Madness