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Cam Talbot and the Detroit Red Wings are hanging on for dear life in the playoff race. Detroit entered March as the top Wild Card team in the East. However, another collapse in March has left the team staring down the barrel of another missed postseason. But they aren’t going away quietly. The Red Wings […]

The Boston Bruins picked up a big win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. Unfortunately, the win did little to change their fortunes this season. The Bruins have had an overall miserable season. And it has resulted in their elimination from playoff contention in 2025. In turn, their attention shifts to the 2025 NHL Draft […]

History was made on Sunday afternoon as Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored goal No. 895 to become the NHL’s all-time leading scorer. Ovechkin was celebrated at center ice shortly after the goal was scored. Reactions from across social media have poured in since the goal was scored. Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is the […]

The Washington Capitals lost to the New York Islanders in a game secondary to the story on Sunday. Alex Ovechkin set the all-time goals record with his 895th career tally in the second period on Long Island. He beat Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin, a fellow Russian, and thanked him on the ice during the ceremony. […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning will face the New York Rangers on Monday at Madison Square Garden. The playoff race intensifies as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Lightning-Rangers prediction and pick. The Rangers lead the head-to-head series 56-43-9. Yet, the Bolts are 6-4 in the past 10 games against the Rags. But […]

The St. Louis Blues will attempt to win their 13th game in a row as they visit the “Great White North” to battle the division-rival Winnipeg Jets at the MTS Centre. It will be a potential first-round playoff preview as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Blues-Jets prediction and pick. The Jets […]

The Boston Bruins have struggled mightily this season. One reason for this is the play of goalie Jeremy Swayman. Swayman, who signed an eight-year contract extension before the season, has played well below his previous standards. This has factored into an extremely disappointing season for the Bruins. However, Swayman gave Boston fans a glimmer of […]

Alex Ovechkin scored his 895th goal Sunday to break Wayne Gretzky’s record. He was already the greatest Washington Capitals player of all time and cemented his legacy against the New York Islanders. In commemoration, USA Hockey congratulated him and shared a stat that shows his legacy. Capitals fans have flocked to rinks across the area […]

The Edmonton Oilers are inching toward clinching their playoff spot. Their captain, Connor McDavid, has been out since March 20 with a lower-body injury. The Oilers are dealing with other injuries, namely to Leon Draisaitl, but McDavid’s is by far the most significant. Sportsnet insider Elliotte Friedman revealed Saturday when fans can expect McDavid back. […]

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin made history on Sunday afternoon when he scored the 895th goal of his career, breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record, which was previously set at 894. Shortly after accomplishing this impressive feat, Ovechkin received a message from legendary NFL quarterback Tom Brady congratulating him on the achievement. Brady is considered […]

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored the 895th goal of his career on Sunday against the New York Islanders, breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record for goals in a career, and the Islanders’ tweet after the goal was scored got plenty of funny reactions. “WSH goal. 2-1 #Isles.” the Islanders’ tweet read. The Islanders tweeted as if […]

The Washington Capitals and New York Islanders played a game secondary to a record chase on Sunday. Alex Ovechkin broke Wayne Gretzky’s goals record with number 895 on the Capitals’ first goal of the game. After the goal a lengthy ceremony broke out that featured a speech from the new goal king. Ovechkin hilariously thanked […]

While Alex Ovechkin set the NHL career goal record on Sunday passing Wayne Gretzky, another hockey legend was also honored. Gretzky wore a pin with the no.9 on it, to celebrate Detroit Red Wings legend Gordie Howe. Gretzky had passed Howe to set the goal record, before Ovechkin took it over on Sunday. “The legacy […]

The Detroit Red Wings have had some legendary players on the team over the years. Greats like Gordie Howe, Steve Yzerman, Nicklas Lidstrom, and others helped turn Detroit into Hockeytown. One Red Wings star just paid his respects to Alex Ovechkin after achieving a once-in-a-lifetime accomplishment. Ovechkin broke the NHL’s all-time goal scoring record on […]

The Colorado Avalanche have as good a chance as any team of winning the Stanley Cup. Nathan MacKinnon may win his second straight MVP award, Cale Makar has 30 goals, and their trade-deadline acquisitions are starting to pop. They have playoff experience and elite talent, just like a lot of Western Conference contenders. But their […]

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin became the NHL’s all-time leading goal scorer on Sunday, passing Wayne Gretzky by scoring the 895th goal of his career against the New York Islanders, and immediately after the goal, league commissioner Gary Bettman had a simple declaration on the accomplishment. “We have all just witnessed history in front of […]

Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin scored the 895th goal of his career on Sunday against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena, passing Wayne Gretzky for the most career goals in NHL history, and the Hall of Famer had an epic reaction to his record being broken. “They say records are made to be broken, […]

Fans have watched all season as Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin has chased Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goals record. There have been ups and downs throughout the campaign for Ovechkin. But none of that matters now. On Sunday afternoon against the New York Islanders, Ovechkin scored the 895th goal of his illustrious career, surpassing Gretzky for […]

The race for the final wild card spot in the Western Conference was very competitive for much of the season, but the St. Louis Blues have risen above that group in recent weeks. The Blues are now securely in the top wild card spot with just a few games to go until the playoffs thanks […]

This is an NHL regular season to remember for the league’s Senior Skatesmen. While Alex Ovechkin has commanded the majority of the headlines as he has chased down Wayne Gretzky and is now in a first-place tie with the Great One for most career goals in the history of the league, Sidney Crosby continues to […]

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin now stands side-by-side with Wayne Gretzky after scoring his 893rd and 894th NHL goals on Friday night against the Chicago Blackhawks — but former teammate TJ Oshie, who was in the building, missed the record-tying tally. Oshie was actually looking for the The Great One when The Great Eight scored […]

The Dallas Stars will travel north to face the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center. It will be a potential playoff preview in Minnesota as we continue our NHL odds series with a Stars-Wild prediction and pick. The Stars lead the head-to-head series 54-33-5. Likewise, they are 8-1-1 in the past 10 games against […]

The Washington Capitals will travel to Long Island to battle with the New York Islanders. It will be an Eastern Conference clash as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Capitals-Islanders prediction and pick. The Capitals lead the head-to-head series 125-98, with an additional 20 games going into overtime. Moreover, the Caps have […]

The 2024-25 campaign is completely going off the rails for the Minnesota Wild at maybe the most inopportune time. And veteran forward Mats Zuccarello was out of answers after a 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Friday night. “I don’t really have that much to say right now, to be honest with you,” […]

The Vegas Golden Knights still sit at the top of the Pacific Division with a healthy lead, but they’ve been struggling as of late, losing back-to-back games to the Edmonton Oilers and the Winnipeg Jets. Thursday’s defeat to the Jets was worrisome considering they had a backup goaltender in between the posts instead of Vezina […]

Washington Capitals superstar Alex Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzky’s all-time scoring record on Friday night, netting goals No. 893 and 894 in a win over the Chicago Blackhawks. In fact, Ovi had a clear opportunity to break the record, but refused to go out and score on an empty net in the dying seconds of the […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins might have Evgeni Malkin on Saturday for a game against the Dallas Stars. Malkin is considered a game-time decision for the contest, per NHL.com. “He was cleared for contact,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said on Friday April 4. “I would expect him to be a game-time decision.” Malkin has been dealing with […]

Friday night’s matchup between the Washington Capitals and Chicago Blackhawks will go down in history as the night Alex Ovechkin matched Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record. But for Capitals rookie Ryan Leonard, the game carried a more personal milestone—one that he’ll never forget for his own reasons. After the game, Wayne Gretzky stopped by […]

The Detroit Red Wings are hanging onto hope as the 2024-25 regular season draws to a close. Detroit is on the outside looking in as it pertains to the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They took on the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday night, needing two points in a major way. Thanks in part to Patrick Kane, they […]

The Florida Panthers were without Aleksander Barkov in their recent clash with the Toronto Maple Leafs. Barkov suffered an injury on Tuesday against the Montreal Canadiens. While he returned for the third period, the injury kept him out of action on Wednesday against Toronto. The Panthers were hoping to get their captain back for this […]

Fans witnessed history for Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin on Friday night. Ovechkin scored against the Chicago Blackhawks twice. His first goal brought him within one goal of Wayne Gretzky for the all-time goal-scoring record. His second goal brought him shoulder-to-shoulder with The Great One. Ovechkin’s goal stood as the game-winner for the Capitals on […]

Washington Capitals legend Alex Ovechkin is on the doorstep of becoming the all-time scoring leader, tying Wayne Gretzky on Friday night at 894 goals. But, in the process, Ovi also set another record as the Caps beat the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3. He’s first all-time in most game-winning goals, surpassing Jaromir Jagr: smh, game-winning goal merchant […]

The countdown toward history grew shorter on Friday for Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin. Ovechkin scored against the Chicago Blackhawks to draw him within a goal of tying Wayne Gretzky for most goals in NHL history. And it did not take long for the Capitals star to bring himself level with The Great One. Ovechkin […]

The Ottawa Senators are in first place in the Wild Card race and with a five point lead over the Montreal Canadiens, they need to keep their foot on the gas pedal as the seasons winds down. Unfortunately, the Senators are currently without Brady Tkachuk as he rehabs an upper body injury. The star forward […]

The Washington Capitals are Stanley Cup contenders in 2025, and Alex Ovechkin is a major reason why. The future Hall of Fame winger has spent most of this season chasing Wayne Gretzky’s all-time career goal-scoring record. On Friday, he drew within two goals of the record. And he made NHL history in the process. Ovechkin […]

St. Louis Blues fans are experiencing what they hope is the best case of deja vu ever. The team (42-28, 91 points) is following a similar blueprint to the one that led to it winning its first Stanley Cup championship nearly six years ago. A midseason coaching change, an invigorating 11-game winning streak and impressive […]

The Edmonton Oilers just recently welcomed Leon Draisaitl back to the lineup, but he’s now suffered a new injury. Head coach Kris Knoblauch said the Hart Trophy frontrunner has a lower-body issue. However, it isn’t expected to keep him out long, which is promising news for the Stanley Cup-chasing Oilers. Via Elliotte Friedman: “EDM coach […]

The Edmonton Oilers will continue their California road trip as they face the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto. This could be a possible first-round playoff preview (again) as we continue our NHL odds series and make an Oilers-Kings prediction and pick. The Oilers lead the regular-season series 108-88. Moreover, the Oilers are 7-2-1 against the […]

The Pittsburgh Penguins will travel to the Lonestar State to face the Dallas Stars. It will be a showdown at the American Airlines Arena as we continue our NHL odds series and make a Penguins-Stars prediction and pick. The Penguins lead the head-to-head series 77-70. However, the Stars are 7-3 in their last 10 games […]